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DR JANE BURNS



Contact Details

Organization: Centre for Youth Mental Health
Position: SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
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Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Doctor of Philosophy Adelaide University 15-Jul-1996
BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONORS) Adelaide University 31-Dec-1992

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Why let them fall? Understanding the role of health promotion in shaping a better life for all young people Chief Investigator VIC HEALTH PROMOTION FOUNDATION Senior/Public Health Research Fellowships 30/06/2006

Additional Grant and Contract Information

2006:  Honorary Research Fellow, Brain & Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney

2004-2005:  US Harkness Fellowship in Health Care Policy, The Commonwealth Fund

2003-2005:  Visiting Fellow, Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University

2001-2005:  Honorary Research Fellow, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Victoria

1997-2000: NHMRC Public Health (Australian) Research Fellowship, National Health and Medical Research Council

1994-1996: NHMRC Public Health Research and Development Scholarship, National Health and Medical Research Council

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • Mental health of young people in the United States: what role can the internet play in reducing stigma and promoting help seeking?
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Journal of Adolescent Health
    Volume: 45
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 95-97
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Major Reference Works

  • Handbook of youth and young adulthood - new perspectives and agendas:The experience of youth in the digital age
    Year: 2009
    Reference Work Title: Handbook of youth and young adulthood - new perspectives and agendas
    Publisher: Routledge
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Bridging the digital divide: utilising technology to promote social connectedness and civic engagement amongst marginalised young people


    Year: 2008
    Journal: 3CMedia
    Volume: 4
    Page numbers: 2-15
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  • Use of mental health counseling as adolescents become young adults


    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Adolescent Health
    Volume: 43
    Page numbers: 268-276
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  • Preventing depression in young people. What does the evidence tell us and how can we use it to inform school-based mental health initiatives?
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Advances in School Mental Health Promotion
    Volume: 1
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 5-16
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  • Providing online support for young people with mental health difficulties: challenges and opportunities explored
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Early Intervention in Psychiatry
    Volume: 2
    Page numbers: 108-113
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  • Rethinking the digital divide: findings from a study of marginalised young people’s information communication technology (ICT) use
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Youth Studies Australia
    Volume: 27
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 35-42
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Perspectives of young people on depression: awareness, experiences, attitudes and treatment preferences


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Early Intervention in Psychiatry
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 333-339
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  • Reach out! Innovation in service delivery


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 187
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: S31-S34
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  • Responding to experiences of young people with common mental health problems attending Australian general practice


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 187
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: S47 - S52
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  • Responding to experiences of young people with common mental health problems attending Australian general practice
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 187
    Issue: Suppl.
    Page numbers: S47-S52
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Building resilience in young people through meaningful participation


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health
    Volume: 5
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 1-7
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  • Positive relationships between public awareness activity and recognition of the impacts of depression in Australia
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
    Volume: 40
    Page numbers: 55-58
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Depression in young people: what causes it and can we prevent it?


    Year: 2002
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 177
    Page numbers: S93-S96
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  • Depression in young people: a national school-based initiative for prevention, early intervention and pathways for care
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Australasian Psychiatry
    Volume: 10
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 134-138
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  • Preventing major depression in young people (editorial)
    Year: 2002
    Journal: British Journal of Psychiatry
    Volume: 181
    Page numbers: 460-462
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  • Targeting depression in young people
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Youth Studies Australia
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