Nina Logan

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Nina Logan is a PhD candidate and Research Assistant at the Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing within the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne. Her research interests are adult and adolescent mental health, particularly in relation to social connections, identity-based discrimination, and community-level influences on mental health, especially in rural and regional settings. She has a background in public health and epidemiology, and has experience in mixed-methods research, program evaluation, and data linkage across suicide prevention, family violence, and mental health interventions. Nina has also contributed to research evaluating mental health promotion initiatives including Live4Life and The Push-Up Challenge.

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Can stronger social connections really help reduce depression?

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A new umbrella review shows in-person social engagement reduces depression, especially for older adults and people most at risk of isolation.

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