Helen Christensen
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Christensen is a leading expert on using technology to deliver evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of depression, anxiety, suicide, and self-harm. Her research also encompasses prevention of mental health problems in young people through school-based research programs. These programs are aimed at the prevention of depression and suicide risk through eMental Health interventions.
Christensen holds a number of affiliations, including serving on the Million Minds Mission Advisory Panel, an Australian government initiative which supports and funds research into mental health and suicide prevention. She is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
Christensen was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2019 Australia Day Honours for "distinguished service to medical research through the development of on-line mental health treatment programs".
In December 2023, she was awarded the James Cook Medal by the Royal Society of New South Wales for "for outstanding contributions to science and human welfare in the Southern Hemisphere." Provided by Wikipedia
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3by Tighe, Joseph, Shand, Fiona, McKay, Kathy, McAlister, Taylor Jai, Mackinnon, Andrew, Christensen, HelenGet access
Published in JMIR Mental Health (2020)
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