Elaine Chapman
Biography
Elaine Chapman holds a PhD in Psychology and has over 35 years of teaching and research experience across Monash, the University of Sydney, and UWA. She is currently Deputy Head of School ? Research at UWA?s Graduate School of Education. Her expertise spans child and educational psychology, psychometrics, and research design. She has published widely in high-impact journals, led major research projects totaling over $2.3 million, and held key leadership roles including Associate Dean (Research) and Chair of Ethics and Integrity Committees. She co-founded Master?s programs in Research Methods and serves as Editor-in-Chief of Education Research and Perspectives and Associate Editor for British Journal of Educational Psychology and Frontiers in Psychology.
Research Interest
Abstract
Abstract: Rates of depression, self-harm and suicide in young people worldwide are approaching epidemic proportions. In Australia, almost one-third of those who die in the 15-24 year age group will have taken their own life, a proportion that increases each year. Predicting these adverse events in young people has proved to be an insoluble problem, and approaches to reducing the incidence of such events have clearly been ineffective. For young people, their families, friends, and school communities, the consequences can be particularly devastating. This keynote aims to address two main questions relevant to the mental health of young people today: (1) What are the main challenges you that young people are facing today?, and (2) What needs to be done to address this issue?
