PSYCHOSIS AUSTRALIA TRUST - Key Persons
Justin completed his doctorate in measuring and positively influencing the physical activity patterns of adults with mental illness in 2016.
His work spans research, mental health service and community sectors: He leads a multi-centre randomised controlled trial of interventions to promote physical activity in adults with mental illness, a health service improvement initiative to improve the focus on health and wellbeing of consumers, and implementation of state-wide healthy lifestyle intervention programs for youth and adults recovering from mental illness across Queensland.
He has 22 research publications since 2015 (13 as first author) including two health service reports and one conference proceedings paper summarising his implementation projects and has attracted $1.6M in research and implementation funding from government, philanthropic, and hospital-based schemes.
In acknowledgment of this program of work, he received the 2018 Mental Health Week Achievement Individual Award for improving the quality of life of Queenslanders with mental illness, and the 2020 Australian Rotary Health award for Mental Health Impact.
Job Titles:
- President of the Western Australian Association for Mental Health
Kerry is the current president of the Western Australian Association for Mental Health (WAAMH).
She has a lived and living experience as a family member of someone with long-term unsupported distress and a backstory of childhood trauma.
Prof Siskind trained as a psychiatrist in Australia and the United States.
Rob originally trained as a social worker and has worked in mental health for over 50 years. He has worked in a variety of roles, both within the NSW Health system and in the non government sector including Head Office of the NSW Department of Health as well as hospital and community settings.
Rob led the Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW for 28 years. During that time it grew from an organisation with one part time worker to one that had services across the state with over 350 staff.
Rob led major developments including the establishment of the Clubhouse Program of psychosocial rehabilitation, Carer Assist, a service for carers of people with a mental illness and Onfire for young carers. He was a member of the NSW Ministerial Mental Health Priority Task Force and is a Member of the NSW Mental Health Tribunal. Rob serves as a Director on a number of Boards including the Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network.
Rob was project director for the development of "The Schizophrenias: guidelines for a holistic approach to schizophrenia" (NSW Health 2001) and author of a number of publications.
He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2007 for service to people with a mental illness.
Job Titles:
- CEO of Mental Illness Fellowship Australia
- Director on the Board of the Alliance for Leadership Learning
- Secretary of Trust )
For 40 years, Tony Stevenson has been committed to a viable and proactive health and community services sector that works alongside families and individuals to inspire self-confidence and hope.
He has held CEO level positions with some of Australia's most well-respected not-for-profit organisations as well as executive roles in the Commonwealth and State governments.
Tony is the CEO of Mental Illness Fellowship Australia, where he has advocated for the needs of people living with severe and complex mental health conditions, and their families and friends.
Tony is also a Director on the Board of the Alliance for Leadership Learning and the Policy and Advocacy Committee of RSL Qld.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder and Exec Director of Happy Paws Happy Hearts
Zoë has considerable experience in Governance of growing social enterprises and charities.