[Commpsych] Important: Media release - Asylum seekers self-harm in Australia’s detention centres, by Kyli Hedrick

[Julie Van-Den-Eynde]

Hello everyone,

We have more reasons to celebrate our graduates achievements! Kyli Hedrick, a graduate of VU AMPC Master of Applied Psychology (Community Psychology) program, and a VU PhD candidate this year, has gained media coverage for her Master thesis related to asylum seekers self-harm in Australia’s detention centres.

The first link below is the VU Media Release, and the second link is to a newmatilda.com article.
https://www.vu.edu.au/news-events/media-releases/academic-evidence-shows-why-we-can-t-send-them-back

https://newmatilda.com/2016/02/18/new-research-highlights-prevalence-of-hanging-incidents-in-immigration-detention/

Additionally, Kyli will be presenting her Master thesis results at the 6th International Conference on Community Psychology (ICCP) in South Africa in May this year.

Congratulations Kyli!

Regards
Julie


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