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A national centre for research into the social determinants of health and wellbeing
Present:
1. Southgate
A Institute - Fran
a. Report from Southgate Staff Member – ‘Migrant and refugee health’ Anna Ziersch
Attachment B
b. Report on Southgate Institute activities – Fran Baum- Attachnment C
c. Planning Day Agenda – 10 April 2018 – (Executive invited from 09:00 – 11:30) Attachment D
b. Discipline of Public Health, College of Medicine & Public Health – Colin MacDougall
Attachment E
f. College of Nursing & Health Science – Yvonne Parry/Angela Lawless
g. College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences – Claire Smith/Sharyn Roach Anleu
i. PhD Student –
j. Flinders Sounthern Adelaide Clinical School AU, Psychiatry, College of Medicine &
Public Health – Sharon Lawn - Attachment F
o Grants
o Events
- Planning Day 10 April 2018
- Aaron Jarden, SAHMRI (3 July)
2018 Schedule of SIHSE Executive Meetings (1st Thursday every two months, 0900 – 1030, Health Sciences
Building Room 3.26 – Flinders University)
07 June – Tamara Mackean presenting
02 August – Sara Javanparast presenting
04 October – Matt Fisher presenting
06 December – Toni Delany Crowe presenting
Present: Colin MacDougall (Chair), Sarah Cohen-Woods, Toby Freeman, Helen Hazelwood, Angela Lawless, Dennis McDermott, Claire Smith,
Stephania Velardo, Alice Windle,
Apologies: Fran Baum, Jennene Greenhill, Sharon Lawn, Yvonne Parry, Sophie Pointer, Gerry Redmond, Sharyn Roach Anleu
a. Discipline of Public Health, College of − The Public Health perspective would be to be within Southgate, this
Medicine & Public Health – Colin MacDougall should be easier now as teaching budget issues have been removed
in the new structure.
− Concerns around lack of structure and support since the restructure.
b. Research Centre for Injury Studies – Sophie No report
Pointer
c. College of Business, Government and Law No report
– Gerry Redmond/Liz Handsley
g. Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and − Student Tutors with stalled qualifications and experience on the
Well-Being – Dennis McDermott ground commencing.
− SKIMS sessions
Research
− POCHE and Southgate work closely.
− NHMRC project grant lead by Lisa Grant did not get funded. This will
be resubmitted.
− Monica Lawrence for phone around heart problems remote areas.
− Dennis on scientific symposium later this year in Canberra
− Chelsea Bond running symposium for early career researchers
− Collaborations during recent Hawaii visit.
− Looking to design core topic for students around the college.
− Stefania reported CoNHS Day next week to present to whole of
college.
h. PhD Student – Alice Windle − Kathryn Browne-Yung will continue as the PhD studies convenor in
2018.
− Miram Herzfeld was awarded Flinders University PhD scholarship. Her
thesis is titled “Health in hand: a qualitative study of the health of
workers involved in the ‘cash in hand’ economy”
− Alice was also awarded Flinders University PhD scholarship. Her
thesis is titled “Primary Health Networks: organizational capacity for
evidence-informed, equity-focussed primary health care planning”
− Elsa Barton was awarded her PhD on 29th November. The title of
Elsa’s Thesis was “Individual and community responses to depression
in a comprehensive primary health care model of service delivery:
examination of equity and empowerment aspects.”
Alice
− Approaching 1 year mark,
− 5 PHN case studies being conducted across Australia.
− Progress – confirmation of candidature confirmed and scholarship
awarded.
o Grants
o Events − Oration suggestions sought.
o First authored article writing intensive with Hugh − Journal Club: idea that someone from other colleges contribute to
presenting. (Agenda item next meeting).
Kearns - registrations of interest required. − Policy Clubs – principally attached to grants that are nearing
completion.
− Theory Clubs
− First Authored – 4 sessions proposed of 2 hrs monthly. Offered to
staff in the first instance. Claire suggested that this could be rolled out
across colleges.
− Discussion around how to deal with co-authors who don’t contribute.
o Policy Engagement
4. Any other business Stefania – disease prevention and primary health care campaign being
launched via social media, election document developed.
Stefania will circulate to members.
Sarah – Girls uniform agenda (trousers or skirts) – private schools are
resisting. More problematic in Qld & NSW. (Girls less physically active due
to having to wear dresses/skirts).
