Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country
@victoriajpalmer.bsky.social
Prof of Co-Design and Primary Care Mental Health.
Co-Director, The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation Australia.
Areas: experience co-design, narrative, participatory, ethics, community-led, implementation, systemic change.
Co-Director, The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation Australia.
Areas: experience co-design, narrative, participatory, ethics, community-led, implementation, systemic change.
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Our recently published paper outlines the codesign of the Southern Melbourne Children's Health & Wellbeing Local model of care. Codesign surfaced questions of health equity and we were able to adapt for wider inclusion w/ arts and visual methods for codesign.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our recently published paper outlines the codesign of the Southern Melbourne Children's Health & Wellbeing Local model of care. Codesign surfaced questions of health equity and we were able to adapt for wider inclusion w/ arts and visual methods for codesign.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Our recently published paper outlines the codesign of the Southern Melbourne Children's Health & Wellbeing Local model of care. Codesign surfaced questions of health equity and we were able to adapt for wider inclusion w/ arts and visual methods for codesign.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A quick workshop (brief since the conference organisers gave us 45 minutes!) on the explanatory theoretical model of change for codesign mh.bmj.com/content/45/3... with some of the team from @alivenational.bsky.social @candicepeart.bsky.social @aliciaking.bsky.social Jennifer Bibb, Elise Dettmann.
August 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A quick workshop (brief since the conference organisers gave us 45 minutes!) on the explanatory theoretical model of change for codesign mh.bmj.com/content/45/3... with some of the team from @alivenational.bsky.social @candicepeart.bsky.social @aliciaking.bsky.social Jennifer Bibb, Elise Dettmann.
Reposted by Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country
What are the factors that need to be considered to genuinely progress mental health lived-experience research?
Find out in this latest research: go.unimelb.edu.au/sn5p
@profmbanfield.bsky.social
@victoriajpalmer.bsky.social
#mentalhealth #research #livedexperience #primarycare
Find out in this latest research: go.unimelb.edu.au/sn5p
@profmbanfield.bsky.social
@victoriajpalmer.bsky.social
#mentalhealth #research #livedexperience #primarycare
July 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
What are the factors that need to be considered to genuinely progress mental health lived-experience research?
Find out in this latest research: go.unimelb.edu.au/sn5p
@profmbanfield.bsky.social
@victoriajpalmer.bsky.social
#mentalhealth #research #livedexperience #primarycare
Find out in this latest research: go.unimelb.edu.au/sn5p
@profmbanfield.bsky.social
@victoriajpalmer.bsky.social
#mentalhealth #research #livedexperience #primarycare
Reposted by Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country
Here @profmbanfield.bsky.social and me outline key topics the @alivenational.bsky.social Centre for Mental Health Research Translation has been exploring to embed lived-experience bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5... and to develop a national strategy for lived experience in mental health research.
Embedding lived experience in mental health research: what we need to pack (and unpack) for the future in mental health research and translation
The incorporation of lived experience in mental health research has been a challenge for decades, pushing the boundaries of research to focus on the priorities of those most impacted. The people who s...
bmjopen.bmj.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Here @profmbanfield.bsky.social and me outline key topics the @alivenational.bsky.social Centre for Mental Health Research Translation has been exploring to embed lived-experience bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5... and to develop a national strategy for lived experience in mental health research.
Here @profmbanfield.bsky.social and me outline key topics the @alivenational.bsky.social Centre for Mental Health Research Translation has been exploring to embed lived-experience bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5... and to develop a national strategy for lived experience in mental health research.
Embedding lived experience in mental health research: what we need to pack (and unpack) for the future in mental health research and translation
The incorporation of lived experience in mental health research has been a challenge for decades, pushing the boundaries of research to focus on the priorities of those most impacted. The people who s...
bmjopen.bmj.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Here @profmbanfield.bsky.social and me outline key topics the @alivenational.bsky.social Centre for Mental Health Research Translation has been exploring to embed lived-experience bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5... and to develop a national strategy for lived experience in mental health research.
Reposted by Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country
Grab a cuppa and watch these high level take outs from the 2025 Holistic Transitions Annual Symposium. Pointing to lived-experience experience in all parts, partnership with First Nations led organisations, and addressing inequalities for equitable wellbeing and mental health systems transformation.
