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Jacqueline W. Curtis | |
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| Education | University of New South Wales |
| Occupation | Mental Health Researcher |
| Employer | University of New South Wales |
| Known for | Mental Health, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy |
| Title | Professor |
| Website | https://research.unsw.edu.au/people/dr-jackie-curtis |
Jacqueline W. Curtis or Jacqueline Curtis AO received an Order of Australia in 2024, for "service to medicine, particularly as a mental health clinician and researcher",[1] and is a professor of Psychiatry and Mental Health at the University of New South Wales. She is the executive director of the Mindgardens Neuroscience Network, in Sydney, Australia.[2]
Education and career
Curtis recieved her MBBS (Honours) in medicine, fronm the University of New South Wales, and FRANZCP qualification, from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.[3]
She was appointed, in 2020, the first director of Mindgarden Neuroscience Network,[4] an organisation which links various members, including the Black Dog institute, NeuRA, as well as the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, with the goal of connecting researchers and clinicical health experts working in drug and alcohol, mental health and neurological disorders. Curtis has specialised in early psychosis, and the mental health of youth and young people.[4]
Curtis also founded the iphYs working group, which is an international group which advocates for improvements in mental and physical health of young people who are experiencing psychosis in their lives. She is also a committee member of the World Health Organisation, invited to work in global guidelines for the "management of physical health conditions in adults with severe mental disorders".[4]
Curtis's contributions to mental health reform in NSW was described in a book, profiled in "Hope, strength and determination: Celebrating 50 years of women activists and reformers in mental health in NSW, 1970 – 2020",[5] which is published by the NSW Mental Health Commission.[6]
Publications
Awards
References
- ^ "RANZCP members recognised in King's Birthday 2024 Honours List". RANZCP. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "Jackie Curtis – Equally Well". Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ a b c "A/Prof Jackie Curtis appointed Director of Mindgardens". Mindgardens. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "Hope Strength and determination" (PDF).
- ^ "A/Prof Jackie Curtis recognised for role in mental health reform". Mindgardens. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Congratulations to our first round of 2023 College award winners". RANZCP. Retrieved 2024-07-12.