Speaker

Lottie Harris
Research Associate
Australian Catholic University

Conference session, Day 1
Mental health of children and young people in out-of-home care

About

Lottie Harris recently submitted her thesis for a Doctor of Philosophy as part of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study, the first Australian study of the prevalence of child maltreatment.

Lottie's research focus was on the mental health impacts of child multi-type maltreatment, and the subsequent best-practice assessments and interventions for children and young people in out-of-home care. This research is expanding on Lottie's professional experience in child welfare, which includes both policy and research and direct practice in the homelessness and out-of-home care sectors within NSW non-government organisations.

She is now part of the research team at the Institute of Child Protection Studies working on a number of projects.

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