Conference Final Program
PRESENTATIONS: Presenters who have consented to having their presentation uploaded will have their slides linked in the below table. This page is updated as we receive each presentation so check back regularly for new presentations.
Wednesday 5 November 2025
| TIME | SESSION | PRESENTER |
| 8.45am | REGISTRATION - WELCOME TEA AND COFFEE | |
| 9.25am | CONFERENCE OPENING | |
| Official welcome by MC | Ingrid Cumming | |
| Acknowledgement of Country | Ingrid Cumming | |
| Recognition of Lived Experiences | Mark Pigott WA Country Health Service | |
| Welcome | Jodie Omodei WA Country Health Service | |
| 10.00am | Keynote: Powering positive mindsets - Redefining strength | Brayden Ainsworth |
| 10.45am | MORNING TEA, TRADE EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER PRESENTATION | |
| 11.15am - 11.55am | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |
| 11.15am | From insight to impact: Embedding lived experience into clinical care Presentation Linked | Rachel Pittaway and Jess Brentnall WA Country Health Service - Bunbury Regional Hospital |
| 11.15am | Transforming Aboriginal Perinatal Care using Baby Coming You Ready? Presentation Linked | Nicola Dsouza and Dezrae Miller Ngangk Yira Institute for Change |
| 11.15am | Navigating trauma, grief, stigma; building resilience through education and advocacy to better understand suicide bereavement | Colleen Carlon Edith Cowan University Jacquie Tarrant St John of God Social Outreach |
| 12.00pm - 12.45pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |
| 12.00pm | Breaking Barriers: Youth Mental Health in the Regions | Eloise Kreutz Headspace Busselton Rebecca McLevie Blue Leaf Initiative |
| 12.00pm | Challenging stigma with citizen capital | Lyn Mahboub and Julie Netto Curtin University |
| 12.00pm | The Broome needle & syringe exchange program Presentation Linked | Mackenzie Dodds and Jarrah Philips WA Country Health Service, Kimberley Mental Health and Drug Service |
| 12.45pm | LUNCH, TRADE EXHIBITION AND E-POSTER PRESENTATIONS | |
| 1.30pm - 2.10pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |
| 1.30pm | Breaking Barriers with Improv: Unlocking Communication and Connection Presentation Linked | Nadia Adams WA Country Health Service |
| 1.30pm | StandBy What do I say? What do I do? | Hayley Harris Standby WA and Anglicare WA |
| 1.30pm | Small Towns, Big Hearts: Creating Safe Spaces for LGBTQ+ Wellbeing | Clare Paine Busselton Pride Alliance Alannah de Munck Freedom (WAAC) |
| 2.15pm - 3.00pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |
| 2.15pm | Dual diagnosis | Stephen Bright Mental Health Commission |
| 2.15pm | StandBy What do I say? What do I do? (Continued) | Hayley Harris Standby WA and Anglicare WA |
| 2.15pm | Men's bush trips - Yarning on country | Stephen Morrison Hope Community Service |
| 3:00pm | AFTERNOON TEA AND E-POSTER PRESENTATIONS | |
| 3.30pm | Keynote: Step into Courage | Heidi Anderson |
| 4.30pm | CLOSE OF CONFERENCE DAY TWO | |
| 5.30pm | Soccer Match | |
| 6:30pm | Open Mic Night |
Thursday 6 November 2025
| TIME | SESSION | PRESENTER |
| 7:00am | Meditation and Ocean Dip | |
| 8.00am | WELCOME TEA AND COFFEE | |
| 9.20am - 10.20am | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |
| 9.20am | Keynote: Blue Tree Project: The Power of Storytelling | Kendall Whyte OAM |
| 10.20am | MORNING TEA AND E-POSTER PRESENTATIONS | |
| 10.50am - 11.15pm | ABSTRACT SESSION ONE | |
| 10:50am | Art for Inclusion: Turning Stigma Into Superpower: A Bipolar Artists Path to Advocacy | Ross Vaughan Art for Inclusion |
