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Ballroom 1 - Virtual via OnAIR
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Ballroom 2 - In-Person Only
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Springbrook Room - In-Person Only
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Binna Burra Room - In-Person Only
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8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
REGISTRATION OPEN
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8:30 AM - 8:45 AM |
Opening & Housekeeping
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
The Big 5: Small Actions - Big Change
Prof Nickolai Titov AM, Mindspot | School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie
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10:05 AM - 10:25 AM |
SPEX # 2 Keynote
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10:25 AM - 11:00 AM |
MORNING TEA & IN-PERSON POSTER PRESENTATIONS
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~IN PERSON & VIRTUAL~
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- IN-PERSON ONLY -
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Emerging Frontiers in Mental Health
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Sustaining the Workforce & Systems of Care
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Stronger Together: Digital Access, Culture & Community Well-Being
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Culture, Community & Neurodiversity: New Pathways to Wellbeing
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11:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Insurance-backed MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD
Dr Michael Winlo, Emyria Limtied
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Psychological Erosion in the Modern Workplace: Identifying the Disease and Designing the Cure
Dr Tessa Bailey, The Opus Centre
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Delivering Mental Health Resources Digitally to Remote Communities
Rashida Khan, Rashida Khan Consulting
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Indigenous Codesign and Inclusion to Develop Service Delivery Model
Marjorie Anderson, Lifeline Australia/13YARN
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11:35 AM - 12:05 PM |
Stress in Your DNA: How MTHFR, COMT & BDNF Shape Mental Health Through Epigenetics
Chris Barnes, Chris Barnes Wellness
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Beyond Self-Care and Resilience: Proactive Management of Emotional Demand in Mental Health Work
Carmen Schroder, Institute For Safety, Compensation And Recovery Research
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Systems Don’t Heal People; People Do: Relational Care, Families, Kin, Friends, Shared Solutions
De Backman-Hoyle & Katrina Armstrong, Mental Health Carers Australia
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Te Whare Mauri Ora – Weaving Indigenous Wisdom and Western Wellbeing for Collective Flourishing
Wiremu Gray, Mana Facilitation & Dot Singh, Tuahiwi School
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12:10 PM - 12:40 PM |
The Next Era of Mental Health: Bold, Ethical, and Human-Centred Innovation
Dr Hayley Kelly, Therapists Rising
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Men, Masculinity and Community Connection: Regional Pathways Inclusive Mental Health Reform - Bundaberg and Beyond
Jo Leveritt & Mx Jason Scadden-Rushton, Wide Bay
Advocacy Inc
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Culture, Care, and Connectivity: Digital SEWB Tools for a Resilient Workforce
Angela Sheridan & David Edwards, Wellmob - eMHPrac
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Creative Minds, Complex Lives: Empowering Neurodivergent Individuals Through Strength-Based Mentoring
Jennifer Althaus & Punya Saluja, Orange Elephants Creative Minds
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12:40 PM - 1:40 PM |
LUNCH
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Neurodivergence & Inclusive Systems
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Justice Rights & Global Mental Health Reform
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Hope, Suicide Prevention & Postvention
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Open Topic
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1:40 PM - 2:00 PM |
Affirming Access: Co-Creating Inclusive Systems to Improve Mental Health Outcomes for Neurodivergent LGBTIQA+SB Young People
Brendan Chippendale, The Achieve Collective & Berinda Karp, Autism Step Australia
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New Zealand Asian Wellbeing, Bullying & Mental Health Survey 2025
Dr Kelly Feng, Asian Family Services
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TBC
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Indigenous Youth Mental Health Literacy (IYMHL), Spiritual Healing and Language
Anna Wilson, Dr Yifeng Wei & Dr Patsy Steinhauer, University of Alberta
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2:05 PM - 2:25 PM |
Reshaping Survivor Support: Why We Need a Triple-track Approach to Support LGBTIAQ+ Domestic Abuse Survivors
Ali Khan, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
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E fofō ele alamea le alamea. The Starfish Heals & Mends Itself. Samoan Mental Heath
Dr Ta'avale Ioana Mulipola, Auckland University of Technology
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Culturally Responsive Aftercare: Bridging Gaps in Suicide Prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities
Alexandra Cox, Social Futures
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Inside the Minds of Australia’s Workplaces: Collective Action to Help Young Workers and Ensure a More Sustainable Mental Health Workforce
Kylie Ardill & Keith Govias, EML
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2:30 PM - 2:50 PM |
TBC.
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Understanding Stakeholder Perspectives of Suicidality Surveillance in the Australian Army
LtCol Samantha Hodges, Department of Defence
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Strengthening Digital Mental Health Literacy for Individuals and the Workforce
Heidi Sturk, eMHPrac
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2:50 PM - 3:10 PM |
AFTERNOON TEA
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3:10 PM - 3:15 PM |
Settling Welcome
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3:15 PM - 3:45 PM |
Keynote TBC
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3:45 PM - 4:45 PM |
Keynote TBC
Prof Patricia Dudgeon AM, Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention
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4:45 PM - 5:00 PM |
CONFERENCE CLOSING INCLUDING PRIZE DRAWS
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