Depression
• is not a weakness
• is a medical condition
• can be diagnosed by consulting your local Doctor
• can affect anyone of us
• can be managed and treated successfully
Executive Committee:
- Wayne Schwass - Chief Executive Officer
- Peter Murphy - Chairman
- Ashley Butler - Corporate Governance
- Daniel Smedley - Corporate Governance
Program Advisory Committee
- Dr Jane Burns - Mental Health Expert
- Prof Patrick McGorry - Mental Health Expert
- Shane Duncan
- Wayne Schwass
Fundraising Committee
Board Members
Jane Burns
Jane is the Director of Research and Policy at Inspire and holds a VicHealth Public Health Research Fellowship (2006-2010) with Melbourne University. Jane grew up in South Australia completing her PhD in Medicine at the University of Adelaide. Jane’s career reflects her commitment to young people and her belief that she can help to make a difference. She was a Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellow in 2004-2005 spending a year in the US at UCSF comparing US and Australian strategies and approaches to the prevention and treatment of depression in young people.
Jane established and managed beyondblue’s youth agenda (2000-2004). She began her work in Adolescent Health at the Royal Children's Hospital where she was awarded a National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowship to undertake prevention research in youth suicide, depression, drug and alcohol use. Jane is a Director of the Sunrise Foundation (Prevention of Depression in Young Men founded by AFL footy star Wayne Schwass) and a founding member of the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth.
Let’s Stamp Out the STIGMA - “Depression is not a weakness”