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Madeline Hayward

Research Assistant

Madeline is a research assistant in youth mental health. She is passionate about learning how we can best support the well-being of young people in Aotearoa. Her work focuses on identifying evidence-based approaches to enhancing youth mental health. She is also undertaking research into youth crime.  

Madeline is currently completing her PhD at Auckland University of Technology, where she is examining how the police respond to people experiencing mental distress. She holds a BA(Hons) in Psychology from the University of Otago.



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