Attachment B
Current projects
• ARC linkage with Anglicare SA, Australian Refugee Association, Baptist Care SA and Shelter SA;
Investigators Anna Ziersch & Kathy Arthurson, Clemence Due project manager
• Surveys of 420 refugees and asylums seekers, 50 interviews, 11 photovoice interviews
• Main project completed with report launched at a Southgate policy event in August 2017
• Recent media coverage in press and radio and Shelter SA undertaking an advocacy campaign on the
basis of the findings
• Presented findings at North American Refugee Health Conference and the Public Health Congress, will
present at the Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health Congress in Edinburgh in May
• Paper published with several more in preparation
• FUSA faculty grant with Clemence Due and Kathy Arthurson and Son Vivienne and Alison Wotherspoon
from Screen studies
• Recruited group of Iranian refugees/asylums seekers to plan and make short films of their housing
experiences
• Two films were screened at the launch of the Refugee Housing report
• Participants currently participating in interviews about their experiences
• Will present at the Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health Congress in Edinburgh in May and prepare a
paper
• Will run another set of sessions with refugee young people this year with Welcome to Australia
• FUSA faculty grant with Clemence Due, in partnership with Survivors of Torture and Trauma
Rehabilitation Service (STARRS) and Migrant Health Service
• Interviews undertaken with 15 service providers
• Presented findings at a workshop of service providers on 1st March and report currently being finalised
• Presented at the North American Refugee Health Conference in June 2017, will present further findings
at the Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health Congress in Edinburgh in May
• 2 papers in preparation
Identification and referral of refugee young people in schools to mental health services
• Uni SA grant with Melanie Grant, Shepard Masoicha, Tahereh Ziaian (Uni SA), and Clemence Due –
conducted in partnership with Migrant Health Service and STTARS
• Interviews conducted with school staff and mental health personnel
• Analysis was presented to the project partners
• Paper submitted to Journal of School Health, paper presented at the British Educational Research
Association Conference and a poster at the North American Refugee Health Conference
• Adelaide University grant with Clemence Due, Matt Day and Marco Peres
• Survey of over 130 refugees from the Middle East about their oral health needs and service use, data
collection in final stages
• 2 Honours students at Adelaide to undertake interviews with service providers and refugees who
indicated their willingness to be interviewed.
Regional settlement of refugees
• FUSA faculty grant with Lillian Mwanri and Melanie Baak (UniSA) examining the regional resettlement
experiences of refugees in Mount Gambier
• 40 interviews with refugees from Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar/Burma
• Presented the results at the Regional Motilities Conference in Mount Gambier in September 2017, this
was covered by the local newspaper
• Conference report which will shortly be released with findings from this project
• Will present the findings to the Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health Congress in Edinburgh in May
• 2 articles in preparation about this research.
• NHMRC project examining primary health organisations and health equity – with a focus on
migrant/refugee populations as one of three equity groups as part of the broader project
• Project included consultations with migrant/refugee organisations around the country and surveys and
interviews with regional primary health care organisation staff which included questions about
comprehensive PHC for refuges/migrants
• Paper presented at the Population Health Congress in Melbourne and will be presented at the
Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health Congress in Edinburgh in May, with written paper under
preparation.
• FUSA faculty grant with Lillian Mwanri – with partner Relationships Australia to examine the impact of
HIV-related stigma on health and wellbeing for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities
• Focus groups conducted with 52 staff in 11 organisation’s/teams, 14 community leaders and 10
individuals from CALD backgrounds living with HIV
• Presented findings at a workshop of service providers in March
• Paper in preparation
• FUSA faculty grant – with Lillian and in partnership with Relationships Australia and SHINE building on
HIV stigma grant to include other sexual health aspects
• Completed ethics with SA health and Relationships Australia
• About to commence data collection
• FUSA Grant with Clemence Due and Alex Reilly and Joanna Howe at Adelaide Uni School of Law,
conducted in partnership with the Working Women’s Centre, Moira Walsh assisting as RA
• Project is examining workers on insecure visas and their experiences of exploitation and discrimination
• Interviews to be conducted with workers, employers and complaints personnel
• Have secured ethics approval and are about to commence recruiting people for interviews
• FUSA grant with Clemence Due to examine the impact of temporary visas on health and wellbeing for
refugees and asylum seekers
• Survey of service providers completed and interviews about to get underway
• Formed the basis of a Linkage grant recently submitted.
