Mid-year forum
Event description
Join MHCC ACT for an afternoon of celebration, learning and networking at our 2023 mid-year forum.
This Q&A style panel, facilitated by Keith Mahar, a respected lived experience and peer worker advocate, will focus on the intersection between climate change and mental health and will feature:
Fay Jackson - General Manager Inclusion at Flourish Australia, Inaugural Deputy Commissioner of the NSW Mental Health Commission, Associate Fellow UTS and CEO of Vision in Mind.
Dr Grant Blashki - Dr Grant Blashki is proudly the Lead Clinical Advisor of Beyond Blue and has been exploring the links between climate change and health over the last two decades in his roles as A/Prof in Global Health at the University of Melbourne and as Adjunct A/Prof at Monash Sustainable Development Institute. He was a cofounder of Doctors for the Environment Australia and has been a Mentor in the Al Gore Climate Reality Program since 2006. He has co-authored 140 peer reviewed publications and coedited 10 books. Recently he co-authored a report led by the Climate Council in collaboration with Beyond Blue exploring the state of Australians’ mental health in relation to climate change including recent extreme weather events.
Leanne Craze – From being the Secretary of the Inquiry into the Human Rights of People with mental illness in the 1990s to authoring the National Framework for Recovery Oriented, Mental Health Services and Peer Work Frameworks, Leanne continues to contribute to the ongoing development of mental health services. In recent years, Leanne has sought to promote awareness of the mental health impacts of climate change, and ways in which services and communities can work together to respond. In 2017, Leanne was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her contribution to mental health services. Leanne also has a PhD in social work in the care and treatment of mentally ill offenders.
Sharon Friel – Sharon Friel is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow, Professor of Health Equity and Director of the Planetary Health Equity Hothouse and Australian Research Centre for Health Equity (ARCHE) at the Australian National University. Her work focuses on governance of the planetary, social and commercial determinants of health inequities. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences of Australia and the Academy of Health and Medical Sciences of Australia.
This is a hybrid event. Those attending in person will have ample networking opportunities over light refreshments from 2:30pm.
This is a free event, open to all.
We look forward to seeing you there.
N.B. The mid-year forum will be hosted in a hybrid format. Zoom details will be emailed to registered attendees prior to the event.