Core expertise

Family mental health

Biography

Melinda’s research area focuses on understanding vulnerability and resilience in families, particularly in families where there may be parental mental illness (FaPMI) or substance abuse. The central aim is to find ways to promote resilience, and reduce the intergenerational effects of vulnerability in families.
For the past 10 years, she’s been working on a number of projects exploring the needs of families, and the response of the mental health service sector to better meet the needs of families where a parent has a mental illness or a dual diagnosis.