1. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Study

The study, conducted by a Swinburne University of Technology research team, is investigating the effectiveness of an internet-based PTSD treatment program. The 10-week cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) treatment program is delivered via the internet with email support from a psychologist. This research follows on from the success of a similar research study - Panic Online - for the treatment of panic disorder.

Invitation to Participate:

If you have PTSD, or are concerned you may have, then you are invited to register for the PTSD Online research study. The main eligibility requirements are that you reside in Australia, are aged 18 years or older, you have a primary diagnosis of PTSD (as assessed by one of our psychologists), and you have an email address and internet access. Participation in the study involves no financial outlay on your part.

How to Register:

 To register for the research study and/or view the information website go to www.ptsd-online.org

2. Service Responses to Suicidal Men

This study is about how mental health services respond to men who present after a suicide attempt or with suicidal ideation. It will be undertaken by talking with those men about their experiences. Each interview will take place at a public place of the participant's choosing and will not take more than an hour.

3. 'Back From the Brink Too' Research: Survey for people caring for someone with depression

Click here to complete the quick online survey.

4. Sacrifice and Commitment in Relationships

This study aims to understand how sacrifice and commitment contribute to long-term relationships. The project will also investigate the links between relationships break-ups and depression in men.

Two groups will be needed for the study. The first group will consist of couples who have been in a stable relationship for over one year. The second group will include 50 men and 50 women who have separated within the past 2 years (or who are in the process of separating).

If you fall into either of these groups and would like to participate in the research please contact Kenan Rahmanovic via email: kkrahm001@student.acu.edu.au

5. Parent Wellbeing Survey

Are you the parent of a young child aged 6 years or under? If so, be part of a ground-breaking national survey investing parenting fatigue...

Parenting is a rewarding and fulfilling experience, BUT it can also be stressful, demanding and tiring. What impact does parent wellbeing and fatigue have on raising children? Unfortunately very little is currently known about this important area of parenting. So if you're the parent of a child aged 0-6 we're inviting you to participate in a ground-breaking survey exploring this area.

The survey should take between 20-30 minutes to complete and will provide us — the Parenting Research Centre — with valuable information about parent wellbeing and fatigue that will be of real value in developing information and strategies to better support families. Responses are anonymous.

Interested parents of children aged 0-6, can complete this survey online by clicking on the following link - (parent wellbeing survey) or by going to www.parentingrc.org.au.

6. Evaluation of Mental Health First Aid Educational Materials — a Randomised Controlled Trial

The University of Melbourne, with the support of an Australian Rotary Health Research Fund, would like to evaluate the impact of mental health first aid educational materials on participant's knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards people with mental health problems. Participants will be randomly assigned into one of the following groups: 1) receive an e-learning CD-ROM; 2) receive a hard-copy manual or 3) be added to a Waiting List to receive educational materials.

You will be asked to fill in three online surveys over a seven month period. Each survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. We will be comparing survey responses from people who work through the educational materials, with survey responses from people who are on the Waiting List to receive them. See Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) website for more information:

http://www.mhfa.com.au/elearning_mhfa.shtml and scroll down to 'Evaluation of e-learning CD-ROM'.

Participants required: Adult members of the general public (18 years and over) who have access to a computer with a CD drive and the internet.

Contact: Julie-Anne Fischer, on email jfischer@unimelb.edu.au, tel (03) 9342 3768 or mobile 0401 772 648.