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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-08-24 human Rebecca Rigby updated 2022-03-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005251b.htm person Stoller Alan CBE AACR2 26 May 1911 5 October 2007 Place of Birth London, England Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Psychiatrist In 1953, psychiatrist Dr Alan Stoller was the first person to hold the position of chief clinical officer in the newly established Mental Health Authority of Victoria. While in this position he put out the Stoller Report, known for its damning survey of the state of mental health care facilities in Victoria. The report had a major influence on government mental health policy directions.

In 1955 Stoller founded the Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria, of which he remained director until 1969 when he was appointed Chairman of the Mental Health Authority of Victoria, a position he held until 1976.

Stoller also served as president of the Royal Australian and New Zealand, the Marriage Guidance Council of Victoria, the Victorian Council for Mental Hygiene and the National Committee for the Prevention of Alcoholism. He was also the first and only Australian to be named president of the World Federation of Mental Health.

1935 1935 Education - Bachelor of Medicine, London University 1939 1939 Life event - Emigrated from London, England to Perth, Australia 1939 1945 Career position - Psychiatrist to Australian Imperial Force, serving in New Guinea and the Middle East c. 1945 1947 Career position - Conducted psychiatric research at London University 1947 1947 Life event - Returned to Australia from England 1947 1953 Career position - Consultant psychiatrist to the Repatriation Commission (Veterans Affairs) 1953 1953 Career position - Chief Clinical Officer at the Mental Health Authority of Victoria c. 1954 c. 1954 Publication - The Stoller Report for the Commonwealth Health Department 1955 1969 Career position - Founding Director of the Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria 1969 1976 Career position - Chairman, Mental Health Authority of Victoria Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria (1956 - ) Stoller, Alan (19110526-20071005)

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 'Stoller, Alan', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Stoller, Alan Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Indefatigable workhorse for our mental wellbeing Krupinski, J.; and Stoller, R. Indefatigable workhorse for our mental wellbeing 2007 The Age