pandemic

Over the last four weeks I’ve thoroughly enjoyed speaking with more than 60 passionate and professional members of our mental health sector. Meeting and hearing from staff, members, stakeholders and colleagues has certainly given me a better understanding of our sector, and that process will continue over the coming weeks as I talk with more and more people…

Last week, former Prime Minister and current Beyond Blue Chair Julia Gillard talked about the political, and management concept of “never letting a good crisis go to waste”…

What a great opportunity we have to collaborate as a sector and inform the planning for an ongoing mental health response to the pandemic.

I am delighted to be sending you my first Weekly CEO Update and making a connection with you, our members, stakeholders and friends of Mental Health Australia. It is an absolute privilege to be here in this role, at this time, and with this team, to take things forward with you…

The last seven months as Acting CEO of Mental Health Australia has been a rollercoaster of challenges, many rewarding and some, like the bushfires and coronavirus, quite confronting…

In this climate of physical distancing over the last few weeks, I’ve made a deliberate effort to talk more with people.

Just as we need to stay at home to protect the people in our community most vulnerable to coronavirus ( COVID -19), we also need to keep working and advocating for the people most vulnerable and in need of psychosocial support…

In a week where we’ve all welcomed increased and much needed investment in a range of services, especially tele-health, as well as a new #InThisTogether campaign, the coronavirus pandemic has become a catalyst for drastic change, and our mental health system is in no way immune to such change.

This is the simple message we want to send out at this time.