Inquiry into Suicide in Australia
Public hearing - Canberra, Monday 1 March 2010
Senate Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House, Canberra
9.00 am - |
9.45 am |
Lifeline Australia (Sub 129)
Ms Dawn O'Neil, Chief Executive Officer Ms Susan Beaton, National Advisor Suicide Prevention Mr Alan Woodward, General Manager, Social Policy, Innovation, Research and Evaluation Ms Brenda Barber, Lifeline Telephone Counsellor Ms Madelin Fisher, Suicide Bereavement Support Facilitator |
9.45 am - |
10.30 am |
Mental Health Council of Australia (Sub 212)
Mr David Crosbie, Chief Executive Officer |
10.30 am - |
10.45 am |
Break |
10.45 am - |
11.30 am |
Suicide Prevention Australia (Sub 121)
Dr Michael Dudley, Chairperson Mr Ryan McGlaughlin, Executive Officer Ms Sara Maxwell, Research and Policy Development Coordinator Ms Jo Riley, Board Member |
11.30 am - |
12.30 pm |
Inspire Foundation (Sub 101)
Ms Cheryl Mangan, Research and Policy Manager
OzHelp Foundation (Sub 86)
Mr Keith Todd, Executive Director Mr Glenn Baird, Manager |
12.30 pm - |
1.30 pm |
Lunch |
1.30 pm - |
2.00 pm |
Brain and Mind Research Institute
Professor Ian Hickie, Executive Director Mr Sebastian Rosenberg, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Policy |
2.00 pm - |
3.30 pm |
Background information session
Department of Health and Ageing (Sub 202)
Ms Rosemary Huxtable, Deputy Secretary Ms Georgie Harman, First Assistant Secretary, Mental Health and Chronic Disease Division Ms Collen Krestensen, Assistant Secretary, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Dr Jim Bishop, Chief Medical Officer
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Sub 211)
Ms Deborah Winkler, Branch Manager, Mental Health and Autism |
3.30 pm - |
4.00 pm |
Break |
4.00 pm - |
4.45 pm |
Adjunct Professor John Mendoza, joint submission author (Sub 65) |
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Community Affairs References Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia