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Lantta

I am an Associate Professor of Mental Health Nursing Science at the Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku. I hold a doctoral degree in Health Sciences, am a registered nurse, and hold the title of Adjunct Professor (Docent). I lead the Mental Health Nursing Science research programme and minor subject at the Department. I supervise bachelor's, master's and doctoral students and serve as a mentor in the Department's postdoctoral programme.

My current research focuses primarily on developing, implementing and evaluating methods for violence and coercion prevention in psychiatric hospital care, with the aim of increasing patient engagement and self-determination and reducing violent incidents and the use of coercive measures. My current projects include PRE-H, eDASA+APP FI and DASA-YEV. I also lead the university-wide citizen science project Science Belongs to Everyone!

I am a board member and Vice Chair of EViPRG (International Violence and Coercion Prevention Group) and Chair of the Forensic Mental Health Nurses Special Interest Group at the International Association for Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS). I am also an Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Forensic Mental Health.

I hold an honorary appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor at the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.