The Sir William Kilpatrick Churchill Fellowship to investigate global best practice Deaf mental health service provision in Europe, USA and Asia

Deaf people experience worse mental health outcomes compared to hearing people. Many adverse outcomes are preventable but Australia needs systemic change to better support deaf people’s mental health and ensure equitable service provision. Deaf children need good language access in family & school settings & deaf adults need targeted culturally-appropriate mental health services. I would like to visit 12 mental health services (2 Norwegian hospitals & a cultural centre, Dutch university, Austrian health centre, 4 UK and 3 US mental health centres and Japanese association) to learn about each service, opportunities and challenges faced and lessons learnt to equip me to advocate for best practice in Australia