Dr. Louise Rooney joined Mental Health Reform in March 2025 as Policy and Research Manager. Louise has over a decade of experience as a multidisciplinary social scientist in both the voluntary and statutory sectors. She has extensive experience collaborating with organisations supporting seldom-heard groups, including the Garda Síochána, the Probation Service, Child and Adolescent Mental Health services, and Tusla. Louise has also lectured on numerous master level research programs in University College Dublin, Technological University Dublin and Maynooth University.