Mental Illness Grants Awarded for 2010

A high volume of Grants were awarded over the years for interesting and significant areas of research. In 2010 Grants totalled $1,215,792. These included 8 Mental Health Research Grants, 10 Mental Health Pilot Sudies, 7 Ian Scott PhD Scholarships and 2 Postdoctoral Fellowships.

Media

Dame Elisabeth Murdoch has endorsed the Ride in radio and television community service announcements across Australia. She will be the Guest of Honour at the reception for cyclists in Melbourne on 10 October, 2009 World Mental Health Day.    Australian Rotary Health is currently funding five mental illness research projects at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne.

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to hear Dame Elisabeth Murdoch’s Radio Community Service Announcement
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