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        Penelope Strauss

        Research Fellow in Youth Suicide Prevention

        Research Fellow in Youth Suicide Prevention

        BA, MPH, PhD

        Available for supervision

        @PenelopeStrauss
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        Penelope Strauss holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Western Australia and a PhD, and is currently a Research Fellow in Youth Suicide Prevention at the Telethon Kids Institute.

        Penelope recently led the Trans Pathways project, which is the largest study conducted on the mental health of trans and gender diverse young people in Australia. Her current research aims to decrease rates of suicidality among high risk groups of young people in Australia with a current focus on LGBTQA+ young people and homeless young people.

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          • Strauss, P., Cook, A., Winter, S., Watson, V., Wright Toussaint, D., Lin, A. (2020). Mental health issues and complex experiences of abuse among trans and gender diverse young people: findings from Trans Pathways. LGBT Health 7(3):128-136. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2019.0232. Epub Mar 2020.
          • Dantas, J.A.R., Strauss, P., Cameron, R., Rogers, C. (2020). Women Migrants in Western Australia: Case Studies of Resilience and Empowerment. Social Change, 50(1), 77-94.
          • Strauss, P., Cook, A., Winter, S., Watson, V., Wright Toussaint, D., Lin, A. (2020). Associations between negative life experiences and the mental health of trans and gender diverse young people in Australia: findings from Trans Pathways. Psychological Medicine, 50(5):808-817. doi: 10.1017/S0033291719000643. Epub Jul 2019.

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