Adjunct Associate Professor Duggan works with Mitchell Institute at Victoria University and the Royal College of Australian and New Zealand Psychiatrists to address the current policy gap on women’s mental health.

The goal of the project is to develop advocacy approaches aimed at improving the physical health and life expectancy of people with severe mental illness.

She is a director of the UK-based consultancy Public Service Works and a well-respected health policy analyst. She has a long track record of international work on health and social-care policy.

Areas of expertise

  • Health policy
  • Mental health
  • Women's health

Contact details

+61 (3) 9919 1161

Publications

Harris, B., Duggan, M., Batterham, P., Bartlam, K., Clinton-McHarg, T., Dunbar, J., Fehily, C., Lawrence, D., Morgan, M. and Rosenbaum, S. (2018) Australia's Mental Health and Physical Health Tracker: Background Paper. Other. Australian Health Policy Collaboration, Melbourne, Victoria.

Harris, B., Duggan, M., Batterham, P., Bartlem, K., Clinton-McHarg, T., Dunbar, J., Fehily, C., Lawrence, D., Morgan, M. and Rosenbaum, S. (2018) Australia's Mental Health and Physical Health Tracker: Background paper. Technical Report. Australian Health Policy Collaboration, Melbourne, Victoria.

Calder, R., Duggan, M. and Chislett, W. (2017) The State of Self Care in Australia: Technical Appendix. Technical Report. Australian Health Policy Collaboration, Melbourne, Victoria.

Dunbar, J.A., Duggan, M., Fetherston, H., Knight, A., McNamara, K., Banks, E., Booth, K., Bunker, S., Burgess-Walker, P., Colagiuri, S., Dawda, P., Ford, D., Greenland, R., Grenfell, R., Knight, S. and Morgan, M (2017) Heart Health: the first step to getting Australia’s health on track. Other. Australian Health Policy Collaboration, Melbourne, Victoria.

Duggan, M., Chislett, W. and Calder, R. (2017) The state of self-care in Australia. Project Report. Australian Health Policy Collaboration, Melbourne, Victoria.

Duggan, M. (2016) Investing in Women’s Mental Health: Strengthening the Foundations for Women, Families and the Australian Economy. Other. Australian Health Policy Collaboration, Melbourne.

Duggan, M. (2015) Beyond the Fragments: Preventing the Costs and Consequences of Chronic Physical and Mental Diseases Issues. Other. Australian Health Policy Collaboration, Melbourne.