Friday 14th February 2025, 1-2 pm, Online

PRovision of Informal Support for Mental health (PRISM): Exploring young adults’ experiences of providing support to friends experiencing mental health challenges through a co-designed survey 

with Dr Sadhbh Byrne 

Dr. Sadhbh Byrne is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, Maynooth University. Prior to taking up her position at MU in August 2022, Sadhbh was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin, on the Horizon 2020-funded REFUGE-ED project, working with TCD PI Dr. Frédérique Vallières. From 2017-2020, Sadhbh worked in the youth suicide prevention research unit led by Prof. Jo Robinson at Orygen/the Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Australia. Her PhD was completed under the supervision of Dr. Lorraine Swords and Dr. Elizabeth Nixon at Trinity College Dublin. Sadhbh’s research explores experiences of giving and receiving support and care, with a particular focus on young people and in the context of mental health challenges (including self-harm, suicide, and loneliness). This includes support from friends, parents, and other caring adults, including healthcare providers. She is also interested in the use of participatory research methods such as co-design.

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