Rikki Battersby-Coulter

Research Assistant

Research Assistant

BA (Psych), MYMH, MPH (Health Econ Eval), MHM

rikki.battersby-coulter@thekids.org.au

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Rikki Battersby-Coulter is a research assistant on the Youth Mental Health team working in the area of suicide prevention under Dr Penelope Strauss. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), a Master of Youth Mental Health, a Master of Public Health specialising in Health Economic Evaluation, and a Master of Health Management.

Projects

Upskilling Service Providers on LGBTQA+ Suicide Prevention

This project aims to implement LGBTQA+ youth suicide prevention guidelines in clinical and community services in Western Australia.

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February 2024

Education and Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) – The University of Western Australia
Master of Youth Mental Health – The University of Melbourne
Master of Public Health (Health Economic Evaluation) – The University of New South Wales
Master of Health Management – The University of New South Wales
Certificate Course, Modelling Cost-Effectiveness in Health Care – The London School of Economics and Political Science

Awards/Honours

2017 Co-Convenor – 4^th International Association for Youth Mental Health conference, Dublin
2016 Keynote address – Society for Mental Health Research conference, Sydney