Kita Bersama: Centring Lived Experience in Co-Designing a Digital Youth Mental Health Intervention in Indonesia
Tracks
Ballroom 2 - In-Person Only
| Tuesday, June 23, 2026 |
| 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM |
Overview
Ida Bagus Nyoman Adi Palguna & Dr Grace Wangge, Monash University, Indonesia
Details
1. Insight into the specific mental health needs, coping strategies, and digital intervention preferences of Indonesian youth, particularly those with lived experience of mental health challenges and/or violence.
2. An understanding of the perceived roles, capacities, and barriers for parents, caregivers, and other stakeholders in supporting youth mental health within low-resource community settings.
3. Practical strategies and methodological learnings for successfully and ethically engaging vulnerable youth and their wider community ecosystem in co-design research.
Presenter
Ida Bagus Nyoman Adi Palguna
Research Officer
Monash University, Indonesia
Kita Bersama: Centring Lived Experience in Co-Designing a Digital Youth Mental Health Intervention in Indonesia
Biography
Drawing on his lived experience with medically diagnosed ADHD, Major Depressive Disorder, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, and suicide attempts, Adi is committed to championing child and youth mental health through culturally relevant, evidence-based solutions. He is currently serving as a Chief Investigator in the Kita Bersama (We Are Together) research project, a pilot study on a digital youth mental health intervention, at Monash University, Indonesia. Adi holds a Graduate Certificate in Youth Mental Health from the University of Melbourne and is an alumnus of Orygen's 2022-2023 ASEAN-Australia Youth Mental Health Fellowships.
Dr Grace Wangge
Associate Professor
Monash University, Indonesia
Kita Bersama: Centring Lived Experience in Co-Designing a Digital Youth Mental Health Intervention in Indonesia
Biography
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