This time last month, we were in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) for the ALIVE National Centre Annual Symposium. 🎥 Rewatch the graphic recordings by Sarah Cook to revisit the core content covered: youtu.be/WxvtZqCehkI
April 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Grab a cuppa and watch these high level take outs from the 2025 Holistic Transitions Annual Symposium. Pointing to lived-experience experience in all parts, partnership with First Nations led organisations, and addressing inequalities for equitable wellbeing and mental health systems transformation.
Grab a cuppa and watch these high level take outs from the 2025 Holistic Transitions Annual Symposium. Pointing to lived-experience experience in all parts, partnership with First Nations led organisations, and addressing inequalities for equitable wellbeing and mental health systems transformation.
This time last month, we were in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) for the ALIVE National Centre Annual Symposium. 🎥 Rewatch the graphic recordings by Sarah Cook to revisit the core content covered: youtu.be/WxvtZqCehkI
April 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Grab a cuppa and watch these high level take outs from the 2025 Holistic Transitions Annual Symposium. Pointing to lived-experience experience in all parts, partnership with First Nations led organisations, and addressing inequalities for equitable wellbeing and mental health systems transformation.
Next generation mental health research receives scant attention and resources. Here, Dana Jazayeri @profmbanfield.bsky.social and I w/ @alivenational.bsky.social team members have published the Centre’s Strategy & embedded lived-experience research model 👇👇👇
mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
Capacity-building strategy for next-generation mental health research: embedding a national network infrastructure to grow mental health researcher capabilities and mental health lived-experience rese...
Internationally, capacity building for mental health implementation and translation research has lagged. A review of literature found initiatives since 2008 indicating limited dedicated attention to g...
mentalhealth.bmj.com
April 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Next generation mental health research receives scant attention and resources. Here, Dana Jazayeri @profmbanfield.bsky.social and I w/ @alivenational.bsky.social team members have published the Centre’s Strategy & embedded lived-experience research model 👇👇👇
mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
Reposted by Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country
“In what other first world country, do we see children dying in custody?” Youth justice hearings open in Canberra nit.com.au/03-02-2025/1...
“In what other first world country, do we see children dying in custody?” Youth justice hearings open in Canberra
Evidence, rather than 'uninformed or deliberately misconstrued narratives,' is needed to drive policy around youth justice, a senate hearing has been told.Appearing in front of an inquiry into Austral...
nit.com.au
February 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
“In what other first world country, do we see children dying in custody?” Youth justice hearings open in Canberra nit.com.au/03-02-2025/1...
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Good afternoon communities 👋 👋👋
Join us for our 2025 Annual e-Networking Event on Wednesday 19th March 2025 to connect with like minded individuals on how to drive meaningful change in mental health systems.
Register by clicking on this link: go.unimelb.edu.au/2iz8
We hope to see you there!
Join us for our 2025 Annual e-Networking Event on Wednesday 19th March 2025 to connect with like minded individuals on how to drive meaningful change in mental health systems.
Register by clicking on this link: go.unimelb.edu.au/2iz8
We hope to see you there!
January 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Good afternoon communities 👋 👋👋
Join us for our 2025 Annual e-Networking Event on Wednesday 19th March 2025 to connect with like minded individuals on how to drive meaningful change in mental health systems.
Register by clicking on this link: go.unimelb.edu.au/2iz8
We hope to see you there!
Join us for our 2025 Annual e-Networking Event on Wednesday 19th March 2025 to connect with like minded individuals on how to drive meaningful change in mental health systems.
Register by clicking on this link: go.unimelb.edu.au/2iz8
We hope to see you there!
It is time for the annual enetworking event held by @alivenational.bsky.social next generation mental health research network and the lived-experience research collective.
We invite you to join as a member and shape meaningful change in research, policy, and practices alivenetwork.com.au
We invite you to join as a member and shape meaningful change in research, policy, and practices alivenetwork.com.au
January 29, 2025 at 7:10 AM
It is time for the annual enetworking event held by @alivenational.bsky.social next generation mental health research network and the lived-experience research collective.
We invite you to join as a member and shape meaningful change in research, policy, and practices alivenetwork.com.au
We invite you to join as a member and shape meaningful change in research, policy, and practices alivenetwork.com.au
I celebrate the unwavering generosity of sharing Indigenous knowledges despite continued harms of colonisation. Phillip Orcher Tyson Yunkaporta www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14... and me shared Bigaagarri a cultural protocol for a platform in Preventive Experiential Arts Cultural Evidence models -- PEACE.