Recent grants:
• Federal Department of Families and Communities: Refugee women and work. Pathways to
employment for social inclusion and health and well-being, with Alex Reilly and Joanna Howe from the
School of Law at Adelaide University and Clemence Due, $282,808. Successful
• ARC linkage: The impact of humanitarian visa type on the resettlement and health and wellbeing
outcomes for people from refugee and asylum seekers backgrounds, with Clemence Due and 7 industry
partners (Australian Refugee Council, Australian Refugee Association, Welcome to Australia, Lutheran
Community Care, St Vincent de Paul, Mercy Works, Survivors of Torture and Trauma Rehabilitation
Service), $265,223. Under review.
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada: Toward International Refugee Food Security
Solutions, multi-country study, with Hassan Vatanparast from University of Saskatchewan and
colleagues in 10 countries. Stage 1 applied for to see if successful for stage 2. Under review.
Publications
Accepted:
• Ziersch A, Walsh M, Due C, Duivesteyn D. (2017). Exploring the relationship between housing and
health for refugees and asylum seekers in South Australia: a qualitative study, International Journal of
Environmental Research and Public Health, 14 (9):1036
• Ziersch, A., Due, C., Arthurson, K., & Loehr, N. (2017). Conducting Ethical Research with People from
Asylum Seeker and Refugee Backgrounds. In P. Liamputtong (Ed.), Handbook of Research Methods in
Health Social Sciences (pp. 1-19). Singapore: Springer Singapore.
• Ziersch A, Due C, Walsh M, Arthurson K. (2017) Belonging begins at home: Housing, social inclusion and
health and wellbeing for people from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds. Flinders Press,
Adelaide
Under review:
• Ziersch A & Due C. A mixed methods systematic review of studies examining the relationship between
housing and health for people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds, submitted to Social
Science & Medicine
• Baak, M, Miller E, Ziersch A, Due, C, Masocha S, Ziaian T. The role of schools in identifying and referring
young people from refugee backgrounds who are experiencing mental health issues, submitted to the
Journal of School Health.
Conference Presentations:
• Baak M, Masocha S, Ziaian T, Ziersch A, Due C, Miller E. The role of schools in identifying and referring
young people from refugee backgrounds who are experiencing mental health issues, British Educational
Research Association (BERA) Annual Conference, 5th-7th September 2017, Brighton.
• Ziersch A, Due C, Walsh M, Arthurson K, Lai, K. ‘Belonging begins at home’: exploring the relationship
between housing and health for refuges and asylum seekers in South Australia, North American Refugee
Health Conference, 16th-18th June, Toronto, Canada.
• Ziersch A, Due C, Walsh M. Discrimination and health for asylum seekers and refugees resettled in South
Australia, North American Refugee Health Conference, 16th-18th June, Toronto, Canada.
• Due C, Ziersch A, Robb A, Green E. Access to primary health care services for asylum seekers and people
with refugee backgrounds experiencing psychological trauma, North American Refugee Health
Conference, 16th-18th June, Toronto, Canada.
• Baak M, Miller E, Ziersch A, Due C, Ziaian T, Masocha A. Service provider’s perspectives on the settlement
challenges and mental health consequences for Australian youth of refugee background, North American
Refugee Health Conference, 16th-18th June, Toronto, Canada.
• Ziersch A, Due C, Arthurson K. Refugee and asylum seeker housing experiences: implications for health
and wellbeing. 15th World Congress on Public Health, 3-7th April 2017, Melbourne, Australia.
• Javanparast S, Baum F, Ziersch A, Freeman T, Mackean T, Reed R. Planning and partnership for new
migrants/refugee health: how do Australian Primary Health Care organisations perform? 15th World
Congress on Public Health, 3-7th April 2017, Melbourne, Australia
• Mwanri L, Ziersch A, Panagiotopoulos G, & Ouid E. (2016). Addressing HIV stigma and discrimination: an
important public health priority to prevent HIV in newly arrived CALD populations in South Australia",21th
International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) Durban, South Africa, 18-22 July 2016.
