She studies youth mental health and the prevention of anxiety, depression and suicide.
Calear's doctoral research developed a program for adolescent mental health.
[3][4] Suicide is one of the leading causes of death for young people in Australia, and Calear has looked to understand the origins of this phenomenon.
She evaluated a peer-leadership program, Sources of Strength,[5] which promotes help-seeking behaviour amongst young people.
[9] She found that parents and caregivers who were responsible for their children's home schooling experienced high levels of psychological distress.