Louise La Sala
Dr Louise La Sala is a Research Fellow at Orygen, Centre for Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne. Her research is focused on youth self-harm and suicide prevention, with a specific interest in the impact of social media on the mental health and well-being of young people.
Dr La Sala is a lead researcher on the #chatsafe program of work which aims to provide young people, educators, and families with the tools to communicate safely online about self-harm and suicide. Her work investigates the complex relationship between social media and youth mental health, and she brings unique expertise in developing effective strategies to promote online safety and prevent self-harm and suicide among young people. Her work has informed online safety and suicide prevention policy at both a national and international level and she regularly works with popular social media platforms and online safety bodies to promote safe online environments for young people.
Dr La Sala is a member of the International Association for Youth Mental Health, International Association of Suicide Prevention, Society for Mental Health Research and International Early Intervention and Prevention in Mental Health Association. She also sits on a Special Global Taskforce for the Prevention of Self-harm and Suicide in Women and Girls
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