Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
I am a public health physician with 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.
The following are my open access publications
Article in The Conversation on poverty and mental illness.
Article on lower income levels and psychological distress in Australia.
Article on the usefulness of care coordination for persons with severe mental illness.
Article on improving access to mental health care for marginalised communities
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
Current PhD supervision
-
Nurses as Second Victims of Death and Dying in Clinical Practice
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.
I am also a past Chair of the Advisory Committee of Marist Sion College, Warragul.
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
-
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 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
-
Social Prescribing Evaluation
Isaacs, A., Sutton, K. & Haigh, B.
21/12/20 → 30/04/22
Project: Research
-
The applicability of Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory in learning during internship
Isaacs, A. & Spencer, B. A.
1/01/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
Strategies to Facilitate Mental Healthcare Access in Marginalised Local Communities: Case Studies from India and Australia
Isaacs, A., 2022, In: Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics. 25, 1, p. 11-19 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
-
An innovative model of service delivery for persons with severe mental illness
Isaacs, A., 2021, p. 1.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
-
Care coordination as a collaborative element of recovery oriented services for persons with severe mental illness
Isaacs, A. N., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Australasian Psychiatry. 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
-
Coping styles and mental health in response to societal changes during the COVID-19 pandemic
Gurvich, C. T., Thomas, N., Hudaib, A-R., Sood, L., Fabiatos, K., Sutton, K., Isaacs, A., Arunogiri, S., Sharp, G. & Kulkarni, J., Aug 2021, In: International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 67, 5, p. 540-549 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access39 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
-
2020 Leon Piterman Early Career Researcher Publication Prize for Social and Educational Research
Isaacs, Anton (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
File -
Award for Outstanding Contribution
Isaacs, Anton (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
-
Early Career Researcher publication prize
Isaacs, Anton (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
-
Paul Harris Fellow (non Rotarian)
Isaacs, Anton (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
-
Frontiers in Health Services (Journal)
Anton Isaacs (Guest editor)
2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
-
BMC Health Services Research (Journal)
Anton Isaacs (Editorial board member)
2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
-
Advances in Mental Health (Journal)
Anton Isaacs (Guest editor)
2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
-
Latrobe Regional Hospital (External organisation)
Anton Isaacs (Contributor)
2016 → …Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of industry collaboration/ network
-
Doctoral student supervision
Anton Isaacs (Supervisor)
2015 → 2021Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Mentor/ Internship supervision
Press / Media
-
Chemobrain is real. Here’s what to expect after cancer treatment
1/04/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
-
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
-
Stop Male Suicide in Victoria Seminar
26/06/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
-
-
Koorie Men's Health Day - Interview with People First Radio, Vancouver
17/06/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview