Research Priorities 2025-2029

Robust evidence is essential for driving effective policy and practice changes across the health and education sectors. Ongoing research into the MHiPS initiative is therefore critical to supporting the existing evaluation work and promoting sustainability and success for schools. 

The MHiPS team have developed a National Research Strategy outlining research priorities for the next 3-4 years. These priorities are:

• Implementation process for MHiPS (schools system change) E.g. How does MHiPS work? What are the non-negotiables in implementation?

• Impact of MHiPS on students E.g. What is the impact of changes to teacher practice on student mental health and wellbeing?

• Investigating how schools adapt and sustain MHiPS to improve student mental health and wellbeing. E.g. How does MHiPS translate in small schools, remote/rural schools, schools with integrated hubs, schools with high cultural diversity, schools with high proportions of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students.