Kids research mental health (KRMH) has been established to develop an integrated research program focused on clinically relevant aetiological and interventional research in the Sydney children hospital network (SCHN). The overall objective of KRMH is to use research to contribute to the improvement of health outcomes for children and young people with mental illness. The KRMH is committed to producing high-quality scientific research that will inform future policy and service development initiatives locally and nationally, as well as contributing to the international evidence base.Â
Our goals/objectives
The KRMH’s objectives include:
•Development and maintenance of the research culture and capacity in mental health services in SCHN.
•Directly undertaking and or leading research projects.
•Working collaboratively with SCHN Kids Research ethics, governance, medical records, communications, innovation.
•Supporting clinicians and other researchers across in developing and completing mental health clinical research projects.
•Supporting access to research training for clinical staff through external partners.
•Targeted support for clinicians to apply funding and make in higher degree research activities.
Our flagship research program — ‘Developing Mental Health Program’ — focusses on developing data analysis methods and outputs to support and enhance the mental health clinical care and outcomes for children and young people. This program represents a service-analysis-policy partnership between Sydney Children Hospitals Network Mental Health Service, InforMH (Systems Information and Analytics Unit, NSW Ministry of Health), and the Perinatal, Child and Youth Team of the Mental Health Branch of NSW Health). The secondary purpose of this program is to contribute research output of national and global significance regarding children and adolescent mental health.
Research strengths
·      Integration in clinical settings
·      Clinician involvement
·      Translation to practice
·      Mentoring and support for clinicians
·      Engagement with consumers and community
·      Focus on voices of children and young people through co-design and participatory research.
·      Multidisciplinary collaboration with other research groups
Our results/outcomes/solutions
Perkes et al. (2022). OCD BOUNCE: A Translational Framework for Clinical Care and Research.
Perkes et al. (2022).
Cooper et al. (2022). Development of a Clinician Directory for OCD
Dey et al. (2022).
Dyason et al. (2022).
Hu et al. (2022).
Sara et al. (2022).
Sicouri et al. (2022). Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.
Soler et al. (2022). Proxy-reported sensory measures for children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders: A systematic review.
Perkes et al. (2020).
Perkes et al. (2019).
Soler et al. (2019).
Soler et al. (2019).
Brakoulias et al. (2018).
