Lauren Kelada is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with the Behavioural Sciences Unit, School of Women’s and Children’s Health at UNSW Sydney and the Sydney Children’s Hospital. Lauren is currently working on several projects which aim to improve quality of life for children with chronic illnesses and their families. She completed her PhD in psychology at Monash University. Her PhD examined adolescent self-injury and recovery, and how this relates to parent- and adolescent-reported family functioning. Lauren is particularly interested in research which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of children and families. Her main research interests include suicide prevention, family violence and child health.
Research areas:
- Children or young people
- Target groups (CALD, LGBTI, Rural/remote, Lived experience)
- Suicidal behaviour(suicidal ideation, suicidal risk, suicide attempt)
- Mental health, mental ill health
- Settings (workplaces, mental health services, education, communities)
Available for:
- Research opportunities
- Funding
- Connecting with post-graduate candidates
- Collaboration with Australian suicide prevention services, programs and resources
Notable Research
School mental health staff and parent perspectives on adolescent self-injury in schools.
Kelada, L., Hasking, P., & Melvin G
School Psychology Quarterly. 2017 32(2), 173-187. doi:10.1037/spq0000194
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“I do want to stop, at least I think I do”: An international comparison of recovery from nonsuicidal self-injury among young people.
Kelada, L., Hasking, P., Melvin, G., Whitlock, J., & Baetens, I.
Journal of Adolescent Research. Advance online publication. 2016. doi:10.1177/0743558416684954
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Adolescent NSSI and recovery: The role of family functioning and emotion regulation.
Kelada, L., Hasking, P., Melvin, G., Whitlock, J., & Baetens, I.
Advance online publication. 2016 Youth & Society. doi:10.1177/0044118X16653153
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Parents’ experiences of nonsuicidal self-injury among adolescents and young adults
Kelada, L., Whitlock, J., Hasking, P., & Melvin G.
Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2016 25(11), 3403-3416. doi:10.1007/s10826-016-0496-4
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The relationship between NSSI and family functioning: Adolescent and parent perspectives.
Kelada, L., Hasking, P., & Melvin G.
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. 2016 42(3), 536-549. doi:10.1111/jmft.12150
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Please note: this is not a complete list of papers this researcher has contributed to. If the research you are interested in is not listed above, please contact the researcher for more information.