Endorsement
We acknowledge the vital discussion, expert advice and experience of those who came together to contribute to this declaration statement and now endorse it. By organisation, they are:
Australian National University
Prof Luis Salvador-Carulla, Head, Centre for Mental Health Research, Research School of Population Health
Dr Nasser Bagheri, Co-director of the VIDEA Lab, Centre for Mental Health Research, Research School of
Population Health
Dr Jose Alberto Salinas, Research fellow of the VIDEA Lab, Centre for Mental Health Research, Research
School of Population Health and Senior Lecturer Universidad Loyola Andalucia (Spain)
Charles Sturt University
A/Prof Russell Roberts, Associate Professor in Management, School of Management and Marketing
Dr Andrew McGrath, Associate Head of School (Research) and Senior Lecturer in Psychology, School of
Psychology
Flinders University
Prof Jeffrey Fuller, Emeritus Professor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Macquarie University
Dr Liz Schroeder, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Health Economy
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne
Prof Jane Farmer, Research Professor of Health & Social Innovation and Director, Social Research Innovation
Institute
Dr Anthony McCosker, Deputy Director, Social Research Innovation Institute
A/Prof Amir Aryani, Head of Social Data Analytics (SoDA) lab, Social Research Innovation Institute
University of Melbourne
Dr Cath Cosgrave, Research Fellow – Nursing and Allied Health Rural Workforce, Department of Rural Health,
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
University of Newcastle
Prof David Perkins, Director, Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, Orange
Dr Hazel Dalton, Research Leader, Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, Orange
Prof Brian Kelly, Head of School of Medicine and Public Health; Co-Director, Priority Research Centre for Brain
and Mental Health, and Director, Centre for Resources, Health and Safety
Prof Jennifer May, Director, University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health
Prof Alan Hayes (AM PhD FAPS), Distinguished Professor of Family Studies and Director, Family Action Centre
Dr Jamin Day, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Psychologist, Family Action Centre
Dr Brooke Short, Lecturer, School of Medicine & Public Health
Dr Tonelle Handley, Research Fellow, Centre for Remote Mental Health
University New England
Prof Myfanwy Maple, Professor Social Work, Faculty of Medicine and Health
A/Prof Navjot Bhullar, Faculty of Medicine and Health; School of Psychology
University of Sydney
Dr Georgina Luscombe, Senior Lecturer in Rural Health, Medical Statistics, Medicine, School of Rural Health
University of Notre Dame Australia
Lee Ridoutt, Adjunct Associate Professor, and Director, Human Capital Alliance (HCA)
Lishman Health Foundation, Western Australia
Dianne Ritson, Chief Executive Officer
NSW Health
Jason Crisp, Director, Integrated Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol Services, Western NSW Local Health District
Anthony Critchley, Director, Mental Health, Central Coast Local Health District
Hunter New England Central Coast Primary Health Network
Jane Mendelson, Youth Mental Health Commissioning Coordinator
Murray Primary Health Network
Anne Somerville, Executive Director Strategy
Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network
Melissa Neal, Chief Executive Officer
Julie Redway, Chief Operations Officer
Anita McRae, Senior Manager Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol
Victorian ‘SMART’ Small Rural Hospitals Research Network
Dr Dan Douglass, Chief Executive Officer, Heathcote Health, VIC
Western NSW Primary Health Network
Andrew Harvey, Chief Executive Officer
Yvette Lloyd, Executive Manager, Strategy, Engagement & Performance
Western Victoria Primary Health Network
Samantha Sharp, Director of Commissioning & Performance
WA Primary Health Alliance
Dr Daniel Rock, Principal Advisor and Research Advisor