Scientific Partnerships

AACBT is proud to be associated with the following scientific partnerships:

  • Transforming depression prevention by targeting adolescent sleep.1
    • Medical Research Future Fund, $816,138.13
    • MRF2040489
    • End date 31 Dec 2027
  • Advancing Childhood Anxiety Treatment with Intensive Exposure Therapy.2
    • Medical Research Future Fund, $954,097.10
    • MRF2036005
    • End date 30 Nov 2027
  • Families Accessing Skills Training (FAST) Treatment of Youth OCD:  A Nationwide Randomised Controlled Non-Inferiority Trial.3
    • Medical Research Future Fund, $2,124,039.65
    • MRF2045896
    • End date 28 Feb 2031

For more information please contact the grant holder.

AACBT as committed to the following contributions:

Partnership Title AACBT Contribution
Transforming depression prevention by targeting adolescent sleep1 Time – 10 hours over 2 years for AACBT committee members and staff to coordinate and facilitate the delivery of workshops and training
Advancing Childhood Anxiety Treatment with Intensive Exposure Therapy2

Professor Ross Menzies, Advisory Committee meetings (total 6 hours) 

Staff time for co-ordinating newsletters, email communications, workshops, and training sessions to assist with recruitment, and disseminating research outcomes (30 hours in total)

Families Accessing Skills Training (FAST) Treatment of Youth OCD:  A Nationwide Randomised Controlled Non-Inferiority Trial3

 Time – 10 hours over 2 years for AACBT committee members and staff to coordinate and facilitate the delivery of workshops and training

1

Chief Investigators:

  • Werner-Seidler, A., Richardson, C., Li, S., Batterham, P., Elder, E., Sweetman, A. & Newby, J.

Associate Investigators:

  • Kotselas, P., Mosco, J., Junge, M. & Dedousis-Wallis, A., O’Dea, B., Torok, M., Chawla, J. Blunden, S. & Smith, S.

Partner organisations:

  • Department of Education, NSW, Professional Teachers Council NSW, Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy, Australian Psychological Society, Australasian Sleep Association, Sleep Health Foundation.

2

Chief Investigators:

  • Dr Ella Oar (nee Milliner), Dr Lauren McLellan, Prof Viviana Wuthrich, Prof Thomas Ollendick, Assoc Prof Jonas Fooken, Prof Michael Jones, Prof Bronwyn Graham, Dr Miriam Forbes, Dr Kristy Allen, Dr Cassie Lavell

Associate Investigators:

  • Prof Ronald Rapee, Prof Ross Menzies, Mr Craig Parsons

Partner organisations:

  • Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy, Australian Psychological Society, Sydney North Health Network, Northern Sydney Local Health District, WayAhead

3

Chief Investigators:

  • Professor Lara Farrell, Professor Joshua Byrnes, Melanie Dalton, Professor Caroline Donovan, Doctor Katelyn Dyason, Associate Professor Neeraj Gill, Professor Jessica Grisham, Matthew McKenzie, Doctor Iain Perkes, Professor James Scott, Professor Eric Storch, Kate Strang, Professor Allison Waters, Doctor Ping Zhang, Professor Melanie Zimmer-Gembeck

Associate Investigators:

  • Rob Ware, Victoria Stewart, Frank Shaffer, Brett Dyer.

Partner organisations:

  • Children’s Health Queensland, Sydney Children’s Health Network, Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy, FabZing