News & analysis
Latest news and analysis from the RANZCP.

Grants & awards
Combining music therapy and psychotherapy for people affected by younger-onset dementiaMusic and Psychotherapy and Social Connections (MAPS) is a novel pilot project combining traditional...

Grants & awards
Perinatal depression in women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) backgroundsDr Katherine Sevar and her team was awarded the prestigious Pat, Toni and Peter Kinsman Research Sch...
Grants & awards
A legacy to remember Dr Winton MurdochCatherine knew that her father needed to be remembered and recognised by her family and friends and ...

Grants & awards
Biomarkers of disabling symptoms in schizophreniaProfessor Alison Yung was awarded the RANZCP Foundation Catalyst Grant to research Biomarkers of dis...
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RANZCP expresses concern for global human rights violationsThe RANZCP urges Australia to follow Aotearoa New Zealand to implement the United Nations Declaratio...
Media release
RANZCP welcomes ban on LGBTQIA+ conversion therapy in WAThe RANZCP welcomes the ban on LGBTQIA+ conversion therapy in Western Australia.
Trainee news
RANZCP welcomes launch of Rural Psychiatry Training program in WAThe RANZCP welcomes the Rural Psychiatry Training program being launched in Western Australia today....
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RANZCP welcomes Coalition election commitmentThe RANZCP has welcomed Victorian coalition election commitment to deliver more psychiatry positions...
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RANZCP welcomes Labor election commitment to local mental health servicesThe RANZCP welcomes the Victorian Labor Party’s election commitment to deliver 50-60 new local menta...
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A positive start for affordable mental health treatment; more to be doneThe RANZCP welcomes initiatives to improve affordable access to mental health treatment in the Austr...

Update
Renewed commitment to bulk-billed telehealth a step forward for rural and regional AustraliaThe reinstatement of MBS Item 288 should be the beginning of wider reform to provide affordable acce...
Media release
Psychiatrists call on Victorian Government to urgently review safety of mental health care settingsVictoria’s current public mental health and wellbeing system lacks capacity to care for those with m...