The Centre specialises in psychiatric and neuroscience research and education.
Strategic objectives
There are four strategic objectives:
- To create in Western Australia an academic centre of excellence in psychiatric and neuroscience research that will be nationally and internationally competitive.
- To generate a scientific database supporting advanced research into the aetiology of the major mental disorders, their management and treatment, and evaulation of interventions and service delivery.
- To provide basic and advanced research training and supervision.
- To contribute towards educating the public about:
- scientific understanding of mental disorders
- advances in their treatment
- role of a supportive social environment in improving their outcome.
Additional information on is provided by the West Australia Health Department on volunteering, research and training in this research.