Lizz Hill
#MentalHealth researcher & educator at Curtin Uni | Advancing equitable access to mental health care for people with language difficulties | Cat mum. She/her.
- New pub (🔓 ): Aus SLP students see Mental Health First Aid training as critical to education and practice, but flag clinical "readiness gap". MHFA is a strong start, but needs adaptation for communication needs and follow-up training. Access: doi.org/10.1080/1754... #SpeechPathology #MentalHealth
- Very excited to get cracking in 2026! Thank you again to the Raine Medical Research Foundation, BrightSpark Foundation, and the Cockell Bequest for funding this important work into #mentalhealth for children with #languagedisorder
- Well done @lizzjhill.bsky.social on winning a Raine Priming Grant "Optimising mental health service access and engagement for children with language disorders" And top ranked applicant no less! Congrats to all the other successful applicants. #DevLangDis
- Kids with ‘developmental delay’ will be diverted from the #NDIS. But what is a #developmentaldelay? See our (with @suze-freogirl.bsky.social) recent piece in #TheConversation for an overview of this term, and which children are affected by funding changes. Read here: lnkd.in/ggh2Qpr4
- 🎓 Fully funded PhD @curtinuniversity.bsky.social! Explore how to improve #MentalHealth accessibility for people with #language difficulties. Interdisciplinary and stakeholder-driven. Join me, @me-boyo.bsky.social & Dr Brooke Ryan. Apply by Aug 18: research.curtin.edu.au/higher-degre... #PhD
- 🗣️ Hot off the press, OA paper out now! Why might someone with #DLD struggle to engage in talk #therapy?💬 We explore the language demands of #CBT and why they matter to ALL practitioners! 🔗Access here: doi.org/10.1007/s418... #MentalHealth #SLP #devlangdis #psychology
- 🧩 One in 14 people has #devlangdis. 🧠 Most #mentalhealth care assumes strong language skills. This mismatch creates *silent barriers* to care. Our paper for practitioners explores how to recognise and accommodate language difficulties in #CBT. doi.org/10.1007/s418...
