The Centre of Research Excellence in
Bipolar Disorder

CORE-BD

CORE-BD is an Australian Centre of Research Excellence that was established in 2023 after being awarded a grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council

Closing the Treatment Gap

Bipolar affects one in 50 Australians, with onset typically occurring during late
adolescence or early adulthood. Despite significant progress and investment in early intervention for other mental health conditions, people with bipolar often experience delays of many years in getting a diagnosis and appropriate treatment.

Improving Bipolar Care

Bipolar is one of the leading causes of burden in adolescents and young adults. There is a clear and urgent need for:

Developing reliable ways of identifying those at risk
Indicated prevention
Earlier identification
Improved treatment access
More effective evidence-based treatments to improve outcomes

Lived, Loved, Laboured, Learned

CORE-BD brings together a world-class multidisciplinary team including researchers, clinicians, mental health advocates, health economists, policy makers, community, caregivers, family members, and most importantly people with lived experience to work towards improving the
care and wellbeing of people with bipolar.

Our Team are Committed to:

Indicated prevention, early intervention, and treatment of bipolar
Supporting a new generation of dynamic researchers to build the evidence-base and advance the field of early intervention for bipolar
Involving people with lived experience of bipolar to ensure what we do is impactful and focused on what really matters to them
Educating researchers, practitioners, and the community to improve awareness, knowledge, and reduce stigma
Engaging with decision makers and policy leaders to enact change that improves support and the wellbeing of people who are at risk of or living with bipolar
Building collaboration across research, healthcare, advocacy groups, government, people living with bipolar, caregivers, and the community

Empowering Future Researchers

We offer a range of opportunities for research students and early career researchers to
study or work with us.

Join us in our mission to advance early intervention and help improve the lives of people with bipolar.

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This important initiative would not be possible without our academic partners

CORE-BD acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands throughout Australia. We pay our respects to their clans, and to the elders, past present and emerging, and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community. CORE-BD is committed to embracing diversity. CORE-BD welcomes all people irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity. CORE-BD is committed to co-design and acknowledges the individual and collective contributions of those with a lived and living experience of mental ill-health and those who care for them.