
David Lawrence
@profdavidl
Professor of Mental Health at Curtin Uni. Child and adolescent mental health, suicide prevention, mental health of police and emergency services personnel.
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http://www.youngmindsmatter.org.au 04-07-2012 08:55:14
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A pleasure to talk with Siusan and Sarah at ESF about #AnsweringTheCall and #AfterTheFires and the amazing work ESF do supporting our emergency services. Natural Hazards Research Australia Beyond Blue UWA Research

78% of #BlackSummer #bushfires responders were volunteers. Many have not received help for mental health impacts #afterthefires. Australia needs volunteers who aren't at risk of burnout or mental ill-health. Learn more: uwa.edu.au/-/media/Facult… UWA Military and Emergency Services Health Australia Flinders University

As society changes, is it time to change how we screen for depression? With so many adolescents feeling tired and pushing themselves to do schoolwork, should we focus on other indicators? Curtin University Psychology | Home authors.elsevier.com/c/1f6m4_3m9thL…




The ACMS was funded by NHMRC & the Aust Govt. Our team includes @BenMathews9,Daryl Higgins , Rosana Pacella, David Lawrence, @AresQui, Dr Hannah Thomas James Scott, Holly Erskine, Michael Dunne, Eva Malavova, David Finkelhor & me

Proud to be part of the #acms team. Our findings released today show the strong associations between child maltreatment and risk behaviours throughout life including self-harm, suicidal behaviours and substance use. Curtin University Curtin Media

Join the livestream tomorrow Tuesday 4th April at 4pm WA time to watch the public launch of findings from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study (#ACMS) Curtin University Beyond Blue acms.au/resources/publ…






90.5% of young people with diverse gender identities have experienced one or more forms of child maltreatment, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect or exposure to domestic violence. A horrifying statistic. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10… #acms Curtin University



The next session in the Advancing Adolescent Health in the Asia Pacific seminar series will be presented by A/Prof Holly Erskine & Dr Amirah Wahdi, discussing the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys. Register here 🔗 bit.ly/CRECOP Centre for Adolescent Health (CAH) Amirah Wahdi

