Prevention in Practice Summit 2025

Join us for a one-day summit focused on bridging the knowledge-to-practice gap in the prevention of mental ill-health.

About this Event

Building on the success of the inaugural event in December 2023, the Prevention in Practice Summit 2025 is a one-day summit focused on bridging the knowledge-to-practice gap in the prevention of mental ill-health.

Hosted by Everymind Director, Dr Jaelea Skehan OAM, the summit will bring together leaders in policy, research and practice from across Australia and will include four themed sessions each with a keynote address and panel discussion.

Speakers and panellists:

Esther McKay - Everymind Lived Experience Advisory Group member

Nichola Reavley - Deputy Director in the Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne

Shannon Harvey - Founder, Spark Studios, and Director of internationally acclaimed documentaries The Connection: Mind Your Body and My Year of Living Mindfully

Dr Alex Hains - Head, National Suicide Prevention Office

Joe Ball - Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities

Professor Samantha Thomas - Professor of Public Health at the Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, and Editor in Chief of Health Promotion International

Jenna Roberts - Assistant Commissioner, Domestic Family and Sexual Violence Commission

Anne Hollonds - National Children's Commissioner

Associate Professor Clinton Schultz - Director, First Nations Strategy and Partnerships, Head of First Nations Research

Tom Mulvaney - Director, Australasian Young Men's Health, Movember

Associate Professor Erin Hoare - Strategic Program Lead, Manna Institute

Carla Clarence - Principal, Future of Mental Health, TACSI

Isaac Pudney - Member of Movember's inaugural Youth Action Council

Dr Paul Fung - Deputy Commissioner, Mental Health Commission of New South Wales

Carolyn Nikoloski - Chief Executive Officer, Mental Health Australia

Tina Fox - Business and Program Manager, Everymind

Professor Harriet Hiscock - Group Lead, Health Services at Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and Academic Lead, Healthcare Transformation, University of Melbourne

Pauline Kotselas - Leader, Psychology and Wellbeing Services at NSW Department of Education

Kellie Horton - Director, Policy, Equity and Prevention, Mental Health and Wellbeing Division, Victorian Department of Health

Suzanne Dick - Chief Executive Officer, Prevention United

Priscilla Brice - Chief Executive Officer, National Mental Health Consumer Alliance

The summit is being hosted by Everymind, in partnership with Manna Institute, Mental Health Commission of New South Wales, and Prevention United.

In-person only registration options are available.

Agenda


🕑: 08:15 AM - 09:00 AM
Registration

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:20 AM
Welcome
Host: Dr Jaelea Skehan

🕑: 09:20 AM - 09:35 AM
Keynote: The Current State of Play – Prevention as a Global imperative
Host: Shannon Harvey

🕑: 09:35 AM - 09:45 AM
Keynote: The Current State of Play – Australian policy and community attitudes
Host: Nicola Reavley

🕑: 09:45 AM - 09:50 AM
Session introduction
Host: Dr Jaelea Skehan

🕑: 09:50 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote:Addressing the overlapping determinants of suicide & mental ill-health
Host: Dr Alex Hains

🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Keynote: Safety and inclusion as a cornerstone of mental health and wellbeing
Host: Joe Ball

🕑: 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM
Panel: Prevention and Policy: Going upstream and across government
Host: Dr Alex Hains

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Morning tea

🕑: 11:25 AM - 11:30 AM
Session introduction
Host: Dr Jaelea Skehan

🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Keynote: First Nations approach drawing together people and place
Host: Associate Professor Clinton Schultz

🕑: 11:40 AM - 11:50 AM
Keynote: Implementing place-based approaches to reduce disparities
Host: Dr Erin Hoare

🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote: Engaging and empowering communities
Host: Tom Mulvaney

🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Panel: How do we best co-design and deliver place-based approaches
Host: Tom Mulvaney

🕑: 12:50 PM - 01:35 PM
Lunch

🕑: 01:35 PM - 01:40 PM
Session introduction
Host: Dr Jaelea Skehan

🕑: 01:40 PM - 01:50 PM
Keynote: How can national reform provide a platform for prevention
Host: Carolyn Nikoloski

🕑: 01:50 PM - 02:00 PM
Keynote: Population wellbeing & primary care approaches to respond to distress
Host: Dr Paul Fung

🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Panel: Connecting prevention programs and approaches to services and systems
Host: Carolyn Nikoloski

🕑: 02:50 PM - 03:10 PM
Break

🕑: 03:10 PM - 03:20 PM
Session introduction
Host: Dr Jaelea Skehan

🕑: 03:20 PM - 03:30 PM
Keynote: Leadership and system enablers needed for change
Host: Kellie Horton

🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:20 PM
Panel: Building the Systems and Structures for Change
Host: Kellie Horton

🕑: 04:20 PM - 04:30 PM
Next steps and close
Host: Dr Jaelea Skehan

🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Social networking (optional)

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