ConnectED: Avoiding unnecessary ED presentations for people with mental illness

HCF Health & Medical Research Foundation
Sharon Varela
Role

Chief Investigator

Description

Avoiding unnecessary ED presentations for people with mental illness. HCF Research Foundation, Health Services Research Grants. Awarded 2025, $340,840 excluding GST over three years from January 2026. Chief investigator Associate Professor Kevin Mc Namara. Evaluates the ConnectED lived and living experience peer worker model in rural emergency departments.

Date

01 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2029

Project Type

N/A

Keywords

mental health;lived experience;ED

Funding Body

HCF Health & Medical Research Foundation

Amount

340840

Project Team

Mc Namara, K.;Wong Shee, A.;Versace, V.;Russell, S.;Berk, M.;Gao, L;Malakellis, M;Varela, S.;Kavanagh, B.;Schlicht, K.;Manias, E.