• Ziersch A, Due C & Arthurson K (2015). A Mixed Methods Systematic Review of Studies Examining the
Relationship between Housing and Health for Asylum Seekers and People with Refugee Backgrounds.
Population Health Congress, 6-9th September 2015, Hobart.
• Mwanri L, Ziersch A Panagiotopoulos G, & Ouid E. (2015) HIV stigma and discrimination: an important
public health issue among CALD populations in South Australia, Population Health Congress, 6-9th
September 2015, Hobart.
• Ziersch A, Due C, Arthurson K, Loehr N. (2015) Working with asylum seekers and people from refugee
backgrounds: The use of innovative qualitative methods in research, Qualitative Methods Conference, 28-
30th April 2015, Melbourne.
Teaching
• PhD by publication student Sarah Mares –examining the health impact of immigration detention of
refugee children. Anna Ziersch associate supervisor co-supervising with Malcom Battersby
• DrPH student Roheena Tahir who will examine Syrian refugee women’s experience of mental health
services. Anna Ziersch as Principal supervisor
• PhD student Rachel Sullivan - examining discrimination experienced by refugees and asylum seekers.
Supervised by Anna Ziersch and Clemence Due. Withdrew this year due to family reasons.
• Prospective PhD student Emily Duivesteyn – labour market experiences of refugee youth. Supervisors
Anna Ziersch and Clemence Due. Successful in winning a PhD scholarship and candidature but declined
as not yet ready to undertake a PhD.
• Advanced studies student Erin Green supervised by Anna Ziersch and Clemence Due for three years
looking at primary health care access for refugees and Tuc Nguyen for one year looking at refugee oral
health
• Summer Scholar Julia Parini recently worked with the group on the refugee oral health project and other
research projects relating to refugee health.
Attachment D
• Encourage strategic thinking and make plans for next five years
9.15 am - 10.45 am • Overview of National and University Research Professor Rob Saint, Deputy Vice
agenda & priorities Chancellor Research
11.45 am - 12.45 pm 5 minute vision presentations: including plans Professor Fran Baum to facilitate
for future grant applications.
Refugee Health
A/Prof Anna Ziersch
Discussion:
Blue sky thinking about new grants
12:45 pm - 1.30 pm Lunch
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm Barriers and enablers to achieving this vision Two groups: one enablers, one
(produce list for review) barriers
Dr Stefania Velardo
The lived experience of childhood food insecurity in South Australia.
A/Prof. Ben Wadham, Dr Kate Seymour, Dr Lana Zannettino & A/Prof. Alison Hutton
Male violence: educating for violence prevention.
ARC Discovery Project: Institutional Abuse and Organisational Reform in the Australian
Defence Force 1969 - CI Ben Wadham.
This project investigates institutional abuse within the Australian Defence Force. The first
stages of the project are underway. We are forming a team, developing a 3-year plan,
allocating expertise and establishing information management processes. The project has
met with some resistance from the ADF and a 2-month process of resolution has been
underway. We are now developing a recruitment plan and generating the ethics application.
FREE Seminar 1; October 23, 5pm: Are the kids alright? Exploring the intersection
between education and mental health.
FREE Seminar 2; October 25, 5pm: Teacher mental health: What do we know and
what can we do?
Appointments:
Awards:
Attachment F
Research at FHBHRU (as of March 2018)
Cognitive Behaviour Physical Health & Veterans & Gambling Research The Flinders
Service user
Therapy Mental Health ESFRs Program &
& Family MI
Remedy & Gambling PIH
CBT Smoking Indigenous Research
New Comorbidity Research
Programs Cessation Gambling
Access Centre
Redpath, P Lawn, S Battersby M Lawn, S
Venning, A Zabeen, S Lawn, S Lawn, S Bertossa, S Lawn, S Morello, A
Lawn, S
Glover, F Smith, D Fairweather- Waddell, E Smith, D Lawn S Oster, C Oster, C
Lawn S Morello, A
Cameron, D Battersby, M Schmidt, K Venning, A Battersby M Riley, B Morello, A Smith D
Oster, C
Hill, L Baigent, M Zabeen, S Redpath, P (AHW team) Battersby M
Oswald, T Smith D
Evaluation of Evaluation of Kick.it APP NHMRC RCT Living vicariously Gambling & Provide / Practical Guide Integration of FP SA Health
LiCBT with Remedy with PTSD – Suicide SALHN evaluate to working with into practice evaluation of MI
Pain/ CaFHS / LiCBT Service Smoking Mental Health partners database (AS Aboriginal carers / MH - USA training (metro /
& Shared Care cessation & Registry MH student) health services (PMHCCN / - Mexico rural).
