Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
I am an overseas trained public health physician and senior lecturer at Monash Rural Health. I developed an interest in the mental health of rural and medically underserved communities. My research focusses on the design, implementation and evaluation of mental health and wellbeing services.
The first mental health service I designed and implemented was called MAANASI in rural Karnataka (India). Following my PhD at Monash University which focused on help seeking for mental health problems by Aboriginal men and the service response, I co-designed a model for early detection of mental health problems among Aboriginal men called the Koori Men's Health Day. I also supported the development of JEKKORA - an Aboriginal model of early identification, and support of persons with psychological distress and suicidal ideation in rural communities.I am also interested in evaluating mental health and suicide prevention services.
My current projects focus on ways to improve care for persons with severe mental illness, with a particular focus on personal recovery. I believe that personal recovery oriented service models must be able to facilitate the key processes of personal recovery such as being connected to people and society, providing hope for the future, offering a positive identity that is different from one's illness and providing some form of daily activity that fosters meaning and purpose in one's life. A mental health service is but one component of this service model.
The following are some more of my open access publications
Clinicians' and users' views of tele-mental health
Improving access to mental health services by marginalised communities
Article on the effectiveness of a care coordination service model for persons with severe mental health problems
Article in The Conversation on poverty and mental illness.
Article on lower income levels and psychological distress in Australia.
Article for AEON magazine on 'Chemobrain'
Supervision interests
Completed PhD supervision
- The Spiritual Path: the benefits of spirituality in nature for mental health, wellbeing and recovery
Community service
I am a past Deputy Chair of the Board of Governance of SNAP Gippsland Inc., a Mental Health Community Support Service based in Gippsland, Victoria.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Mental health services, PhD, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Award Date: 14 Jun 2011
Community Health, MD, St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences
Award Date: 14 Dec 2001
Medicine, MBBS, St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences
Award Date: 15 Dec 1994
Research area keywords
- Mental health services research
- Health services research
- Stress related disorders
- Healthcare
- Internship
Network
Projects
- 9 Finished
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Gippsland PHN HeadtoHelp Hub and Satellite Model Evaluation
Maybery, D., Isaacs, A., Sutton, K., Hine, R., Mitchell, E., Bullock, S. & Atkinson, S.
Gippsland Health Network Limited (Gippsland PHN)
1/06/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Social Prescribing Evaluation
Isaacs, A., Sutton, K. & Haigh, B.
21/12/20 → 31/03/23
Project: Research
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The applicability of Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory in learning during internship
Isaacs, A. & Spencer, B. A.
1/01/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Evaluation of Partners in Recovery longitudinal program data
Sutton, K., Isaacs, A. & Beauchamp, A.
Gippsland Primary Health Network
31/10/18 → 30/04/19
Project: Research
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Improving Emergency and Follow Up Care for Suicidal Crisis in Mildura LGA
Spelten, E., Wright, F., MacDermott, S., Sutton, K. & Isaacs, A.
17/10/18 → 28/02/20
Project: Research
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Care coordination as a collaborative element of recovery oriented services for persons with severe mental illness
Isaacs, A. N., Feb 2022, In: Australasian Psychiatry. 30, 1, p. 110-112 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Dermatological presentations to a regional Victorian hospital emergency department: A 1-year audit
Ronaldson, C., Zhou, K., Lam, M., Ong, D., Morgan, S., Sathe, A. & Isaacs, A. N., 20 Oct 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Australian Journal of Rural Health. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Editorial: Non-clinical Approaches to Improve Outcomes in Persons With Mental Disorders
Lawn, S., Brooks, H., Sutton, K., Vicary, E. & Isaacs, A. N., 5 Jul 2022, In: Frontiers in Sociology. 7, 3 p., 967508.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
Open Access -
Effectiveness of personal recovery facilitators in adults with schizophrenia and other psychoses: A systematic review of reviews and narrative synthesis
Isaacs, A. N., Brooks, H., Lawn, S., Mohammadi, L., Vicary, E. & Sutton, K., Aug 2022, In: Schizophrenia Research. 246, p. 132-147 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Factors affecting learning during internship: A qualitative study of junior doctors
Isaacs, A. N. & Spencer, B. A., Jan 2022, In: Australian Journal of General Practice. 51, 1-2, p. 83-89 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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2020 Leon Piterman Early Career Researcher Publication Prize for Social and Educational Research
Isaacs, Anton (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Award for Outstanding Contribution
Isaacs, Anton (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Early Career Researcher publication prize
Isaacs, Anton (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Paul Harris Fellow (non Rotarian)
Isaacs, Anton (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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World Congress of Social Psychiatry London 2023
Anton Isaacs (Speaker)
16 Jan 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Victorian and Tasmanian PHN Alliance (External organisation)
Anton Isaacs (Member)
2023Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Consultancy
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Centralised intake models and recommendations for their use in non-acute mental health services: a scoping review
Anton Isaacs (Member)
Nov 2022 → Jan 2023Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Frontiers in Health Services (Journal)
Anton Isaacs (Guest editor)
2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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BMC Health Services Research (Journal)
Anton Isaacs (Editorial board member)
2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Press/Media
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Chemobrain is real. Here’s what to expect after cancer treatment
1/04/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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When it’s easier to get meds than therapy: how poverty makes it hard to escape mental illness
Graham Meadows, Anthony Cichello, Anton Isaacs & Frances Shawyer
3/07/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Stop Male Suicide in Victoria Seminar
26/06/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Koorie Men's Health Day - Interview with People First Radio, Vancouver
17/06/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview