Danni Rowlands

Director of Education Initiatives, Butterfly

Danni Rowlands has led Butterfly’s prevention work, from 2007, reaching more than 2.5 million young people to reduce body dissatisfaction and eating disorders. As Director of Education Initiatives, she develops and implements body image and early-identification programs across schools, families, sports and workplaces nationwide. With a background in sport, training and development and mental health promotion, Danni also brings the insight of lived experience to her work. She is a mum of 2 and dedicated to supporting young Australians’ body image.

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Supporting students as social media changes – in a BodyKind way

Dec 01,2025

As the implementation of social media legislation for under-16s draws closer, many young people are feeling confused, anxious and unsettled. Here, Danni Rowlands from the Butterfly Foundation discusses what to expect from the incoming changes, the concerns already voiced by young people, how it all connects to body image, and why educators are uniquely positioned to support students through the changes.

student welfare, teacher welfare, evidence-based practice, digital technology, social media, expertise, StoryBoard

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