Cat Strawa
Senior Research Officer
Child & Family Evidence
Cat develops knowledge translation products for the Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) information exchange and contributes to a range of research projects on child and family wellbeing.
Cat’s skills and experience are in knowledge translation, evidence synthesis, content writing, facilitation and training across the areas of risk management, sociology and human rights. She has worked in government and not-for-profit organisations developing practice resources, stakeholder engagement and training programs to encourage evidence-based decision-making.
Qualifications
- Master of Human Rights, University College London
- Bachelor of Sociology, University of Leeds
Research by Cat Strawa
Supporting fathers’ mental health in the perinatal period
This practice guide developed with Emerging Minds looks into supporting fathers’ mental health in the perinatal period.
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This resource developed with Emerging Minds explores the research evidence on how fathers’ involvement can influence their children’s mental health. Specifically, the…
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This resource developed with Emerging Minds outlines how fathers can influence their child’s mental health through play. It describes various types of child–father…
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