Inspire Foundation

Research and policy

The Inspire Foundation is committed to ensuring that our programs are based on evidence and best practice. Inspire's research and policy team is dedicated to:

  • contributing to the evidence base about what works in improving young people's mental health and wellbeing 
  • building sustainable partnerships with academic and other organisations to grow the evidence base 
  • systematically measuring program outcomes against program objectives and goals 
  • continually improving program delivery with feedback and active participation from young people and staff who work with young people 
  • ensuring that all website information is evidence-based or current best practise 
  • contributing to policy debate.

Inspire has partnered with leading academic institutions to build the evidence base that informs Inspire's work, illustrates the important role its programs play in promoting the mental health and wellbeing of young people, and contribute to future policy debates that shape mental health reform. 

Our current research partnerships include the Brain & Mind Research Institute - University of Sydney, ORYGEN Youth Health Research Centre - University of Melbourne, Cultural and Indigenous Research Centre Australia - Queensland University of Technology, Swinburne University of Technology - Whitlam Institute, University of Western Sydney, University of New South Wales and Monash University.

To read some of the recent publications written about Inspire click here.