Mark Loughhead

Mark Loughhead is a Lecturer in the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research and Education Group at UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences, University of South Australia. His research focuses on improving healthcare systems for people with psychosocial disabilities, LGBTQI+ youth, and marginalized populations through trauma-informed and person-centered approaches. He has collaborated extensively on studies addressing emergency department care integration with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), barriers faced by CALD trans/gender diverse youth, and strengthening lived experience leadership in mental health systems.

• Education background not explicitly stated but inferred through academic roles.

Research interests emphasize service integration gaps between emergency departments and disability services, suicide prevention strategies, and advocacy for consumer-directed care models. Recent publications highlight fragmented communication between NDIS and ED systems, with recommendations for capacity-building and overlapping care frameworks. Peer-reviewed articles include analyses of NDIS/ED interactions, trans youth suicidality, and trauma-informed suicide prevention frameworks. He co-authored a consensus statement on lived experience leadership for systems change in South Australia.

No grants or awards explicitly listed, but his work is funded by organizations like MIND Australia and the Fay Fuller Foundation. No formal student advisee list identified. Collaborates with institutions like Mind Australia and the SA Lived Experience Leadership and Advocacy Network.

Currently based at City East Campus (UniSA), involved in projects like the Activating Lived Experience Leadership (ALEL) initiative and trauma-informed suicide prevention guides.