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Personal profile
Dr Russell Roberts is a Professor at CSU in Management. He lives in Orange, NSW and is Director of Kumano Consulting Pty Ltd. He is the Chair of the National Alliance for Rural and Remote Mental Health. He has served as Director of Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Services for Western NSW, encompassing an area of over 550,000 square kms with over 1000 staff.
Dr Roberts has also served on the NSW Mental Health Commission Advisory Council, as Director of Clinical Training at Griffith University, QLD, Head of School Health at Flinders University and as a Clinical Psychologist in rural South Australia. He has a Masters in Public Administration, a PhD in research and a Masters of Clinical Psychology. His current research interests are in rural models of health service delivery and primary mental health care.
Over the last 5 years he has led the commissioning of a $43 million mental health capital development program including the workforce planning, recruitment and training of over 200 health staff in rural NSW. He has also lead the development of a number of innovative, award winning service delivery initiatives such as the Mental Health Emergency Care Rural Access Program, the Mental Health Rural Outreach Service, Murdi Paaki Drug and Alcohol Project and the Aboriginal Workforce Development Program.
Research Interests
- Rural models of health service delivery
- Primary mental health care
Education/Academic qualification
Executive Masters of Public Administration (Business Administration and Management, Leadership), The University of Sydney
2006 → 2009
Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
1997 → 2002
Master of Psychology (Clinical), Flinders University
1976 → 1982
External positions
Editor In Chief, Australian Journal of Rural Health
Jan 2017 → …Associate Professor, The University of Sydney
May 2012 → …Director, Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol, NSW Health
Apr 2003 → Feb 2014Clinical Director, School of Psychology, Griffith University
Jul 1994 → Jan 2003Fingerprint Dive into the research topics where Russell Roberts is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
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Research Output
COVID-19, leadership and lessons from physics
Roberts, R., 26 Jun 2020, In : Australian Journal of Rural Health. 28, 3, p. 232-235 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Evaluating a low-intensity cognitive behavioural program for young people in regional Australia
Fox, R., Nic Giolla Easpaig, B., Roberts, R., Greig, J., Burmeister, O., Dufty, J. & Thomas, S., 10 Apr 2020, In : Australian Journal of Rural Health. 28, 2, p. 195-202 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Identification of key determinants of caseworker workplace wellbeing in NSW Family and Community Services: Summary Report
Bamberry, L., Roberts, R., Ceric, A., Rossiter, R., Cumming, T., Kulmar, C., Droulers, M., Greig, J. & Sowden, J., Mar 2020, 17 p.Research output: Book/Report › Research report not released to public
Physical health and mental health comorbidities
Roberts, R., 2020, (Accepted/In press) Handbook of rural and remote mental health. Carey, T., Judith, G. & Roufeil, L. (eds.). SpringerResearch output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Chapter in textbook/reference book
Preventing gender-based violence in mental health inpatient units
Watson, J., Maylea, C., Roberts, R., Hill, N. & McCallum, S., Jan 2020, Sydney, NSW: Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety Limited ANROWS. 96 p. (ANROWS research reports)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Activities
Workplace Mental Health Symposium
Russell Roberts (Chair)
01 Oct 2019 → 10 Oct 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference/Symposium › Industry
First National Equally Well Symposium
Russell Roberts (Chair), & Chris Maylea (Chair)
28 Mar 2019 → 29 Mar 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference/Symposium › Industry
6th Annual Aged Health Collaborative Forum
Russell Roberts (Keynote speaker)
26 Oct 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar/presentation › Industry
Western Victoria Primary Health Network Winter Symposium
Russell Roberts (Keynote speaker)
02 Jun 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar/presentation › Industry
Australasian Mental Health and Higher Education Conference
Russell Roberts (Keynote speaker)
07 Jul 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar/presentation › Industry
Press / Media
Mental Health Diseases and Conditions; Investigators at University of Wollongong Have Reported New Data on Mental Health Diseases and Conditions
04/02/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
OUR TOWN, OUR UNIVERSITY | Academics leading the way for regional health
06/11/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Academics and industry leaders join forces to improve mental health treatments and services
29/10/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Charles Sturt researchers spearhead international meeting to help people with mental illnesses
03/10/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
The issues and misconceptions of ageing in rural and remote Australia exposed
Russell Roberts & Oliver Burmeister
28/08/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Impacts
Equally Well Consensus Statement: Improving the physical health and wellbeing of people living with mental illness in Australia
Russell Roberts (Participant)
Impact: Public policy Impact, Quality of life Impact, Social Impact
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Equally Well Website
Russell Roberts (Participant) & Michael Mehmet (Participant)
Impact: Social Impact
National Consensus Statement on improving the physical health of people living with a mental illness in Australia
Russell Roberts (Participant)
Impact: Public policy Impact