Year | Citation |
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2023 | Hedrick, K., & Borschmann, R. (230606). Self-harm among unaccompanied asylum seekers and refugee minors: Protocol for a global systematic review of prevalence, methods and characteristics. BMJ Open, 13(6), |
2022 | Hedrick, K., & Borschmann, R. (220309). Prevalence, methods and characteristics of self-harm among asylum seekers in Australia: Protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open, 12(3), |
2021 | Hedrick, K., & Borschmann, R. (210201). Addressing self-harm among detained asylum seekers in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 45(1), |
2020 | Hedrick, K., Armstrong, G., Coffey, G., & Borschmann, R. (200806). Temporal variations in the distribution of self-harm episodes and methods across the Australian asylum seeker population: An observational study. PLoS Medicine, 17(8), |
2020 | Hedrick, K., Armstrong, G., Coffey, G., & Borschmann, R. (200615). An evaluation of the quality of self-harm incident reporting across the Australian asylum seeker population according to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. BMC Psychiatry, 20(1), |
2020 | Hedrick, K., Armstrong, G., Coffey, G., & Borschmann, R. (200430). Self-harm among asylum seekers in Australian onshore immigration detention: How incidence rates vary by held detention type. BMC Public Health, 20(1), |
2019 | Hedrick, K., Armstrong, G., & Borschmann, R. (191201). Self-harm among asylum seekers in Australian immigration detention. The Lancet Public Health, 4(12), |
2019 | Hedrick, K., Armstrong, G., Coffey, G., & Borschmann, R. (190801). Self-harm in the Australian asylum seeker population: A national records-based study. SSM - Population Health, 8 |
2017 | Hedrick, K. (170701). Getting out of (self-) harm's way: A study of factors associated with self-harm among asylum seekers in Australian immigration detention. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 49 (89-93). |
2013 |
Okimoto, T. G., Wenzel, M., & Hedrick, K. (130201). Refusing to apologize can have psychological benefits (and we issue no mea culpa for this research finding). European Journal of Social Psychology, 43(1), (22-31). doi: 10.1002/ejsp.1901 |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Asylum Seeker Mental Health
- Refugee health
- Self-harm
- Immigration Detention
- Public health
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Kyli Hedrick
Dr Kyli Hedrick is a practising psychologist; a Senior Lecturer in Psychology in the College of Sport, Health, and Engineering; and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne. Her practice, research, and teaching interests lie at the intersection of health and human rights. Kyli's PhD examined the epidemiology of self-harm among asylum seekers in both detained and community-based populations.
In addition to working as a specialist trauma counsellor at the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture (Foundation House) for a period of 5 years, Kyli has conducted independent mental health assessments and provided psychological reports for asylum seekers medically transferred to Australia from offshore immigration detention. She is also the Founder and Director of a small private psychology practice in Melbourne's inner west for people from immigrant, asylum seeking and refugee backgrounds.
During 2022-2023, Kyli spent 12 months as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Uppsala University, Sweden - part of the Nordic Refugee Determination: Advancing Science in Migration Law (NordASIL) project. Kyli has published and presented her research findings relating to asylum seeker and refugee mental health, as well as the psychology of justice, in several international peer-reviewed journals, and at local, national, and international conferences.
Her findings relating to self-harm among detained asylum seekers have been widely cited in policy documents and submissions to State, National, and International Inquiries (e.g., the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System, The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the WHO's Country Implementation Guide on Addressing the Health Challenges in Immigration Detention, and Alternatives to Detention, and the Phoenix Australia Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Stress Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Complex PTSD).
In addition to roles in clinical practice, policy, and research, Kyli has worked as a psychology, counselling, and criminology lecturer at universities in both Australia and Scandinavia for over 15 years.
