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Participate in a UTAS Mental Health Study

Adults living with severe mental illness or those who care for them are invitedto join a new study about what makes it hard or easy to be physically healthy.

This study is about the physical health of people living with severe mental illness. We want to hear from adults living with severe mental illness or their caregivers. This will help us learn ways to improve physical health care to better meet their needs.

What is involved?

The study has two parts:

1) participants complete two online activities to share their ideas about what makes it easy or hard for people with persistent mental illness to have good physical health.

2) participants attend virtual focus groups to further discuss this topic and how a successful intervention may work.

At this stage we are seeking around 5 participants for the first part of the study (the online activities). The second stage of the study will occur later in the year.

Who can participate?
To be eligible to participate, participants must:

• Be a carer of a person diagnosed with a persistent mental illness (for this study, persistent mental illness is defined as schizophrenia, other psychotic disorders, or bipolar disorders).
• Live in Tasmania.
• Be aged between 18-65 years.
• Be willing and able to provide informed consent to participate in the study.

How to get involved?
Carers can use the link below to register their interest in the study. I have also attached a flyer to this email, which contains a link and a QR code to the online expression of interest form.

Express your interest by competing the EOI form.