Dr Bridianne O’Dea

Dr Bridianne O’Dea

Senior Research Fellow in youth mental health at the Black Dog Institute, UNSW Sydney

Dr Bridianne O’Dea is a Senior Research Fellow in youth mental health at the Black Dog Institute, UNSW Sydney. She is passionate about improving mental health service delivery in Australian schools. O’Dea’s research is focused on creating highly accessible mental health programs that proactively reach out to young people through schools, health services and within the community. Her research integrates the disciplines of public health and psychology with computer science to design and test internet solutions to treatment gaps that are scalable and low cost, but also engaging and translational.

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Student welfare: Secondary educators’ support strategies during COVID-19
Student welfare: Secondary educators’ support strategies during COVID-19

‘Educators employ a range of strategies to manage student wellbeing, but the impact of COVID-19 on their approach to this is not yet fully understood.’ Dr Bridianne O’Dea – Senior Research Fellow in youth mental health at the Black Dog Institute – shares the findings of a recent investigation into secondary school educators’ approaches to student mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown.