About us

Board

MHYF Australia Board Members.

Legal Administrator, Chairperson

Ms Caroline Marston

legal administrator
Chairperson
Retired Academic Psychologist, Committee Secretary

Dr Allan Mawdsley

retired child psychiatrist
company secretary
Retired Academic Psychologist, Committee Secretary

Dr Cecelia Winkelman

retired academic psychologist
committee secretary
Retired Child Psychotherapist/Social Worker, Committee Treasurer

Ms Kaye Geoghegan

retired child psychotherapist/ social worker
committee treasurer
Speech Pathologist, Board Member Director

Ms Mary Woodward

speech pathologist
board member director
Child Psychiatrist, Board Member Director

Dr Porpavai Kasiannan

child psychiatrist
board member director
Chartered Accountant, Board Member Director

Mr Tawfiq Hassan

chartered accountant
board member director
Youth Forensic Psychiatrist, Board Member Director

Dr Adam Deacon

youth forensic psychiatrist
board member director
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Help achieve better access to services & better co-ordination between services together we can…….

Project Groups:

  • Look into problems & issues
  • Gather facts & figures
  • Get scientific evidence
  • Find new solutions
  • Advocate
  • Improve services
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Although we share a common voice with many other mental health organizations we are different because we do not limit ourselves to just one age group or issue, one professional discipline or one support base, but care about the whole spectrum of issues affecting the mental health of young people and their families