Laura (Di Manno) Deegan

My latest research on Australian children from divorced families has just been summarised in a short article with @EmergingMindsAU. Have a read below: emergingminds.com.au/resources/chil…

A group of #Deakin students have set off from Geelong today aiming to cycle the 3,500 kilometres to Perth, as part of a mammoth fundraising effort for mental health research: bit.ly/35x8BAm

READ | "The fact that mental illness emerges in young people at the same time as their sense of themselves is developing is a clue that the processes are probably related". Read more about Orygen's latest research here: bit.ly/2mf4t7i

Meet Taco, a miniature dachshund and budding therapy dog who has joined the Adolescent Mental Health team. His handler, Clinical Psychologist, Laura, said he’s looking forward to working with adolescents attending the program.

Happy International #YouthDay! This year's theme is #TransformingEducation, which seeks accessible, inclusive and equitable education for the 1.8 billion young people around the world. This is the largest youth population ever. We must act now #SDG4 un.org/en/events/yout…

"We need to keep talking about it, we need to keep listening." Thank you, Peter Helliar, for sharing this story. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the loss of Richard Marsland. If you're sturggling we urge you to talk to someone you trust or Lifeline on 13 11 14.

@CapesStudy @gjyacademic @LizWestrupp @JacquiMacd Looking good!

Some of the CAPES research team hard at work - showing our flexible virtual meeting style :-) Find out more: capestudy.com @LizWestrupp @JacquiMacd @gjyacademic

Important study showing that fatigue and poor mental health can be resolved among women with unsettled babies @DeakinQPS @DeakinHealth @BeiSci @Monash_SPHPM sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

$60m mental health centre for teenagers to open in Parkville theage.com.au/politics/victo… via @theage

Hear direct quotes from our 'Children and young people in separated families' study. These aren't their voices but they are their words. youtu.be/9Vaw_hVOoO8

Our addiction to technology appears to be having implications on family dynamics, workplace productivity and general communication skills. Has it caused us to become disconnected? Find out here: bit.ly/2zDE8Ws

New research has identified three discrete classes of adolescents from dissolved families in relation to psychosocial risk, with two indicating greater risk for depression and antisocial behaviour. Interested to learn more? blogs.rch.org.au/cah/2018/08/31… @gjyacademic @ldmno @JacquiMacd

Teens whose parents separate or divorce are a diverse group with different patterns of risk for later mental health problems. Our new paper led by @ldmno and with @gjyacademic identifies risk profiles for depressive symptoms. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…