This new Centre operates at the intersection of two ASRIs: Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health. Its scope is to apply AI methods - machine learning, reasoning, knowledge graphs - to various mental health diseases. The initial set of diseases include ADHD, autism and suicide prevention, but is expected to be expanded in the course of the Centre’s operation.

Goals  

• To carry out internationally outstanding research in AI for mental health.
• To create a team of research active staff with a common interest in AI for mental health.
• To provide support for existing staff and to build capacity in areas of strategic research importance.  
• To produce high quality publications.
• To improve the standard of publications produced by staff and to broaden the scope of publication options.
• To secure high profile research grants.
• To increase international links with world class universities.
• To attract high calibre research students.
• To identify the needs of end users and to develop innovative, multi-disciplinary solutions to those needs.
• To produce research that impacts on policy and practice.
• To disseminate research beyond academia.