Professor Harvey Whiteford
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Harvey Whiteford

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Background

Professor Whiteford is Director of the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research. His research interests are in psychiatric epidemiology and burden of disease measurement, mental health policy and service reform.

Professor Whiteford trained in medicine, psychiatry and health policy at the University of Queensland, Stanford University and the Australian National University. He has held senior clinical and administrative positions, including those of Director of Mental Health in the Queensland and Federal governments in Australia. He worked for ten years on the design and implementation of Australia’s Mental Health Strategy and was Chairman of the Working Group which oversaw this initiative. He was appointed to the first mental health position in the World Bank in Washington DC with the task of developing the Bank’s capacity to respond to the rising global burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders. He has worked as a consultant to national governments, the Commonwealth and State governments in Australia, the World Bank, and the World Health Organisation.

Availability

Professor Harvey Whiteford is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Clinical sciences Health Sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy of Political Science, Australian National University
  • Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine of the Faculty of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine of the Faculty of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Search Professor Harvey Whiteford’s works on UQ eSpace

522 works between 1983 and 2025
All (522) Journal Article (415) Book Chapter (14) Conference Publication (44) Other Outputs (49)

441 - 460 of 522 works

2000

Journal Article

Impressions of psychiatry in Australia

Whiteford, H. (2000). Impressions of psychiatry in Australia. Australasian Psychiatry, 8 (4), 316-317.

Impressions of psychiatry in Australia

2000

Journal Article

Book Review: She STILL won't be right mate!

Whiteford, Harvey (2000). Book Review: She STILL won't be right mate!. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 34 (4), 701-703. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2000.0765a.x

Book Review: She STILL won't be right mate!

2000

Journal Article

Human development and economic growth: How does mental health relate?

Whiteford, Harvey (2000). Human development and economic growth: How does mental health relate?. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 34, A71-A71. doi: 10.1080/000486700806

Human development and economic growth: How does mental health relate?

2000

Journal Article

Reform of Mental Health in Eastern Europe

Van Voren, Robert and Whiteford, Henery (2000). Reform of Mental Health in Eastern Europe. Eurohealth, 6 (2), 63-65.

Reform of Mental Health in Eastern Europe

2000

Book Chapter

Unmet need: A challenge for governments

Whiteford, H. A. (2000). Unmet need: A challenge for governments. Unmet Need in Psychiatry. (pp. 8-10) edited by Gavin Andrews and Scott Henderson. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Unmet need: A challenge for governments

1999

Journal Article

Why would a psychiatrist work in a bank?

Whiteford, Harvey (1999). Why would a psychiatrist work in a bank?. Australasian Psychiatry, 7 (2), 78-80. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1665.1999.00183.x

Why would a psychiatrist work in a bank?

1999

Journal Article

Letter to the editor

Whiteford, H. (1999). Letter to the editor. Australasian Psychiatry, 7 (5)

Letter to the editor

1998

Journal Article

Health policy in Australia

Whiteford, H (1998). Health policy in Australia. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 57 (1), 125-126.

Health policy in Australia

1998

Journal Article

Renewing Australia's mental health strategy

Whiteford, H. A. (1998). Renewing Australia's mental health strategy. Medical Journal of Australia, 169 (8), 432-434.

Renewing Australia's mental health strategy

1998

Journal Article

The Momentum Builds: Mental Health Reform in Australia

Whiteford, Harvey (1998). The Momentum Builds: Mental Health Reform in Australia. Australasian Psychiatry, 6 (3), 115-117. doi: 10.3109/10398569809082329

The Momentum Builds: Mental Health Reform in Australia

1998

Journal Article

Depression-the new public health priority

Whiteford, Harvey A. and Wells, L. (1998). Depression-the new public health priority. Depression Awareness Journal (4), 1-2.

Depression-the new public health priority

1998

Journal Article

Problematic Drug and Alcohol use and Mental Illness: an Australian Perspective in Problematic Drug and Alcohol Use and Mental Illness

Whiteford, Harvey (1998). Problematic Drug and Alcohol use and Mental Illness: an Australian Perspective in Problematic Drug and Alcohol Use and Mental Illness. News (Jesuit Social Services)

Problematic Drug and Alcohol use and Mental Illness: an Australian Perspective in Problematic Drug and Alcohol Use and Mental Illness

1998

Journal Article

The momentum builds: Mental health reform in Australia

Whiteford, H. (1998). The momentum builds: Mental health reform in Australia. Australasian Psychiatry, 6 (3), 115-118.

The momentum builds: Mental health reform in Australia

1997

Conference Publication

Organisation of Mental Health Services in the Future

Whiteford, HA. (1997). Organisation of Mental Health Services in the Future. Giegy Psychiatric Symposium, Newcastle, 1997.

Organisation of Mental Health Services in the Future

1997

Conference Publication

Socioeconomic context of mental health funding

Whiteford, Harvey A. (1997). Socioeconomic context of mental health funding. 1997 RANZCP Congress Symposium, Sydney, 1997. Carlton, Vic.: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.3109/10398569709082274

Socioeconomic context of mental health funding

1996

Journal Article

Recruitment and retention in non-metropolitan public positions in Queensland: Research on 'Queensland Health's response.'

