Professor of Mental Health at Curtin Uni. Child and adolescent mental health, suicide prevention, mental health of police and emergency services personnel.

Perth, Western Australia
Joined July 2012
People need to know the widespread nature of child maltreatment in Aust & its significant impact. Please share our Australian Child Maltreatment Study resources. You can download & share our report, infographics, & the @theMJA #ACMS supplement at acms.au
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The latest MJA podcast is out now - Join Prof. David Lawrence and A/Prof. Holly Erskine as they discuss the shocking findings of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study ow.ly/YMYs50NBKEP
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TWTR is… The prevalence and impact of child maltreatment in Australia: findings from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study ➡️apo.org.au/node/322153 @QUT The #ACMS is a landmark study providing the first nationally representative data on the 5 types of child maltreatment.
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The official #ACMS results launch tonight (Tues 4th) at 6.00pm AEST. Watch live to hear the first Aus prevalence data of child maltreatment & its devastating impact. selectaudiovisual-au.zoom.us… See acms.au for more.
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The ACMS was funded by @nhmrc & the Aust Govt. Our team includes @BenMathews9,@HigginsDaryl , @RosanaPacella, @ProfDavidL, @AresQui, @hannah_thomas__ James Scott, Holly Erskine, Michael Dunne, Eva Malavova, David Finkelhor & me
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5,000 #BlackSummer #bushfire responders have likely PTSD, very high psychological distress or suicidal ideation indicating high needs for mental health support #afterthefires, more than double the Australian population rate 🔥🚒 youtube.com/watch?v=MTmMwkWW… @AFACnews @HazardsResearch
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