Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Better Mental Health (CLiMB) will bring together a cohesive group of world leaders in exercise physiology, diet and nutrition, sleep and circadian rhythms and mindfulness with experts in mental health, addiction, cognition, neuroscience, technology, behaviour change, implementation science, and health economics. CLiMB will also bring together the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine and Monash Partners with the peak bodies in lifestyle behaviours (Exercise & Sports Science Australia, Dietitians Association of Australia, Australian Sleep Association) and state-of-the-art clinical research facilities across VIC (BrainPark & Turner Sleep Clinic, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University; Food and Mood Centre, Deakin University), NSW (Mindgardens, UNSW) and QLD (Thompson Institute, Sunshine Coast University). CLiMB, will use systems-based thinking and implementation science to position Lifestyle Medicine into the foundations (i.e., a third pillar) of mental health treatment and help Australia lead the global effort to develop better models of care and outcomes for people living with mental ill health.
GMHBA will contribute to the dissemination of CLiMB research outcomes, best practice approaches and knowledge through active engagement via seminars, social media and webinars with our members and networks. We will also provide education opportunities for the many clinicians working in our healthcare businesses.