Laya Lehner

Laya Lehner is an academic researcher at Pädagogische Hochschule Schwäbisch Gmünd, specializing in Educational Psychology and Health Psychology. She actively contributes to the ProHEAD project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), focusing on children and adolescents' mental health.

• Current research emphasizes mental health promotion
• Specializes in diagnostics of anxiety and depression
• Works on digital mental health interventions

Her recent publications analyze help-seeking behaviors in youth, school-based mental health programs, and stress management interventions. The ProHEAD Consortium projects dominate her research output, combining online and in-person methodologies.

Dr. Lehner's work addresses critical gaps in adolescent mental health care through innovative assessment tools and population-based interventions. She collaborates with multidisciplinary teams across educational and clinical psychology domains.