Health researchers at Curtin University want to hear from you to ensure the work they do meets your needs and the needs of your community. By having a say in health research, you can help to ensure the right research is done and make a difference.
Curtin Involve is planning a workshop for consumers and community members to build confidence in reading and reviewing health research. We are looking for two consumer representatives to design the workshop with us.
A PhD student at Curtin is developing a psychological intervention framework for parents of adolescents (aged 12 to 18 years) with ADHD and/or autism in addition to mental health concerns such as depression and/or anxiety. The researcher would like to form a Community Advisory Group (CAG) for the study, involving 3 to 4 parents or carers of adolescents.
Researchers at Curtin are undertaking research to understand the experiences of self-harm amongst autistic people and identify what makes accessing support easier/harder for autistic people who self-harm. They would like to form an advisory group to guide their research.
Researchers at Curtin are developing a psychoeducation intervention specifically for carers of people with anxiety disorders. They are seeking two people with lived experience of an anxiety disorder (either themselves or as a carer of someone with an anxiety disorder) to join them as co-researchers.
Researchers at Curtin University want to better understand the long-term effects of concussions and improve how they are managed. They are using an app to track the recovery of people who have recently had a concussion, and they need your help to ensure it is user-friendly.