About the RANZCP Foundation

The RANZCP Foundation is the College charity translating donations into world-class psychiatric research, clinical work, meaningful initiatives, and innovative projects that improve the mental health and wellbeing of communities in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and neighbouring regions.  

The Foundation is responsible for raising funds and managing an annual grants, scholarships and awards program that enables RANZCP members to undertake vital new research, clinical work and projects in mental health. 

Vision

Transforming mental health care, creating a world of potential.

Mission

By promoting research and fostering innovation and partnerships, we build knowledge and skills. We support individuals, families and their communities to achieve and maintain mental health and wellbeing throughout the lifespan. 

Preventing and treating mental illness

The RANZCP Foundation seeks to prevent the occurrence of all mental illness. When illness does occur, the risk of recurrence should be reduced, and individuals should be enabled to recover and live a meaningful and productive life. Access to mental health care should be equitable, accessible, streamlined, and evidence informed. Recognising the limits of current treatments, the RANZCP Foundation will provide leadership and partner with those with lived experience, and related services, to incorporate neuroscience and technology and to develop innovation across the broad range of mental health interventions. 

Supporting the mental health of diverse communities

Reflecting the collaborative and integrative way in which psychiatrists work, the RANZCP Foundation will provide leadership and support a systematic approach to building connections across and within our diverse communities. By embracing diversity and supporting the participation of all within our communities, we will reduce stigma, create mental wealth and deliver social, cultural and economic benefits, and by fostering a diversity of approaches, we will help to build engaged communities where everyone is respected, valued and has a sense of belonging. 

Maintaining mental health and wellbeing across the lifespan

Good mental health starts with healthy families; poor mental health can go across generations and is strongly interlinked with poor physical health. The RANZCP Foundation will build positive experiences in childhood that lead to healthy ageing, and will invest in research, projects and partnerships that build positive health throughout the lifespan – and for future generations. 

Annual Review 

Each year, the Foundation reports back to donors about the powerful impact your gifts have made. 

• RANZCP Foundation Annual Review 2023 [PDF; 2.62 MB] 

• RANZCP Foundation Annual Review 2022 [PDF; 1 MB] 

• RANZCP Foundation Annual Review 2021 [PDF; 3.5 MB] 

• RANZCP Foundation Annual Review 2020 [PDF; 900 KB] 

• RANZCP Foundation Annual Review 2019 [PDF; 1.2 MB] 

• RANZCP Foundation update report 2018 [PDF; 587 KB]   

Governance 

Committee members

• Associate Professor John Allan (Chair)
• Professor Gerard Byrne
• Professor Hinemoa Elder MNZM
• Dr Nick Kowalenko
• Associate Professor Vinay Lakra
• Professor Gin Malhi
• Professor Helen Milroy AM
• Dr Elizabeth Moore
• Associate Professor Louise Nash
• Associate Professor Shuichi Suetani

Regulations 

Find out more about the regulations of the RANZCP Foundation.

Partnership opportunities 

The RANZCP Foundation can facilitate a range of strategic partnerships with philanthropy, business, government, health associations and others to fund research grants and joint projects. 

Support our work

100% of all gifts received support our mission as all operational costs of the RANZCP Foundation are fully provided for by the RANZCP. Find out about ways to give and how you can get involved and support our work.

Contact us

To start a conversation about creating a grant or a legacy, contact the Foundation team:

ABN 68 000 439 047

The RANZCP is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.