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Email

msimmons@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Principal Research Fellow
Centre for Youth Mental Health (Orygen)
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
Murdoch University
Associate Diploma
Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE
ORCID

0000-0002-8544-8917

A/Prof Magenta Simmons

Principal Research Fellow
Centre for Youth Mental Health (Orygen)

132 Scholarly works
7 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Review: Is a seat at the table enough to safeguard mental health? A global systematic scoping review of the mental health and well-being impacts of youth participation and engagement
    DOI: 10.1111/camh.70027
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Vulnerability and psychosocial impacts of extreme weather events among young people in Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.121385
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Family Peer Worker Perspectives on the Critical Issues for Family Peer Support in Youth Mental Health Settings
    DOI: 10.1111/eip.70066
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Platform for Research and Interventions in Youth Mental Health and the Environment (PRIME)
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Like Your Life Depends on It: Integrating Digital Interventions Into Schools to Prevent Self-Harm in Children and Adolescents
  • 2023

    Journal article

    “The Best of Both Worlds”: Experiences of young people attending groups co-facilitated by peer workers and clinicians in a youth mental health service
    DOI: 10.1111/eip.13293
  • 2017

    Internal Research Grant

    Shared Decision Making in Youth Mental Health
Magenta Simmons

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    The Experiences of Young People With Lived or Living Experience of Suicide of Being Involved as Collaborators or Participants in Suicide Research
    DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2025.2552465
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Exploring the Lived Experience of Young People with a Family Member Who Has Attempted Suicide
    DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2025.2554229
  • 2024

    Journal article

    The development of a novel sexual health promotion intervention for young people with mental ill-health: the PROSPEct project
    DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-10734-5
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Guidelines for the design and implementation of youth participation initiatives to safeguard mental health and wellbeing
    DOI: 10.5694/mja2.52485
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Vocational functioning in young people accessing services for first-episode psychosis and ultra-high risk of psychosis: A longitudinal naturalistic cohort study
    DOI: 10.1177/00048674241261778
  • 2024

    Journal article

    An open label pilot trial of low-dose lithium for young people at ultra-high risk for psychosis
    DOI: 10.1111/eip.13526
  • 2024

    Journal article

    An ethics analysis of antipsychotic dose reduction and discontinuation: Principles for supporting recovery from psychosis
    DOI: 10.1037/prj0000599

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Youth AI: Infrastructure for the Next Generation of Youth Mental Healthcare

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