Catalyst
In July 2017, with funding support from VicHealth, Orygen and Victoria University, we began to to plan and test how we could implement an open source simulation model of resilience in young people. At that time, the project was called readyforwhatsnext.
Stakeholder Engagement
We got advice and feedback from young people, policy professionals, modellers and other researchers.
Conceptual Model
We developed a conceptual model of resilience to inform how we might implement a computational model.
Prototype
We authored development releases of the software to implement the ready4 framework and initial model modules.
Minimum Viable Product
Our current phase of development aims to launch a skeleton systems model, keep that model up to date and then demonstrate its practical utility for generating useful insights for youth mental health decision-makers.
The PhD candidature of ready4's project lead Matthew Hamilton is focused on refining the ready4 framework and applying it to develop model modules for exploring economic topics relating to primary mental health services for young people in Australia. The PhD is supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship and, in addition to peer-reviewed publications, aims to produce outputs including framework libraries, module libraries, open access datasets, reproducible analyses and decision aids.
A number of modelling projects at Orygen, apply, extend and/or supplement the core ready4 modules being developed under the PhD program. Examples of current and recent projects include those in choice modelling and utility mapping. Each project is independently funded and governed. Details of project funding are available in the citation information, meta-data and acknowledgements of the module libraries, datasets, analyses and manuscripts associated with each project.