Dr. Kyli Hedrick

Dr Kyli Hedrick is a registered psychologist, lecturer, and public health researcher, who has worked alongside people from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds, in a range of roles and settings, for over 20 years. Both her practice and research interests lie at the intersection of health and human rights. Kyli's PhD (Centre for Mental Health; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, the University of Melbourne) investigated the epidemiology of self-harm among asylum seekers in both detained and community-based populations. In addition to working as a Counsellor/Advocate in a specialist trauma service (Foundation House) for survivors of torture for a period of 5 years, she has worked as a psychology, counselling, and criminology lecturer for over 10 years. Kyli is also the Founder and Director of a small private practice for people from immigrant, refugee, and asylum seeking backgrounds, located in Melbourne's inner west. From 2017 to 2019, Kyli was a member of a national Mental Health Expert Panel where she conducted independent mental health assessments and provided psychological reports for asylum seekers medically transferred to Australia from offshore immigration detention. She holds an honorary appointment with the Justice Health Unit (Centre for Health Equity; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, the University of Melbourne).

• PhD, University of Melbourne
• MAppPsych (Community Psychology), Victoria University
• BA Hons (Psych), Flinders University
• PGDip (Psych), Flinders University
• GDip (SocSci), La Trobe University
• BA, La Trobe University

Professional memberships and fellowships

• Member, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Member, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)
• Director, Community-Minded Psychological Services
• Honorary research fellow, Justice Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, the University of Melbourne