Lizz Hill

📣 Join our Community of Practice: Accessible Mental Health Services for People with Communication Difficulties.

We care about inclusive #mentalhealth care for people with #communication needs.

We offer: 🤝 networking + 📚 PD + 🔁 resources. All backgrounds welcome.

Join here: tinyurl.com/53t9cu3z

“I didn’t even know you existed”: An exploratory study investigating factors impacting staff knowledge of speech-language pathology in serious mental illness patient care This study examined knowledge of the role of the speech-language pathologist amongst patient-facing staff within an acute mental health ward in a tertiary Australian hospital. Annually, over 260,00...

SLPs involved as "last resort" for communication breakdown. Ambiguous referral pathways limit access and collaboration. What's needed? Stronger advocacy and education to improve understanding of SLP role in acute care for serious mental illness. Access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New paper (OA🔓) led by @curtinuniversity.bsky.social honours students with @suze-freogirl.bsky.social:
How well do acute #mentalhealth ward staff understand the role of #SLP? Answer: it's mainly swallowing...

“It’s just a life skill”: Speech-language pathology students’ perspectives of mental health first aid training Speech-language pathology students require mental health skills to support their well-being during tertiary education and prepare them to work with individuals at elevated risk of mental health cha...

New pub (🔓 ): Aus SLP students see Mental Health First Aid training as critical to education and practice, but flag clinical "readiness gap". MHFA is a strong start, but needs adaptation for communication needs and follow-up training. Access: doi.org/10.1080/1754...
#SpeechPathology #MentalHealth

Very excited to get cracking in 2026! Thank you again to the Raine Medical Research Foundation, BrightSpark Foundation, and the Cockell Bequest for funding this important work into #mentalhealth for children with #languagedisorder

Kids with ‘developmental delay’ will be diverted from the #NDIS. But what is a #developmentaldelay?

See our (with @suze-freogirl.bsky.social) recent piece in #TheConversation for an overview of this term, and which children are affected by funding changes.

Read here: lnkd.in/ggh2Qpr4

🎓 Fully funded PhD @curtinuniversity.bsky.social!
Explore how to improve #MentalHealth accessibility for people with #language difficulties.
Interdisciplinary and stakeholder-driven. Join me, @me-boyo.bsky.social & Dr Brooke Ryan.
Apply by Aug 18: research.curtin.edu.au/higher-degre...
#PhD

So great to hear! Pls reach out to discuss if needed

How do we adjust the #language load of #CBT?
📌 Slow down
📌 Use visuals
📌 Break tasks into steps
📌 Offer structured choices
📌 Teach-back to check understanding
Read more about #DLD and the language demands of CBT, and what to do about them here 🔓: doi.org/10.1007/s418...

🧩 One in 14 people has #devlangdis.
🧠 Most #mentalhealth care assumes strong language skills.
This mismatch creates *silent barriers* to care.
Our paper for practitioners explores how to recognise and accommodate language difficulties in #CBT. doi.org/10.1007/s418...

“Why Would Someone like Me with DLD Want to Sit in a Room and Talk? How Would that Make Me Feel Better?!” Developmental Language Disorder and the Language Demands of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - Inte... This article addresses two crucial questions: what are the language demands of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and how can CBT be more accessible to people with language difficulties? These quest...

🗣️ Hot off the press, OA paper out now!
Why might someone with #DLD struggle to engage in talk #therapy?💬
We explore the language demands of #CBT and why they matter to ALL practitioners! 🔗Access here: doi.org/10.1007/s418...
#MentalHealth #SLP #devlangdis #psychology