Dr Josephine Anderson is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist and Conjoint Associate Professor at UNSW. She is currently a VMO Psychiatrist at the Early Psychosis Program, SESLHD and Chief Psychiatrist at the Royal Far West Centre (RFW) for Country Kids at Manly. Whilst her work is primarily clinical, Dr Anderson has a keen interest in innovative service development, including those embracing partnerships with Physicians, Education and NGO care providers. At RFW since 2019, she has championed the development of its mental health services, in particular the role of child and adolescent psychiatrists in supporting rural and regional medical practitioners.

Sarah McDowell has been working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health for 18years. She obtained a master’s degree in Child and Adolescent Mental Health through the Institute of Psychiatry in 2012 and has been working as a Clinical Nurse Consultant since this time across various community, inpatient and acute settings. Sarah’s area of expertise is in Suicide Prevention with children and young people, supervision, training and project coordination. Sarah holds a dual position within Royal Far West as the CNC and Project Coordinator for the Psychiatry Only Pathway, supporting project implementation and evaluation whilst providing clinical services to rural and remote children, young people and their families.