This article outlines some limitations of these models and argues for the development of a trans-diagnostic model, based on developments in our work in primary care youth services, which can be generalised to adult populations.

This paper highlights the value of dynamic modelling methods for managing complexity and uncertainty, and demonstrates their potential use as a decision-support tool for policy makers and program planners for community suicide prevention actions.

This paper explores the challenges that arise through the multidisciplinary nature of evidence-informed policy making.

Public health researchers and practitioners want to see their research inform government decision making. It is not always clear to researchers how evidence is used in policy decisions in a highly politicised environment with many competing demands. Public Health Research & Practice spoke to Nicola Roxon, former Federal Health and Ageing Minister (2007–2011), to gain...

This paper discusses the use of secondments as a tool to increase knowledge translation between academics and policy makers by developing individual capacity.