Qualifications
- PhD, The University of Melbourne, Australia
- Master of Applied Psychology (Community Psychology), Victoria University, Australia
- BA (Hons) (Psych), Flinders University, Australia
- GDip (Psych), Flinders University, Australia
- BA (SocSci), La Trobe University, Australia
Key publications
Kyli has over 12 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Kyli's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Journal article (showing 10 of 11)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
Other supervision of research students
Teaching activities & experience
Kyli has convened and/or lectured in the following undergraduate and postgraduate units at VU, RMIT, Monash University, and Flinders University: - APP7004 Psychology of Health and Community - APP3037 Clinical Aspects of Psychology - APP3036 Histories and Theories of Psychology - ASL1003 Criminal Justice Systems - BESC1429 Forensic Psychology - BESC1423 Psychopathology [Honours] - BESC1433 Psychopathology and Models of Intervention - BESC1433 Psychological Assessment and Individual Differences - BESC1408 Applied Psychology Topics - EDF4530 Lifespan Development and Counsellor Identity - NURS2103 Health Psychology and Health Sociology - MIDW2002 Family Dynamics (Psychology for Midwives) - QT (PSYC1101/1104) Graduate Diploma in Psychology, Qualifying Topic - PSYC2016 Learning and Cognition
Key academic roles
Dates | Role | Department / Organisation |
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Jul 2023 - Present |
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
|
Victoria University, Australia |
Jun 2022 - Jun 2023 |
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
|
Uppsala University, Sweden |
May 2021 - May 2022 |
Lecturer in Psychology
|
RMIT, Australia |
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017 |
Lecturer
|
Monash University, Australia |
Feb 2011 - Dec 2013 |
Lecturer
|
Victoria University, Australia |
Feb 2008 - Dec 2010 |
Lecturer
|
Flinders University, Australia |
Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
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Jul 2023 -
Present
|
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Victoria University, Australia |
Jun 2022 -
Jun 2023
|
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Uppsala University, Sweden |
May 2021 -
May 2022
|
Lecturer in Psychology
RMIT, Australia |
Jan 2017 -
Dec 2017
|
Lecturer
Monash University, Australia |
Feb 2011 -
Dec 2013
|
Lecturer
Victoria University, Australia |
Feb 2008 -
Dec 2010
|
Lecturer
Flinders University, Australia |
Key industry, community & government roles
Dates | Role | Department/Organisation |
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Feb 2014 - Jul 2017 |
Counsellor/Advocate
|
The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture (Foundation House) |
Jul 2017 - Jul 2019 |
Mental Health Expert Panel Member
|
Nauru |
Jul 2017 - Sep 2023 |
Director
|
Community-Minded Psychological Services |
Feb 2021 - Jun 2021 |
Policy and Practice Specialist
|
Phoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health |
Mar 2018 - Apr 2021 |
Psychologist in Private Practice
|
Inner Melbourne Clinical Psychology |
Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
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Feb 2014 - Jul 2017 |
Counsellor/Advocate
The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture (Foundation House) |
Jul 2017 - Jul 2019 |
Mental Health Expert Panel Member
Nauru |
Jul 2017 - Sep 2023 |
Director
Community-Minded Psychological Services |
Feb 2021 - Jun 2021 |
Policy and Practice Specialist
Phoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health |
Mar 2018 - Apr 2021 |
Psychologist in Private Practice
Inner Melbourne Clinical Psychology |
Awards
Year | Award |
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2018 |
Research Travel Grant - Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne |
2012 |
Research Travel Grant - Victoria University |
2014 |
APS College of Community Psychology Award - APS College of Community Psychology |
Keynote and invited speeches
Year | Title/Description |
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2018 |
Self-harm among asylum seekers detained in Australia Challenging Migrant Detention: Human Rights, Advocacy and Mental Health Conference, June 19, Montreal, Canada |
Professional memberships
- Registered psychologist, Psychology Board of Australia
- Academic Member, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
- Academic Member, The European Community Psychology Association
- Academic Member, European Public Health Association
Media appearances
25th October 2019
Self-harm rates on Nauru, Manus, 'exceptionally high'
Radio New Zealand Pacific News
11th October 2020
Self-harm in immigration detention has risen sharply. Here are 6 ways to address this health crisis
Online Article in The Conversation
19th June 2020
Australia's sub-standard reporting of refugee self-harm incidents
Interview/Article in Pusuit
14th October 2019
ABC News Article