Vanessa Latham is a Registered Nurse, Master of Mental Health Nursing and has been working in Mental Health, AoD and Wellbeing for the past 10 years for the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section (RFDSSE). Vanessa’s role is to design and deliver mental health and wellbeing service strategies across steps 1-4 of the stepped mental health care model (primary health settings). Her service footprint is huge spanning parts of three different states (NSW, QLD, SA), with a diverse population group from First Nation communities, Pastoralist families living on giant sheep and cattle stations, Governesses, Backpackers on working visa’s, parks and wildlife workers, food and produce providers and all peoples across the lifespan living and working in remote communities. Her career path has been incredibly rewarding, from delivering mental health clinics to leadership, management and now strategic responsibilities. RFDSSE is an incredible employer which promotes innovation, flexibility and personable service design and delivery in partnership with rural and remote living people, families, cultures and communities. It is an absolute privilege to work for such an essential and trusted service, whom without, many people would be unable to survive living in outback rural and remote Australia.