Experts
The Mindframe Expert Directory connects media professionals with experienced individuals, who provide commentary across topics relating to suicide, mental ill-health and Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD), to support safe, responsible and accurate reporting, portrayal and communication.
Kamal Sarma
Chair at R U OK? Think Tank
Topics: Mental health and wellbeing, Mental hygiene, Mental resilience, The power of Human Connection and Resilience
Jacinta Hawgood
Senior Lecturer at Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP)
Topics: Suicide, Suicide prevention research
Associate Professor Jill Newby
Head of Clinical Research at Black Dog Institute
Topics: Adverse events, COVID-19, Mental ill-health, Depression and/or anxiety, Suicide, Intervention
Heather Neil
Executive Director at TrackSAFE Foundation
Topics: Adverse events, Mental ill-health, Trauma, Suicide, Suicide prevention, Self-harm
Dr Aliza Werner-Seidler
Senior Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist at Black Dog Institute
Topics: Populations, Youth
Associate Professor Grant Blashki
Clinical Lead Adviser at Beyond Blue
Topics: Adverse events, COVID-19, Alcohol and other drugs, Mental health and wellbeing, Mental ill-health, Depression and/or anxiety, Prevention, Support and help-seeking, Support
Brendan Maher
Global Director, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention at Movember
Topics: Mental health and wellbeing, Social connection, Health promotion, Support and help-seeking, Peer to peer support, Informal community care, Crisis support, Community outreach, Workplaces, Organisational leadership, Stakeholder engagement, Sector collaboration, Sustainability
Shayne Connell
CEO at LivingWorks
Topics: Mental ill-health, Stigma, Suicide, Intervention, Suicide prevention, Support and help-seeking, Workplaces, Self-harm
Bronwen Edwards
Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Roses in the Ocean
Topics: Mental ill-health, Stigma, Suicide, Suicide prevention
Professor Sue Spence
Professor Emeritus at Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP)
Topics: Populations, Youth, Suicide, Assessment of suicidality, Intervention
Professor Gordon Parker AO
Black Dog Institute Founder at Black Dog Institute
Topics: Mental health and wellbeing, Burnout, Mental ill-health, Depression and/or anxiety, Bipolar disorder
Dr Hazel Dalton
Research Leader and Senior Research Fellow at Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health
Topics: Adverse events, Bushfires, COVID-19, Alcohol and other drugs, Mental health and wellbeing, Mental ill-health, Trauma, Policy, Populations, Research, Suicide, Suicide prevention research
Associate Professor Fiona Shand
Head of Suicide Prevention at Black Dog Institute
Topics: Mental ill-health, Prevention, Suicide, Intervention, Suicide prevention research
Dr Kairi Kolves
Principal Research fellow at Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP)
Topics: Suicide, Suicide prevention, Suicide prevention research
Dr Jaelea Skehan OAM
Director at Everymind
Topics: Mental health and wellbeing, Mental ill-health, Policy, Populations, LGBTIQ+, Rural and remote communities, Lived experience, Suicide, Suicide prevention, Workplaces
Dr Vicki Ross
Senior research Fellow at Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP)
Topics: Research, Program evaluation, Suicide, Suicide prevention, Workplaces, Workplace mental health and suicide prevention
Ashley de Silva
Chief Executive Officer at ReachOut
Topics: Adverse events, COVID-19, Mental ill-health, Prevention, Populations, Parenting, Research, Support and help-seeking, Support
Professor Pat Dudgeon
Director at Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention
Topics: Adverse events, Alcohol and other drugs, Mental health and wellbeing, Mental ill-health, Trauma, Populations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Suicide
Dr Erin Lalor AM
Chief Executive Officer at Alcohol and Drug Foundation
Topics: Adverse events, COVID-19, Alcohol and other drugs, Alcohol and drug related harm, Cannabis, Drug use and mental ill-health, Methamphetamine (ICE), Mental ill-health, Prevention, Stigma, Policy, Populations, Research