Project Air Strategy for Personality Disorders - University of Wollongong
The Project Air Strategy for Personality disorders is an internationally recognised leader in research, education and treatment of personality disorders. They aim to support compassionate, evidence-based treatment and recovery for people with personality disorder and related conditions. The Project Air Strategy generates scientific research discoveries, inspire through education and training, and consult with our partners to improve treatment. They partner with health, justice, communities, schools, families and individuals, bringing new scientific discoveries to promote recovery through effective response and treatment of complex mental health challenges.
Project Air is a centre of excellence for research, education and treatment of personality disorders and related complex challenges including self-harm, suicide and comorbid conditions and is the only university-based personality disorders centre with a national and international focus that has the capacity and expertise to provide a national focus of work. Project Air has developed and evaluated a range of interventions for health services, schools and clinicians. We build capacity to help health services, schools and communities identify and respond more effectively to suicide risk, self-harm and complex mental health presentations.
Project Air Strategy for Personality Disorders is a partnership between the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute at the University of Wollongong and the NSW Ministry for Health and Local NSW Health Districts. It seeks to engage the community, families, carers, consumers and health and drug and alcohol services and agencies, to support better treatments for personality disorders. Founded in 2001, the Strategy fosters University-Health partnerships locally, nationally and internationally.
Organisation
Address: Northfields Avenue University of Wollongong NSW 2522, Australia
Country: Australia
Email: info-projectair@uow.edu.au
