Natalie Laporte

Natalie Laporte is a Researcher at the Clinical Suicide Research Unit within the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University. She holds membership in the FORevidence research group (FORTE-funded) and the Center of Ethics Law and Mental Health (CELAM) at the University of Gothenburg. Her primary work involves violence risk assessments of forensic psychiatric patients and focuses on self-harm and adverse childhood experiences in clinical populations.

Education: PhD in Medicine (2022) from Lund University, specializing in self-harm among forensic psychiatric patients. Research Projects: Lead Investigator (PI) on projects like 'Deliberate self-harm among forensic psychiatric patients' and co-PI on 'Self-directed and outward aggression in forensic psychiatric patients' (2015–2019).

Research Interests: Forensic psychiatry, self-harm mechanisms, risk assessment methodologies, and the impact of adverse childhood experiences on mental health outcomes. Her work aligns with UN Global Goals related to mental health and substance abuse reduction.

Key Research Themes: Her publications emphasize latent class analysis of forensic patient behaviors, adverse childhood experiences' role in self-injury, and emotion regulation in clinical settings. She frequently presents at Nordic and international forensic psychiatry symposia.

Grants & Collaborations: Funded by FORTE. Collaborations include multidisciplinary teams addressing forensic psychiatric care challenges. Active in workshops/seminars on violence risk assessment and trauma-informed evaluations.

Labs/Teams: Core member of the Clinical Suicide Research Unit and FORevidence group, contributing to evidence-based forensic psychiatry practices.