Danger Is a Signal, Not a State: Bigaagarri—An Indigenous Protocol for Dancing Around Threats to Wellbeing
This paper describes the health and wellbeing applications of a protocol designed from a Gumbaynggirr Australian First People’s concept, Bigaagarri. The protocol reframes threats to health and wellbei...
www.mdpi.com
January 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I celebrate the unwavering generosity of sharing Indigenous knowledges despite continued harms of colonisation. Phillip Orcher Tyson Yunkaporta www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14... and me shared Bigaagarri a cultural protocol for a platform in Preventive Experiential Arts Cultural Evidence models -- PEACE.
Reposted by Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country
New paper from my colleagues, Phil Orcher & @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social, & Tyson Yunkaporta, describing the health & wellbeing applications of Bigaagarri, a First People’s conceptualisation of risk: www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14...
Essential reading for health professionals.
Essential reading for health professionals.
Danger Is a Signal, Not a State: Bigaagarri—An Indigenous Protocol for Dancing Around Threats to Wellbeing
This paper describes the health and wellbeing applications of a protocol designed from a Gumbaynggirr Australian First People’s concept, Bigaagarri. The protocol reframes threats to health and wellbei...
www.mdpi.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:30 AM
New paper from my colleagues, Phil Orcher & @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social, & Tyson Yunkaporta, describing the health & wellbeing applications of Bigaagarri, a First People’s conceptualisation of risk: www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14...
Essential reading for health professionals.
Essential reading for health professionals.
Reposted by Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country
We're excited to share the program for our Phenomenology of Health & Relationships event in Feb:
astonphar.blogspot.com/2025/01/regi...
Qualitative & creative methodologies, philosophy, lived experience, epistemic injustice!
Registration is open til 16th January:
store.aston.ac.uk/conferences-...
astonphar.blogspot.com/2025/01/regi...
Qualitative & creative methodologies, philosophy, lived experience, epistemic injustice!
Registration is open til 16th January:
store.aston.ac.uk/conferences-...
Phenomenology of Health and Relationships
Register for the Phenomenology of Health and Relationships Conference. THEME: Feeling and Being Understood. WHERE:...
astonphar.blogspot.com
January 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We're excited to share the program for our Phenomenology of Health & Relationships event in Feb:
astonphar.blogspot.com/2025/01/regi...
Qualitative & creative methodologies, philosophy, lived experience, epistemic injustice!
Registration is open til 16th January:
store.aston.ac.uk/conferences-...
astonphar.blogspot.com/2025/01/regi...
Qualitative & creative methodologies, philosophy, lived experience, epistemic injustice!
Registration is open til 16th January:
store.aston.ac.uk/conferences-...
If you want to learn about @alivenational.bsky.social and its six research flagships to implement holistic care and regenerate mental health care ecosystems read more here: alivenetwork.com.au/our-research... three out of six of our projects support First Nations and Lived-Experience Led research.
January 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
If you want to learn about @alivenational.bsky.social and its six research flagships to implement holistic care and regenerate mental health care ecosystems read more here: alivenetwork.com.au/our-research... three out of six of our projects support First Nations and Lived-Experience Led research.
If you're interested in reading what folks with lived experience of ongoing distress and mental ill-health have translated from our Philosophy of Practice paper for how we #codesign into community Quick Guides The Short Story - you can read them here: alivenetwork.com.au/our-research...
Quick Guides – The Alive National Centre
alivenetwork.com.au
December 10, 2024 at 5:49 AM
If you're interested in reading what folks with lived experience of ongoing distress and mental ill-health have translated from our Philosophy of Practice paper for how we #codesign into community Quick Guides The Short Story - you can read them here: alivenetwork.com.au/our-research...
Reposted by Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country
We wrapped up an inspiring year at our final quarterly research forum, and we are grateful for everyone who joined us. It was a privilege to hear from our Co-Directors, @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social and Michelle Banfield, as they shared updates on our Roadmap for Mental Health Research Translation.
December 4, 2024 at 4:39 AM
We wrapped up an inspiring year at our final quarterly research forum, and we are grateful for everyone who joined us. It was a privilege to hear from our Co-Directors, @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social and Michelle Banfield, as they shared updates on our Roadmap for Mental Health Research Translation.
