Ian Hickie

Prof Ian Hickie

Co-Director, Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
Professor Ian Hickie – The Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney is a global leader in mental health research and digital innovations in care. Professor Ian Hickie is the Co-Director of Health and Policy. He was an inaugural NHMRC Australian Fellow (2007-2012), then Senior Principal Research Fellow (2013-2017 and 2018-22), and now is supported at the highest level of personal Investigator Grants (2023-7). He was an inaugural Commissioner on Australia’s National Mental Health Commission (2012-18) overseeing enhanced accountability for mental health reform and suicide prevention. He is an internationally renowned researcher in clinical psychiatry, with particular reference to digital innovation, youth mental health care and adolescent-onset mood disorders, notably depression and bipolar disorder.

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