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Sydney Stevens

Sydney Stevens

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Role PhD Student
Research area Clinical Sciences

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Sydney (she/her) is a Senior Project Officer with the Campus Mental Health Strategy (2021-2026) focusing on evidence based clinical resources for common mental health conditions. With a strong interest in adolescent mental health, evidence-informed practice, and inclusion of lived experience she has led the development of clinical practice guidelines, including Suicide and Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Children and Adolescents; Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline (2026) and the Evidence-based Guideline for Anxiety in Children and Young People (2024).


Sydney completed her Master of Public Health at the University of Melbourne in 2022 and begin a PhD focusing the relationship between on ADHD and suicidality in young people in 2026.
Sydney (she/her) is a Senior Project Officer with the Campus Mental Health Strategy (2021-2026) focusing on evidence based clinical resources for common mental health conditions. With a strong interest in adolescent mental health, evidence-informed...
Sydney (she/her) is a Senior Project Officer with the Campus Mental Health Strategy (2021-2026) focusing on evidence based clinical resources for common mental health conditions. With a strong interest in adolescent mental health, evidence-informed practice, and inclusion of lived experience she has led the development of clinical practice guidelines, including Suicide and Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Children and Adolescents; Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline (2026) and the Evidence-based Guideline for Anxiety in Children and Young People (2024).


Sydney completed her Master of Public Health at the University of Melbourne in 2022 and begin a PhD focusing the relationship between on ADHD and suicidality in young people in 2026.

Top Publications

  • McKinlay, ML, Stevens, S, Cranney, M, Graham, AL, Moe, S, Coghill, D. Clinical practice guidelines for mental health conditions in children and adolescents: A systematic review.. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 60(3) : 245 -258 2026
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  • Stevens, S, Melbourne Children's Suicide and Non-suicidal Self-injury Guideline Development Group. Suicide and Non-suicidal Self-injury in Children and Adolescents: Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline. 2026
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  • Stevens, S, Melbourne Children’s Campus Mental Health Strategy Anxiety Guideline Development Group. Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline for Anxiety in Children and Young People. 2024
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  • Coghill, D, Stevens, S. Supporting Australian doctors to help kids with anxiety. Pursuit, The University of Melbourne 2023
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