Discovery Project 2023
Investigators successful in receiving ARC Discovery Grant!
Marina Morrow will co-Chair the International Advisory Panel.
Project Summary:
“This interdisciplinary project aims to produce a comprehensive understanding of the drivers underpinning variations in the use of legal orders to enforce psychiatric treatment in the community without consent. Australia’s rate of use of these controversial orders is very high and there are unexplained variations in rates of use within and between jurisdictions, with some minority groups disproportionately affected. Uncovering this knowledge will act as a form of procedural justice for those who have had their human rights limited by compulsion. This knowledge is expected to lead to innovations in law and policy, with subsequent organisational and system improvements, generating profound benefits for those affected by forced treatment”
Investigators:
Professor Lisa Brophy; Associate Professor Chris Maylea; Professor Steve Kisely; Dr Edwina Light; Professor Sharon Lawn; Professor Penelope Weller; Associate Professor Peter Newton-Howes; Ms Vrinda Edan; Adj A/Prof Christopher RyanAdministering Organization:
La Trobe UniversityTotal Project Funding:
$648,164
Project Duration:
3 years
View full report of grant winners here:
https://rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/Download/Report/1b0c8b2e-7bb0-4f2d-8f52-ad207cfbb41d/243