Role Title: Research intern: Regional youth mental health
Organisation: The Kids Research Institute Australia
Internship Period: Summer (November - December)
Location: Nedlands
The Project Intern will support a program of work focused on improving youth mental health in regional Western Australia. Working with the Youth Mental Health team, the intern will: (1) conduct an environmental scan and service mapping exercise of youth mental health services, programs, and community organisations across regional WA, and (2) contribute to a literature review of current evidence relating to regional youth mental health needs, service access, outcomes, and best-practice approaches.
The intern will primarily work with researchers and project staff and may engage with publicly available information from community organisations, health services, government agencies, and not-for-profit organisations. The outputs will help inform partnership development, stakeholder engagement, service navigation resources, and future youth mental health initiatives.
The Kids Research Institute Australia is based within the Perth Children’s Hospital, and is one of the largest, and most successful medical research institutes in Australia, comprising a dedicated and diverse team of around 1,000 staff, students and honoraries. We've created a bold blueprint that brings together community, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and funders, who share our vision to improve the health and wellbeing of children through excellence in research.