Emmerson, Brett, Brown, Peggy, Whiteford, Harvey, McVie, Ness and Kuipers, Willem (1996). Recruitment and retention in non-metropolitan public positions in Queensland: Research on 'Queensland Health's response.'. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 30 (5), 667-671. doi: 10.3109/00048679609062663

Recruitment and retention in non-metropolitan public positions in Queensland: Research on 'Queensland Health's response.'

1996

Journal Article

Outcome Measurement: Sharing Experiences in Australia

Walter, Garry, Kirkby, Ken, Marks, Isaac, Whiteford, Harvey, Andrews, Gavin and Swinson, Richard (1996). Outcome Measurement: Sharing Experiences in Australia. Australasian Psychiatry, 4 (6), 316-318. doi: 10.3109/10398569609082075

Outcome Measurement: Sharing Experiences in Australia

1996

Journal Article

Resourcing Mental Health Services in Australia and New Zealand

Whiteford, Harvey and Wilson, Janice (1996). Resourcing Mental Health Services in Australia and New Zealand. Australasian Psychiatry, 4 (2), 71-73. doi: 10.3109/10398569609080466

Resourcing Mental Health Services in Australia and New Zealand

1996

Journal Article

The National Mental Health Strategy: Is It Making Any Difference?

Whiteford, Harvey (1996). The National Mental Health Strategy: Is It Making Any Difference?. Australasian Psychiatry, 4 (6), 313-315. doi: 10.3109/10398569609082074

The National Mental Health Strategy: Is It Making Any Difference?

1996

Journal Article

Review of Australia's Capacity to Promote Mental Health

Wise, Marilyn, Wood, Carole and Whiteford, Harvey (1996). Review of Australia's Capacity to Promote Mental Health. Australasian Psychiatry, 4 (6), 322-323. doi: 10.3109/10398569609082077

Review of Australia's Capacity to Promote Mental Health

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Evaluation of the Staying Deadly Hubs
    Institute for Urban Indigenous Health
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Multidisciplinary co-design of innovative, client-centred models for Indigenous mental health services in South East Queensland
    NHMRC MRFF - Indigenous Health Research Grant
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2024
    Evaluation of the Queensland MOST Pilot Project
    The Children's Hospital Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Analysis of mental health service provision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations in South East Queensland
    Institute for Urban Indigenous Health
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Mental Health Community Support Services Evaluation
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2023
    Nationally-representative population surveys of adolescent mental disorders in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam
    The University of Queensland in America, Inc
    Open grant
  • 2018
    ARP1711: Self-reported health of Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel after use of anti-malarial drugs on deployment
    Department of Veterans' Affairs
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Collecting minimally sufficient data on child and adolescent mental health disorders in Indonesia
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Understanding the factors associated with Australian mental health carer's employment
    Mind Australia Carer Development Fund
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (HME), Global Public Goods: Global Burden of Disease (GBD), Forecasting, ... (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant admin. by the University of Washington)
    University of Washington (Seattle)
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Alcohol and other drug treatment funding, purchasing and workforce: empirical analyses to inform policy (NHMRC Project Grant administered by the University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    The estimated value of informal care giving in mental health
    Mind Australia Carer Development Fund
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Quantifying the burden of perinatal depression in Australia and New Zealand
    RANZCP Pat, Toni and Peter Kinsman Research Scholarship
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Mental and substance use disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant administered by University of Washington)
    University of Washington (Seattle)
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Updating estimates of service utilisation for mental disorders among Australian males
    Movember Foundation Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2018
    Centre for Research Excellence in Evidence-based Mental Health Planning: Translating Evidence into Policy and Services
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2008
    The prevalence and treated prevalence of mental health conditions in employees
    Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth of Australia)
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    WORK OUTCOMES RESEARCH COST-BENEFIT (WORC) PROJECT: (1) Rural data analysis (2) Evaluation of the impact of mental-physical health co-morbidity on employee productivity
    Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth of Australia)
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2012
    QCMHR Operational (Policy and Economics)
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Work outcomes research cost-benefit (WORC) project
    Department of Health and Ageing
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    Mental health burden of illness research
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Professor mental health services research
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2004
    Strategic and Operational Planning Project
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Screening and treatment of depression in the labour force: Australian component of a multinational study
    Australian Rotary Health Research Fund
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2003
    Screening and treatment of depression in the labour force
    Queensland Centre for Schizophrenia Research
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2003
    Mental Health Policy Research Project
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2001
    Analytical Studies on Mental Health Policy and Services
    Global Forum for Health Research
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Harvey Whiteford is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring models of care for optimal care of acute mental health crises in Indigenous patients

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alize Ferrari, Professor Roxanne Bainbridge

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Rural Mental Health

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sandra Diminic

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Developing an evidence base for person-centred mental health Crisis Support Spaces: understanding repeated service use

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Stephen Parker

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Determinants and correlates of mental and substance use disorders amongst Indigenous Australians: An analysis of survey processes and epidemiological data

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alize Ferrari

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Modelling Global Treatment Coverage for Mental Disorders

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Fiona Charlson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Planning mental health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: an analysis of service models, prevalence, and local variation in needs

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sandra Diminic, Dr Alize Ferrari

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mental Health Service Planning in Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Meredith Harris, Dr Sandra Diminic

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Planning mental health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: an analysis of service models, prevalence, and local variation in needs

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sandra Diminic, Dr Alize Ferrari

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Health - mental health policy
  • Health - mental health services
  • Mental health policy
  • Mental health services
  • Policy - mental health
  • Services - mental health

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