Sonja de New

Celebrating today with my amazing collaborators and fellow CIs: A/Prof Sonja de New (lead) @sonjadenew.bsky.social and
Prof Dennis Petrie at the Monash Centre for Health Economics (CHE) at @monashuniversity.bsky.social for our new ARC DP funding. Humbly received & thankful! @unimelb.bsky.social

28.10.2025 05:23 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Regional variation in mental healthcare utilization and suicide: Evidence from movers in Australia Poor mental health is a major global health issue, with many countries documenting high levels of unmet need and regional disparities in mental health…

📢 Our paper on Regional variation in mental healthcare utilization and suicides is now out in Journal of Health Economics!
#econsky #healtheconomics

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

26.06.2025 22:57 — 👍 15    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0

Just $7 extra per person could prevent 300 suicides a year. Here’s exactly where to spend it A modest increase in health funding is all that’s needed to save lives. That’s a big impact for the price of a fancy coffee.

Just $7 extra per person could prevent 300 suicides a year. Here’s exactly where to spend it

“We should target extra funding to rural and low-income regions – particularly when considering expanding access to psychologists and psychiatrists.”

#EconSky

theconversation.com/just-7-extra...

06.07.2025 22:28 — 👍 16    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 0

Just $7 extra per person could prevent 300 suicides a year. Here’s exactly where to spend it A modest increase in health funding is all that’s needed to save lives. That’s a big impact for the price of a fancy coffee.

Our research is in today’s Conversation — just $7 extra per person could prevent 300 suicides per year.

We break down exactly where that investment should go:
👉 theconversation.com/just-7-extra...

@aunz.theconversation.com

06.07.2025 22:26 — 👍 11    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Applications are now OPEN for our international visiting fellowship program at the Centre for Health Economics at Monash Uni in Melbourne, Australia! Calling experienced international researchers & all ECRs: come visit & work with us for 2-6 months in 2024. Apply here by 18 Nov: bit.ly/3LM5exg

05.10.2023 11:45 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0