Contact

Email

lakshmi.neelakantan@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Research Fellow
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health - Centres and Institutes
Education
Doctorate
University of Edinburgh
Masters
University of Oxford
Bachelors Degree
National Law University Jodhpur
Bachelors Degree
National Law University Jodhpur
ORCID

0000-0002-3913-3447

Dr Lakshmi Neelakantan

Research Fellow
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
35 Scholarly works
3 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    A decade of data: Trends in child protection system activity and expenditure in Australia between 2014–15 and 2023–24
    DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108092
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A whole-of-community adolescent mental health promotion and suicide prevention intervention (the Live4Life model) in regional Victoria, Australia: protocol for a mixed-methods implementation study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mhp.2026.200476
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Co-design in preventive mental health research: Advancing evidence, equity, and engagement
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mhp.2026.200474
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Associations between maternal child maltreatment predict their child's health service use? Results from the I-CALM study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107917
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    A New Frontier in Mental Health Prevention: Targeting Child Emotional Abuse
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    UoM ECR Grant 2025 - Promoting Healthy Adolescent Romantic Relationships in the Global South
  • 2023

    Research Contracts

    Catching Up With the Crew
Lakshmi Neelakantan

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2019
SVRI forum bursary Sexual Violence Research Institute
2019
Best poster award at the Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference Centre for Child Wellbeing and Protection, University of Stirling
2017
Principal's career development and Edinburgh global research scholarships (full funding for a PhD at the University of Edinburgh) University of Edinburgh
2015
Chevening scholarship (full funding to pursue an MSc at the University of Oxford) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (UK)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Interventions to prevent, reduce, and respond to violence against children and adolescents: a systematic review of systematic reviews to update the INSPIRE Framework
    DOI: 10.1016/S2352-4642(25)00214-7
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The Intergenerational Impacts of Maternal Child Maltreatment on Adverse Neonatal Outcomes: Evidence From the I-CALM Study
    DOI: 10.1177/10775595261453527
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Clinical trials of mental health interventions for Australian children: a rapid review
    DOI: 10.1080/20590776.2025.2589173
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Baseline findings from Study 1 of a longitudinal co-evaluation of the Live4Life adolescent mental health promotion model in regional Victoria, Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mhp.2025.200465
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Include all children – a discussion of improving self-report measures of violence for overlooked child populations
    DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100234
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Correction: Young people’s data governance preferences for their mental health data: MindKind Study findings from India, South Africa, and the United Kingdom (PLOS ONE (2023) 18:4 (e0279857) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279857)
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336686