Populations New Access disadvant’d Statewide data Yoga Study – in North Helping Minds / - Hong Kong
development populations JLC (Waddell) Alcohol & Western region MIND) - NZ Avatar
Development of & first 3 years (CI Paul Breakthrough Gambling - China development for
Digital Coach Ward) MH Carer Guide Treatment (AS Mentor & Practical Guide training HPs in MI
LiCBT Cardiovascular – JLC student) develop Ceduna APP (PMHCCN) WA Community (with Schoo,
Evaluation of material for NSW Health (PhD implementation Health service Health Services – Powers, Litt)
Digital Coach at eating Tackling Zabeen – UK Scoping Scoping Evaluation of PIH
University disorders (in Tobacco Lawn) SAAS protocols Meta-analysis of Develop National MH in Indigenous Analysis of online
submission) Delphi Study (PhD – Lawn) gambling culturally Peer Communities MI Forum (AS
CBT for Building Cardiovascular treatments (with appropriate Organisation student)
teacher LiCBT Smoking & Health (PhD Trojan’s Trek Tolchard – UK) LiCBT material / (PMHCCN) Silver Chain
resilience (in demographic MI Social Melb Uni – evaluation (Lawn gambling Evaluation Literature review
submission) differences Networks Lawn) with Elaine Bell) Vietnamese & screen. National survey MI fidelity tools
(AS student) (PhD – Gambling (PhD BPD consumers Country Health (AS student)
Script for Return Lawn) PH & MH – Bertossa – Evaluation of & Carers (with SA FP
to Work Avatar Carers SA Family support Lawn) ‘Be Active Live PMHCCN) implementation Retrospective
(in submission) Focus Groups NHMRC lit review (AS Happy’ program analysis of MI
(in develop’t) CRE Uni of student) Non-help- (Dept of Mental Health Translation of FP student learning
CBT for Trauma Newcastle – seekers & Corrections) Recovery to NDIS / issues (AS
/ CC (in Baker (in NHMRC Uni of Gambling (PhD College Disability (with Student).
submission) submission - Newcastle – Riley – Lawn) Develop/run an evaluation (with Sue Gordon)
Lawn) Wiggins (in ACT program in Coveney & Muir-
CBT & MH submission - women’s prison Cochrane) Breast Cancer &
APPs (PhD – Lawn) Comorbidity (with
Venning) BPD & Bogda – 2019
Sunrise psychiatrist (AS PhD - Lawn)
Aboriginal student)
Community – PIH translation
NT (Claire BPD & Stigma - French Canada
Smith – in BPD & GPs (4th - China
development) Yr Med Student) - Sweden
- Cancer Survivor
CTOs & Care - Pharmacy
Planning (PhD –
Lawn) FP Fidelity tool for
Accredited
ARC Uni of Melb Training
– CTOs (In FP & Orthopaedic
submission – (PhD Ladan –
Lawn) Smith)
West Java –
Pasung /
Restraint (AAF
& PhD pending
in 2019 – Lawn)
Research Staff:
Research leaders* ECRs / Project Officers Casual staff and Other
Prof Lawn, S (Director, FHBHRU) Dr Hill, L (Maternity leave) Dr Waddell, E (Casual 0.4 FTE)
Dr Venning, A (Research Manager, also ECR) Ms Zabeen, S (PhD candidate) Prof Baigent, M (SALHN, affiliate, therapy)
Dr Smith D (Statistician, also ECR) Ms Bertossa, S (PhD candidate) Ms Glover, F (teaching focused)
Dr Fairweather-Schmidt, K (NHMRC Trial Mr Riley, B (PhD candidate) Ms Cameron, D (teaching focused)
coordinator, also ECR)
Prof Battersby M (SALHN position currently) Dr Oster, C (Contract 0.6 FTE) Oswald, T (casual 0.2 FTE)
Mrs Redpath, P (CBT, teaching focused)