CHP Confirmation Seminar - Lu Ye

Title: How do family relationships affect the mental health of young people with disability?

Supervisors: Dr Zoe Aitken (Primary Supervisor), Disability and Health Unit, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne; Dr Marissa Shields, Disability and Health Unit, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne; Professor Belinda Hewitt, School of Social and Political Science, Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne; Professor Anne Kavanagh, Disability and Health Unit, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne

Bio: Lu is a PhD student and research assistant at the University of Melbourne. Her PhD research focuses on understanding the family relationships of young people with disability through their self-reported information and quantifying how these relationships influence their mental health outcomes.

Abstract: Young people with disability experience poorer mental health, greater inequalities, and rely on family members for more intensive and long-term support compared to their peers without disability. Understanding how family relationships impact the mental health of young people with disability is crucial for ensuring positive transitions to adulthood. Lu’s PhD aims to examine the familial relationships of young people with disability (aged 15-24) using their self-reported information and to quantify how these relationships influence their mental health.

Venue: Room 302/303, 207 Bouverie Street, Carlton

Time: 12pm - 1pm

Zoom: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/ij98

Passcode: 724129