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Helen Christensen

Helen Christensen

Australian mental health researcher

Helen Christensen (AO) is the Scientia Professor of Mental Health at the University of New South Wales in Sydney.[1][2] She has been the Board Director of the Black Dog Institute since 2022.[3] She is also a former executive director and Chief Scientist at the Institute, having led the organisation from 2011 to 2021.[4]  

Helen Christensen

Christensen is a leading expert on using technology to deliver evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of depression, anxiety, suicide, and self-harm. Her research also encompasses prevention of mental health problems in young people through school-based research programs. These programs are aimed at the prevention of depression and suicide risk through eMental Health interventions.

Christensen holds a number of affiliations, including serving on the Million Minds Mission Advisory Panel, an Australian government initiative which supports and funds research into mental health and suicide prevention. She is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.  

Christensen was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2019 Australia Day Honours for "distinguished service to medical research through the development of on-line mental health treatment programs".[5]

In December 2023, she was awarded the James Cook Medal by the Royal Society of New South Wales for "for outstanding contributions to science and human welfare in the Southern Hemisphere."[6]

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    "Scientia Professor Helen Christensen". UNSW Sites. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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    "The Scientia Program | UNSW Research". research.unsw.edu.au. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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    "Scientia Professor Helen Christensen, AO". Black Dog Institute | Better Mental Health. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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    "Scientia Professor Helen Christensen, AO". Black Dog Institute. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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    "Professor Helen Christsensen". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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    Gerloff, Olga; Templeton, Louise (1 December 2023). "UNSW picks up lion's share of Royal Society of NSW Awards". UNSW Newsroom. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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