Laura is a research assistant working on the #chatsafe project at Orygen. Laura completed her PhD at the University of Manchester where she explored the role of emotions in male prisoner suicide and violence. Laura has been a project co-ordinator for The Mental Elf since 2020. Her background is in Psychology and she is particularly passionate about suicide prevention, forensic psychology, the mental health of children and young people. Laura is a strong advocate for Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research and the accessible and widespread dissemination of research findings.