Reposted by Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country
🌟 Communities! We're just 16 contributions away from reaching 100 shared research and translation priorities from carer, family, and kinship group members supporting someone with mental ill-health or ongoing distress. If you’re part of this group, we’d love to hear from you! go.unimelb.edu.au/f478
December 5, 2024 at 12:42 AM
🌟 Communities! We're just 16 contributions away from reaching 100 shared research and translation priorities from carer, family, and kinship group members supporting someone with mental ill-health or ongoing distress. If you’re part of this group, we’d love to hear from you! go.unimelb.edu.au/f478
Flash back Tuesday!! Photos from 2 years back for @alivenational.bsky.social planning featuring our Implementation and Translation Economics lead @amandalneil.bsky.social and Co-Director @profmbanfield.bsky.social - might be I am feeling nostalgic as 2025 signals the 5th year of ALIVE National!
December 2, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Flash back Tuesday!! Photos from 2 years back for @alivenational.bsky.social planning featuring our Implementation and Translation Economics lead @amandalneil.bsky.social and Co-Director @profmbanfield.bsky.social - might be I am feeling nostalgic as 2025 signals the 5th year of ALIVE National!
Reposted by Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country
Such a joy to see the Co-Design Co-Leads take a paper and make this Quick Guide! Led by the group independent of the researchers, we now have the Short Story to the research section live on the @alivenational.bsky.social website alivenetwork.com.au/our-research...
Check them out more online soon!
Check them out more online soon!
November 25, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Such a joy to see the Co-Design Co-Leads take a paper and make this Quick Guide! Led by the group independent of the researchers, we now have the Short Story to the research section live on the @alivenational.bsky.social website alivenetwork.com.au/our-research...
Check them out more online soon!
Check them out more online soon!
Reposted by Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country
⭐️Free webinar #PeerConnects
Peer support in early intervention
3 December, 10-11am, MS Teams
Jim & Steve from Penumbra tell us about the South Angus Peer Support Service who operate out of 3 GP surgeries & have +100 peer-led appointments a week.
Book tinearlyintervention.eventbrite.co.uk
Peer support in early intervention
3 December, 10-11am, MS Teams
Jim & Steve from Penumbra tell us about the South Angus Peer Support Service who operate out of 3 GP surgeries & have +100 peer-led appointments a week.
Book tinearlyintervention.eventbrite.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 9:48 AM
⭐️Free webinar #PeerConnects
Peer support in early intervention
3 December, 10-11am, MS Teams
Jim & Steve from Penumbra tell us about the South Angus Peer Support Service who operate out of 3 GP surgeries & have +100 peer-led appointments a week.
Book tinearlyintervention.eventbrite.co.uk
Peer support in early intervention
3 December, 10-11am, MS Teams
Jim & Steve from Penumbra tell us about the South Angus Peer Support Service who operate out of 3 GP surgeries & have +100 peer-led appointments a week.
Book tinearlyintervention.eventbrite.co.uk
Such a joy to see the Co-Design Co-Leads take a paper and make this Quick Guide! Led by the group independent of the researchers, we now have the Short Story to the research section live on the @alivenational.bsky.social website alivenetwork.com.au/our-research...
Check them out more online soon!
Check them out more online soon!
November 25, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Such a joy to see the Co-Design Co-Leads take a paper and make this Quick Guide! Led by the group independent of the researchers, we now have the Short Story to the research section live on the @alivenational.bsky.social website alivenetwork.com.au/our-research...
Check them out more online soon!
Check them out more online soon!
Reposted by Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country
A bit more about me, I'm one of 3 Co-Directors of the ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation in Australia with @profmbanfield.bsky.social and Noongar Prof Sandra Eades. We operate an embedded lived-experience model and publish Qrtly ezines: simplebooklet.com/lostintransl...
Lost in Translation Winter - Spring
Lost in Translation Winter - Spring
simplebooklet.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:34 PM
A bit more about me, I'm one of 3 Co-Directors of the ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation in Australia with @profmbanfield.bsky.social and Noongar Prof Sandra Eades. We operate an embedded lived-experience model and publish Qrtly ezines: simplebooklet.com/lostintransl...
Reposted by Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country
@alivenational.bsky.social welcome to our Centre we have moved to clearer skies!!!!
November 18, 2024 at 4:00 AM
@alivenational.bsky.social welcome to our Centre we have moved to clearer skies!!!!
Before @alivenational.bsky.social centre, I set up a codesign living labs program embedding people living with ongoing distress and mental ill-health and carer family kinship groups in design and translation. Codesigners shaped a philosophy of practice: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
November 20, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Before @alivenational.bsky.social centre, I set up a codesign living labs program embedding people living with ongoing distress and mental ill-health and carer family kinship groups in design and translation. Codesigners shaped a philosophy of practice: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...