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bh@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Associate Professor - Mental Health
Department of Nursing
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Deakin University
Bachelors Degree
RMIT University
ORCID

0000-0001-8711-7559

A/Prof Bridget Hamilton

Associate Professor - Mental Health
Department of Nursing

148 Scholarly works
21 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Lived Experience Workforce Perspectives About the Consumers' Experiences of Safewards in Acute Inpatient Mental Health Units: A Qualitative Exploratory Study
    DOI: 10.1111/inm.70301
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Video-Algorithmic Patient Monitoring in Mental Health Inpatient Settings: Qualitative Study of Patient or Consumer, Clinician, and Vendor Perspectives.
    DOI: 10.2196/85518
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Mental Health Nurses' Responses to Consumers' Experiences of Safewards in Acute Inpatient Mental Health Units: A Qualitative Exploratory Study.
    DOI: 10.1111/jpm.70171
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Rapid Review of Open Dialogue Approach
  • 2022

    Research Contracts

    Lived and Living Experience Workforce (LLEW) Development Program
  • 2021

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    A Qualitative Exploration of Lived Experience of Suicide Attempt by Hanging to Inform the Current Prevention Agenda
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Authentic engagement: A conceptual model for welcoming diverse and challenging consumer and survivor views in mental health research, policy, and practice
    DOI: 10.1111/inm.12653
Bridget Hamilton

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2018
VMIAC Ally of the Year Award
2012
Vice-Chancellor's Engagement Award 2012 for Consumer Involvement Station The University of Melbourne
2010
Dreamlarge Knowledge Transfer Excellence Award for evidence implementation postdoctoral fellowship project “Translating evidence to practic The University of Melbourne
2010
Prize for best methodological paper 2005, Masters and PhD researchers' seminar Department of Nursing, University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Active Ingredients Across the 10 Safewards Interventions: Expert Consensus Towards Fidelity Measurement
    DOI: 10.1111/inm.70276
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The Neuroplastic Narrative and Neuro-Ecological Diversity: Non-Pathologizing Biological Foundations for Trauma-Informed Medical and Mental Health Nursing
    DOI: 10.1111/inm.70248
  • 2026

    Journal article

    ‘Somewhere in-between’: A qualitative study of Australian foster carers in the liminal space of parenting and professionalism
    DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcag025
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Safewards implementation in residential aged care: a pilot and feasibility study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103767
  • 2026

    Journal article

    “The Victims Become the Scapegoats” - Victim-Survivors’ Experiences of Children’s Harmful Sexual Behavior
    DOI: 10.1080/15564886.2025.2560430
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Psychiatrists’ engagement with advance statement in Victoria, Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2025.102144
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Experiences and wellbeing of family members and carers, regarding PARCS across Victoria.
    DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1777053

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Implementing Safewards – A Restraint Reduction Program- To Improve Care for People With Dementia in Hospital

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