Opening Plenary - How do we move mental health promotion and prevention from niche to mainstream?
| Tuesday, March 24, 2026 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Lennox Ballroom |
Overview
Keynotes: Dr. Marthe Gold | Dr. Angela Jackson
Details
An international and Australian perspective to set the scene on the current state of play and what's needed to spark greater action.
Welcome to Country - Ms Linda Sainsbury
Introductory Remarks - Ms Suzanne Dick, CEO, Prevention United
Opening Address - Hon. Emma McBride, Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health
Session Chair: Dr. Stephen Carbone
Keynote Speakers:
- Dr. Marthe Gold, Senior Research Scholar, New York Academy of Medicine
- Dr. Angela Jackson, Commissioner, Social Policy, Australian Government Productivity Commission
Q&A with Keynotes
Speaker
Hon. Emma McBride
Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health
Australian Government
Opening Address
Dr. Marthe Gold
Senior Scholar
New York Academy of Medicine
Keynote 1 - Recommendations from the U.S. Consensus Report "Blueprint for a National Prevention Infrastructure for Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders."
Abstract
This consensus committee of the National Academies of Medicine issued a 2025 report that provided evidence and recommendations for requirements in data, in workforce, in financing, in programs, in governance, in order to build a strong national infrastructure for mental and behavioral health. This presentation will detail critical recommendations.
Dr Angela Jackson
Commissioner
Productivity Commission
Keynote 2
