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Biography
Sarah is a research fellow and clinical psychologist passionate about improving mental health, suicide prevention, and wellbeing, particularly within the context of sports. She completed a combined PhD and Masters in Clinical Psychology and currently works part-time in private practice, specialising in anxiety disorders and perinatal mental health. Sarah completed her PhD at the University of Wollongong in February 2022, where she developed a brief sports-based intervention called "Help Out a Mate" to improve mental health literacy and help-seeking among adolescent males through sport. Sarah works within The Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, investigating suicide prevention in boys and men. She is also co-supervising two PhD students in areas related to mental health and sport. In partnership with the Danny Frawley Centre, Sarah is leading the formative and pilot evaluation of a program to improve sports participants' mental fitness and wellbeing. The program focuses on building mindfulness skills, including self-awareness, regulation, and attention training, as a means to enhance participants' ability to respond effectively to life's challenges.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
Clinical Psychology, PhD (Clinical Psychology), Mental Health Literacy to Promote Help-seeking in Adolescent Male Sport Participants
Mar 2015 → 10 Dec 2021
Award Date: 4 Feb 2022
Psychology, Bachelor of Psychology (Honours Class 1), The Role of Motion and Image Quality Across a Range of Face Recognition Ability, University of Wollongong
1 Mar 2011 → 30 Nov 2014
Award Date: 30 Nov 2014
Research area keywords
- Mental health
- Suicide Prevention
- help-seeking
- Program evaluation
- Male
- Adolescence
- Sport psychology
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Suicidal behaviours in male young people: a systematic review and qualitative study
King, K., Melvin, G., Liddle, S., Carlos, D. M., de Oliveira, W. A., Costa, L. C. R., Gabriel, I. M. & Giacomo, L.
Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
1/07/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Formative evaluation of suicide prevention gatekeeper training for aged care workers (resubmission)
King, K., Dow, B., Wiley, J., Wayland, S. & Liddle, S.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
1/10/23 → 1/10/25
Project: Research
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Profiles of mental health help seeking among Australian adolescent males
Liddle, S. K., Robinson, L., Vella, S. A. & Deane, F. P., Oct 2021, In: Journal of Adolescence. 92, p. 34-45 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
A Brief Sports-Based Mental Health Literacy Program for Male Adolescents: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
Liddle, S. K., Deane, F. P., Batterham, M. & Vella, S. A., 2021, In: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 33, 1, p. 20-44 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
36 Citations (Scopus) -
Attitudes about mental illness and help seeking among adolescent males
Liddle, S. K., Vella, S. A. & Deane, F. P., Jul 2021, In: Psychiatry Research. 301, 10 p., 113965.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Mental Health Literacy Workshop for Youth Sport Coaches: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study
Drew, B. J., Sutcliffe, J. T., Liddle, S. K., Bruner, M. W., McLaren, C. D., Swann, C., Schweickle, M. J. & Vella, S. A., 1 Jan 2023, In: International Sport Coaching Journal. 10, 1, p. 91-101 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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An Intervention for Mental Health Literacy and Resilience in Organized Sports
Vella, S. A., Swann, C., Batterham, M., Boydell, K. M., Eckermann, S., Ferguson, H., Fogarty, A., Hurley, D., Liddle, S. K., Lonsdale, C., Miller, A., Noetel, M., Okely, A. D., Sanders, T., Schweickle, M. J., Telenta, J. & Deane, F. P., Jan 2021, In: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 53, 1, p. 139-149 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
49 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Journal of Applied Sport Psychology (Journal)
Sarah Liddle (Peer reviewer)
5 Sept 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Minds Matter
Sarah Liddle (Contributor)
18 Aug 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Scientific Reports (Journal)
Sarah Liddle (Peer reviewer)
8 Jan 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (Journal)
Sarah Liddle (Peer reviewer)
28 Feb 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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International Association for Suicide Prevention
Sarah Liddle (Speaker)
3 May 2022 → 5 May 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference