Australas Psychiatry. 2011 Jul;19 Suppl 1:S62-4. doi: 10.3109/10398562.2011.583043.
This paper describes a framework for a multi-disciplinary collaboration to investigate the role of technology for improving young Australians' mental health and wellbeing.
The poor mental health of young Australians poses a significant challenge to Australia's future. Half of all Australians will experience a mental health difficulty in their lifetime and 75% of mental illness has its onset before age 25. Cross-sectoral collaboration is critical for meeting this challenge. In order to establish a world-first multi-partner collaboration, leading researchers and institutes, commercial, non-profit and end-user organization and young people were identified and invited to participate. Together we have developed an international research framework that explores the role of technologies in young people's lives, their potential and how this can be harnessed to address challenges facing young people. This research framework will: (i) conduct empirical research that tests the utility of technology across mental health promotion, prevention, early intervention and treatment and, (ii) translate existing and new knowledge into products and services that help create a generation of safe, happy, healthy and resilient young people. Research undertaken by the Collaboration will be the most comprehensive investigation of technologies' potential to improve the wellbeing of young people ever conducted, leading to significant benefits for Australian young people and their mental health.
本文描述了一个多学科合作框架，以研究技术在改善澳大利亚年轻人心理健康和幸福方面的作用。
澳大利亚年轻人心理健康状况不佳对澳大利亚的未来构成了重大挑战。所有澳大利亚人中有一半人在一生中会经历心理健康问题，75%的精神疾病在25岁之前发病。跨部门合作对于应对这一挑战至关重要。为了建立一个世界首创的多伙伴合作关系，确定并邀请了顶尖研究人员和机构、商业、非营利和终端用户组织以及年轻人参与。我们共同制定了一个国际研究框架，探讨技术在年轻人生活中的作用、其潜力以及如何利用这些技术应对年轻人面临的挑战。该研究框架将：（i）进行实证研究，测试技术在心理健康促进、预防、早期干预和治疗方面的效用，以及（ii）将现有知识和新知识转化为产品和服务，帮助造就一代安全、快乐、健康且有韧性的年轻人。该合作开展的研究将是对技术改善年轻人幸福潜力的最全面调查，为澳大利亚年轻人及其心理健康带来重大益处。
