Liza Hopkins

Preparing a workforce across sectors: staff experiences of developing an Australian first, mental health and intellectual disability initiative for youth (MHIDI-Y)

R Whitehead, L Hopkins, M Kehoe, G Pedwell

Journal article  |  2022  |  Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the experiences of staff during the development and implementation of an Aust..

Recovery colleges in mental health-care services: an Australian feasibility and acceptability study

L Hopkins, A Foster, S Belmore, S Anderson, D Wiseman

Journal article  |  2022  |  Mental Health and Social Inclusion

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of establishing a recovery college in an Australian acute a..

Using quality improvement methods to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of a social skills intervention for public mental health consumers with psychosis

Julia Nicholls, Bronwyn Gresham, Michelle Kehoe, Liza Hopkins, Stephen Halperin, Stuart Lee

Journal article  |  2022  |  CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Objective: While research has shown that psychosocial intervention can improve loneliness and social isolation for adults with psy..

How the experience of different non-acute bed-based mental health services reinforces the need for tailored stepped care

Liza Hopkins, Stuart Lee, Laura Collister, Paul Smart, Susanne Birks

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALIAN HEALTH REVIEW

Objective Stepped care as a model of provision of mental health services has been frequently described from clinical or health adm..

Establishing a COVID-positive mental health ward: an Australian-first case study

Sandra Keppich-Arnold, Liza Hopkins

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY

OBJECTIVE: Managing mental health patients during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a global challenge. Current workforce arrangement..

Single session family therapy for beginners: what difference does it make to psychiatry registrars to participate in family sessions in front of and behind the screen?

Danny Cheah, Liza Hopkins, Richard Whitehead

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY

OBJECTIVE: Current competencies required for fellowship of the RANZCP require psychiatry registrars to have experience in working ..

The COVID PIVOT - Re-orienting Child and Youth Mental Health Care in the Light of Pandemic Restrictions

Liza Hopkins, Glenda Pedwell

Journal article  |  2021  |  PSYCHIATRIC QUARTERLY

The COVID pandemic required significant changes in the provision of youth mental health services during the period of lockdown/sta..

Collaborative Networks in Chronic Disease Prevention: What Factors Inhibit Partnering for Funding?

Liza Hopkins, Daniel Chamberlain, Fabian Held, Therese Riley, Jean Zhou Jing Wang, Kathleen Conte

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Inter-organisational partnering is seen as an effective mechanism for improving the delivery of chronic disease interventions in c..

Responding to Adolescent Violence in the Home - A Community Mental Health Approach

Michelle Kehoe, Neira Ott, Liza Hopkins

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF FAMILY THERAPY

Family violence perpetrated by adults is increasingly understood as a health issue, and we argue that this pertains even more stro..

How Do Mental Health Nurses Define Success? A Comparative Study of Bed-Based and Community-Based Services

Hannah Bushell, Stuart Lee, Sandra Keppich-Arnold, Shelley Anderson, Gamze Batu, Liza Hopkins

Journal article  |  2021  |  ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

Nursing is the single largest professional group within both hospital and community mental health care services, however the role ..