Dr Michelle Blanchard
BA (Hons), GradDip, Dip, PhD
Primary Research Focus:
Suicide Prevention
Works with:
Anne Deveson Research Centre, SANE Australia, Batyr
Dr Michelle Blanchard is the Deputy CEO at SANE Australia, a national charity working to promote the wellbeing of people affected by complex mental illness. Michelle is also the founding Director of SANE’s Anne Deveson Research Centre which partners with people with mental illness and their family, friends and colleagues to drive policy and social change. The Anne Deveson Research Centre honours Anne’s legacy as co-founder of SANE and her tireless work in reducing the stigma associated with mental illness.
Michelle is also an Honorary Senior Fellow at the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne.
Prior to joining SANE in 2017, Michelle held leadership roles at the Butterfly Foundation for Eating Disorders and the Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre. From 2011 to 2016, Michelle was also an Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne.
Michelle is a Non-Executive Director of youth mental health organisation batyr. She is Co-Chair of the Australian American Young Leadership Dialogue and a participant in the United States Government’s International Visitor Leadership Program.
Michelle holds a PhD in Youth Mental Health, a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Psychology and Political Science, a Graduate Diploma in Adolescent Health and Welfare and a Diploma in Leadership and Management.
Research areas:
- Adults
- Children or young people
- Mental health, mental ill health
- Settings (workplaces, mental health services, education, communities)
Available for:
- Research opportunities
- Innovative approaches to suicide prevention
- Collaboration with Australian suicide prevention services, programs and resources
- Support for discussions about suicide
Notable Research
Attitudes informing the use of technologies by the youth health workforce to improve young people’s wellbeing: Understanding the nature of the “digital disconnect.”
Blanchard, M., Herrman, H., Frere, M and Burns, J.
Youth Studies Australia. 2012. Vol 31, No 1, Suppl 1:S14-24.
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www.researchgate.net
Complex Connections: Meaningful youth participation for mental health promotion.
Collin, P., Rahilly, K., Stephens-Reicher, J., Blanchard, M., Herrman, H., Burns, J
Youth Studies Australia. 2012. Vol 31, No 1, Suppl 1:S36-47.
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researchdirect.westernsydney.edu.au
The role of online services for promoting help-seeking in young people: A case study of ReachOut.com.
Collin, P, Metcalf, A, Stephens-Reicher, J, Blanchard, M, Herrman, H, Rahilly, K & Burns, J.
Advances in Mental Health. 2011. Volume 10 Issue 1.
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Embracing technologies to improve wellbeing for young people: An Australian view of evidence and policy implications.
Blanchard, M., Burns, J., and Hosie, A
Commonwealth Health Partnerships. 2013. Pages 127 to 132.
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www.researchgate.net
Reaching the Hard to Reach: How Information Communications Technology (ICT) can reach young people at greater risk of mental health difficulties
Stephens-Reicher, J., Metcalf, A., Blanchard, M., Mangan, C. & Burns, J.
Australasian Psychiatry. Vol 19, Supplement 1
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Please note: this is not a complete list of papers this researcher has contributed to. If the research you are interested in is not listed above, please contact the researcher for more information.
Dr Michelle Blanchard
Primary Research Focus:
Suicide Prevention
Works with:
Anne Deveson Research Centre, SANE Australia, Batyr