Diamond
Thank you to all of the people who took part in diamond - the Diagnosis, Management and Outcomes of Depression in Primary Care Longitudinal Study (diamond) (2005-2016). diamond aimed to better understand how general practice and other health services can best support people experiencing depression, stress or worries in the community.
We sought to explore the factors that may help people to lead healthy and rewarding lives and the ingredients for best practice mental health care. Our team of researchers at The University of Melbourne established this primary care-based study and invited patients from across 30 general practice clinics in Victoria to participate. The diamond Cohort Study has since become a unique resource that documents many aspects of the decade-long health and well-being stories of nearly 800 Victorian women and men.
Information provided over the years continues to lead to important advancements in understanding people’s experience with depression, stress and worries. To find out more please contact us via email diamond-study@unimelb.edu.au
Need Help?
If you live in Australia there are a number of support resources available.
- See Available Resources
Resources
Name Contact Number Your GP/family doctor Beyondblue 1300 22 4636 National sexual assault, domestic violence counselling service 1800 RESPECT/ 1800 737 732 Drug & Alcohol Counselling & Info 1800 888 236 Gambling Helpline 1800 858 858 Lifeline 13 11 14 Relationships Australia 1300 364 277 SANE Helpline 1800 187 263 Mensline Australia 1300 789 978 Suicide Call Back Service 1800 688 009 Suicide Line (Victoria) 1300 651 251 Women’s Domestic Violence Crisis Service (Victoria) 1800 015 188
WHAT ARE LIVING LABS?
Co-Design Living Labs bring people with technological, industry, policy and research skills together with people who have lived-experience of a service, role, or mental health condition. We brainstorm ways to improve research, policy and practice in mental health and co-develop solutions and new approaches for primary care to respond to mental health needs in the community.
Working together, a Living Lab offers the potential for private-public-partnerships to co-create new technologies, solutions and co-design research projects and materials.
GET INVOLVED!
You might have an interest in helping policy makers understand what it is like accessing health services such as general practitioners, nurses, hospitals, other people involved in health care, or you may want to help health professionals or policy makers design and deliver better care. Perhaps you are interested in working with a community organisation or research team who wants to hear from someone who has experience of living with mental ill-health or distress and needs.
Living Labs bring people together from community, industry, government and research and using experienced co-design methods to:
- Collaborate on research project development and materials;
- Co-design new health models, systems and processes for primary care;
- Co-produce methods to embed research outcomes into policy and practice;
- Test out prototypes, technologies, new interventions and pilot;
- Build sector capabilities for co-design;
- Develop and support co-researcher models.
Contact us at any time to register your interest in taking part in a Living Lab.
CONTACT US
The Co-design Living Labs are managed by University of Melbourne researchers who lead the Primary Care Mental Health Research Program, Department of General Practice.
Above: Living Labs Collaborators Hub and co-researchers - our Collaborator's Hub (co-design members) drive ideas generation & engagement with the larger labs group.
To find out more or to register your interest, please contact:
Ms Roxanne Kritharidis, Living Labs Coordinator
T: 1800 721 513
E: livinglabs-imhr@unimelb.edu.au
News
The University of Melbourne, Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences Award for Excellence in Engagement - Public Value
For excellence in the Co-Design Living Lab, a lived experience model for co-design in research, education and healthcare improvement and transformation
Need Help?
If you live in Australia there are a number of support resources available.
- See Available Resources
Resources
Name Contact Number Your GP/family doctor Beyondblue 1300 22 4636 National sexual assault, domestic violence counselling service 1800 RESPECT/ 1800 737 732 Drug & Alcohol Counselling & Info 1800 888 236 Gambling Helpline 1800 858 858 Lifeline 13 11 14 Relationships Australia 1300 364 277 SANE Helpline 1800 187 263 Mensline Australia 1300 789 978 Suicide Call Back Service 1800 688 009 Suicide Line (Victoria) 1300 651 251 Women’s Domestic Violence Crisis Service (Victoria) 1800 015 188
Thank you
The tenth year of data collection has been completed. You can find the final ten year review brief report below along with our ten years of study newsletters.
The research team would like to sincerely thank you for your participation in the study. The time and effort you committed to completing the postal surveys and telephone interviews is appreciated and your information has been invaluable to the research and its findings.
Data you provided over the years continues to lead to important advancements in understanding people’s experience with depression, stress and worries and the re-design of the Australian mental health primary care system. We encourage you to stay in contact via the diamond email address diamond-study@unimelb.edu.au. You can also get involved in Living Labs to contribute to future research development, policy and practice improvements. More information about Living Labs and what they are can be found here.
10 YEAR REVIEW BRIEF REPORT
Newsletters
- 2016 10 Years of diamond.pdf
- 2015 diamond Newsletter.pdf
- 2014 diamond Newsletter 2.pdf
- 2014 diamond Newsletter 1.pdf
- 2013 diamond Newsletter 2.pdf
- 2013 diamond Newsletter 1.pdf
- 2012 diamond Newsletter 2.pdf
- 2012 diamond Newsletter 1.pdf
- 2011 diamond Newsletter.pdf
- 2010 diamond Newsletter 2.pdf
- 2010 diamond Newsletter 1.pdf
- 2009 diamond Newsletter 2.pdf
- 2009 diamond Newsletter 1.pdf
- 2008 diamond Newsletter 2.pdf
- 2008 diamond Newsletter 1.pdf
- 2007 diamond Newsletter 2.pdf
- 2007 diamond Newsletter 1.pdf
- 2005 Diamond Newsletter
Resources
Name | Contact Number |
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Your GP/family doctor | |
Beyondblue | 1300 22 4636 |
National sexual assault, domestic violence counselling service | 1800 RESPECT/ 1800 737 732 |
Drug & Alcohol Counselling & Info | 1800 888 236 |
Gambling Helpline | 1800 858 858 |
Lifeline | 13 11 14 |
Relationships Australia | 1300 364 277 |
SANE Helpline | 1800 187 263 |
Mensline Australia | 1300 789 978 |
Suicide Call Back Service | 1800 688 009 |
Suicide Line (Victoria) | 1300 651 251 |
Women’s Domestic Violence Crisis Service (Victoria) | 1800 015 188 |
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Research Papers & Presentations
Topics Covered in Key Publications: primary care population (the multi-factorial nature of depression), risk factors for depression (chronic illness, social relationships), personalised treatment (recovery and depression, the use of written plans for recovery, resilience, lay accounts, social relationships, gene-environment interactions), usual care (website use, antidepressant use, treatment allocation), risk appropriate treatments (clinical predication tool, tailored care randomised controlled trial), monitoring (general practitioner continuity, the need to monitor depression care), systems re-design.
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Best Practice Model of Depression Care
Findings from diamond researchers about the key ingredients of a best practice model for depression care and the principles to embed this in the primary care system.
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Findings from diamond participants
Data from diamond surveys and computer assisted telephone interviews--strategies that people reported help for depression, stress and worries, and service use.
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