About Us

Dorothy BelperioPresident | Director

Dorothy is the Founder and Managing Director of two South Australian businesses, Health Connexion and Connexion One. She delivers services focused on supporting the delivery of mental health, ...

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Debbie Hamilton

Debbie HamiltonDeputy President | Director

Debbie is a mental health advocate and is actively involved in improving the NDIS psychosocial pathway and the development of mental health support other than hospitalisation nationally. She ...

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Professor Lisa Brophy

Professor Lisa BrophySecretary | Director

Lisa has a professional background in Social Work and a career long commitment to the mental health field of practice dating back to 1985. Lisa graduated with a ...

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Professor Carol Harvey

Professor Carol HarveyTreasurer | Director

Carol is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Consultant Psychiatrist in North West Area Mental Health Service and Director, Psychosocial Research Centre in Melbourne. ...

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Vivienne Miller

Vivienne MillerMembership Secretary | Director

Vivienne has worked in mental health services in Australia and England for over 40 years in many capacities: occupational therapist and manager, quality improvement manager, university lecturer, co-ordinator ...

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Professor Richard Newton

Professor Richard NewtonDirector

Richard is the Clinical Director of Peninsula Health Mental Health Service and Chair of the Victorian Branch of the RANZCP. He is an adjunct Professor at Monash University. ...

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Dr Frances Dark

Associate Professor Frances DarkDirector

Associate Professor Frances Dark has been a psychiatrist working at the Princess Alexandra Hospital for over 30 years. She is Director of Rehabilitation services, Metro South Mental Health ...

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Associate Professor Stephen Parker

Associate Professor Stephen ParkerDirector

Stephen is a clinical-academic psychiatrist who is committed to improving the experiences and outcomes of people affected by mental illness through research, education, collaboration with the non-government sector, ...

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Dr. Danielle Hitch

Dr. Danielle HitchDirector

Danielle is an occupational therapist with 20 years of experience in mental health, in both Australia and the United Kingdom. She has worked across a range of mental ...

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