Yu Takizawa

I am a lecturer in mental health at the College of Education, Psychology & Social Work at Flinders University. I am originally from Japan and have been in Australia for over 20 years.

Before joining Flinders University, I held various teaching and research positions at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia, as well as at Tottori University, Tsukuba University, and Tsuru University in Japan. I also worked at psychology clinics, public hospitals, and high schools in Queensland, providing mental health interventions and assessments to young people and adults with a variety of mental illnesses as a clinician. I am a board member of Japanese Social-Emotional Learning Association and involved in the research of SEL programs for Japanese young people.

My primary interests revolve around Multicultural Mental Health, Digital mental health intervention programs for young people and adults, online education for mental health and educational professionals, and neuroscience-informed mental health interventions.