| 10:50am | Feasibility randomised controlled trial of peer led behavioural activation for farmers with mood problems Presentation Linked | Martin Jones Edith Cowan University |
| 10:50am | Needs driven innovation within CAMHS: Paediatric Consultant-Liaison in a rural hospital. | Savio Sardinha WA Country Health Service, Goldfields and Griffith University Queensland Katherine Illich WA Country Health Service, Goldfields |
| 10:50am | Bridging the gap: The role of the mental health nurse practitioner in rural primary care | Gary Greenwald Edith Cowan University |
| 11:20am - 11:45am | ABSTRACT SESSION TWO | |
| 11:20am | Suicide and school talk | Kristie Rolfe Infant Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (ICAMHS) |
| 11:20am | Supporting LGBTIQA+ Youth in Regional WA Presentation Linked | Brooke Taylor WAAC |
| 11:20am | Building stronger foundations: The Geraldton perinatal and infant mental health (PIMH) workforce project Presentation Linked | Brooke Maddestra Pregnancy to Parenthood Jenna Thornton Pregnancy to Parenthood |
| 11:20am | 4me & men everywhere - empowering wheatbelt men: A co-designed mental health campaign driving connection, action, and lasting change | Jo Drayton Holyoak |
| 11:50am - 12:15pm | ABSTRACT SESSION 3 | |
| 10:50am | The emergence of Mental health Intelligence Agent (Mia) developed by the University of Sydney | Ross Vaughan Art for Inclusion |
| 10:50am | Promoting wellbeing in rural and remote health workplaces | Nicole Jeffrey-Dawes CRANAplus |
| 10:50am | Expanding accessibility of ECT in rural and remote settings | Chelsea Minett WA Country Health Service Angela Nevill WA Country Health Service |
| 10:50am | Culturally sensitive implementation of safewards, enhancing mental health care for Aboriginal inpatients at Mabu Liyan | Lisa Shields WA Country Health Service Dee Archer WA Country Health Service |
| 12:15am | LUNCH AND E-POSTER PRESENTATIONS | |
| 12:55pm - 2:30pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |
| 12:55pm | Keynote: Working Together for Change: Men’s Mental Health and Shared Responsibility | Sean Hewitt Open Arms WA |
| 1:50pm | TIk Tok Triage: The Effects of Social Media on General Practice Presentation | Anna Cartwright and Adelaide Crossing WA Country Health Service |
| 1:50pm | Fostering character development in teenage boys | David Barton MenAble |
| 1:50pm | Family response to addiction - why families need to be heard | Josephine Hill Keipa Boodja Aboriginal Corporation |
| 2:30pm | AFTERNOON TEA | |
| 2:55pm - 4:40pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |
| 2:55pm | Feelings About My Body and Eating: A World-First Screening Tool for Eating Disorders in Aboriginal Youth | Bronwyn Raykos WA Country Health Service Lisa Collard WA Country Health Service |
| 2:55pm | Breaking barriers in perinatal psychology: Supporting neurodivergent parents and infants in rural communities | Amiee-Jade Pember Neurobloom Perinatal Learning Hub |
| 2:55pm | Reducing barriers to community based mental health education in the Great Southern region | Kaitlin Hahn Palmerston |
| 2:55pm | The impact of stigma and discrimination on people who use drugs | Jodie Savage Peer Based Harm Reduction WA |
| 3:40pm | Keynote: The Hidden Diagnosis: The Toxic Triangle of Workplace Cultures | Susan Hetrick |
| 4:40pm | CLOSE OF CONFERENCE DAY THREE | |
| 6:10pm | Conference Dinner |
Friday 7 November 2025
| TIME | SESSION | PRESENTER |
| 8.45am | WELCOME TEA AND COFFEE | |
| 9.05am - 10.30am | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |
| 9.20am | Keynote: Adversity to Influence | Courtney Ugle |
| 10:05am | Conference Closing Address | |
| 4:40pm | CLOSE OF CONFERENCE DAY FOUR |