Presenters
Prof Tricia Nagel
Consultant Psychiatrist and Head of Wellbeing Preventable and Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research
Professor Nagel has 30 years’ experience in the Northern Territory as clinician, educator, researcher and leader of the Stay Strong program including the Aboriginal and Islander Mental health initiative (AIMhi). A collaboration with First Nations communities, service providers and researchers, the Stay Strong program promotes social and emotional wellbeing and mental health through codesign and evaluation of innovative cross cultural resources.
Dr Helen Milroy
MB BS CertChildPsych W.Aust., FRANZCP
Dr Helen Milroy is a descendant of the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia, but was born and educated in Perth. Australia’s first Indigenous doctor, she studied Medicine at the UWA, worked as a General Practitioner and Consultant in Childhood Sexual Abuse at Princess Margaret Hospital for children for several years before completing specialist training in Child and Adolescent psychiatry. Helen is currently Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at UWA, Honorary Research Fellow at Telethon Kids Institute and a Commissioner with the National Mental Health Commission.
Dr Tim Jones
FRACGP
Dr Tim Jones is a GP with an interest in child and infant health. He is passionate about supporting parents and families in a holistic manner. His clinical areas of interest include infant feeding and settling support, primary care led childhood learning and behavioural assistance, and eating disorder management. Tim works at Glebe Hill Family Practice Hobart, as a senior medical educator with the RACGP and provides developmental and behavioural services for the Tasmanian Health Service.