David Lawrence is Professor of Mental Health in the School of Population Health at Curtin University. His research focuses on child and adolescent mental health and wellbeing, child maltreatment and mental health, and wellbeing of Police and Emergency Services Personnel. He is currently leading Young Minds: Our Future - the third Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

www.ymof.org.au

He was also project leader for Young Minds Matter: The second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing.

www.youngmindsmatter.org.au

He has expertise in the analysis of linked administrative datasets, data from complex household surveys, administrative data linked to survey datasets, multi-level modelling, non-linear modelling, and time-series analysis.

David has practical experience in large-scale survey design and an in-depth understanding of cutting-edge statistical techniques in cross-sectional, longitudinal, and linked administrative data designs. This is coupled with a career-long interest in outcomes for children and families with disadvantaged backgrounds.