YFD Workshop: Inclusive Practice in Youth Mental Health

CPD-accredited workshop building practical mental health skills for working with LGBTQIA+ and Aboriginal young people.

Join our leading youth health workshop with Dr Yael Perry, Dr Helen Milroy, Thomas Betts & Sarah Cattermole for expert insights into inclusive practice in youth mental health, specifically regarding LGBTQIA+ and Aboriginal communities.

CPD accredited, this workshop boosts your professional development and equips you with practical strategies for harm reduction and health promotion in young patients.

Attendees will receive pre-workshop readings ahead of the session to prepare for engaging and informed discussions.

Please note: Recordings will be provided for those unable to attend live, with CPD points still awarded

SCHEDULE

5:15 PM – Registration

5:30 PM – Case Study Discussion - A/Prof Yael Perry

5:40 PM – Presentation: LGBTQIA+ Youth: inclusive Mental Health Care

6:50 PM – Break with Refreshments

7:10 PM – Case Study Discussion - Prof Helen Milroy, Thomas Betts & Sarah Cattermole

7:20 PM – Presentation: Aboriginal Youth: Culturally Safe Practice

8:30 PM – Conclusion

COST

In Person: Free for AMA (WA) Members | $20 Non-Members

Online: Free for AMA (WA) Members | $10 Non-Members

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PRESENTERS

Associate Professor Yael Perry

Head, Youth Mental Health at Telethon Kids Institute

Yael’s research is focused on preventing mental health difficulties and promoting wellbeing in marginalised young people, especially LGBTQA+ youth. She works in partnership with young people, families, service providers and policymakers to collaboratively develop and implement evidence-based resources and interventions targeted to specific audiences. She is particularly interested in using digital technologies to promote engagement and access. Yael is passionate about advocating for LGBTQA+ rights and was an invited Expert Advisory Group member for Australia’s first national LGBTIQA+ Health & Wellbeing 10 Year Action Plan.

Professor Helen Milroy

Honorary Research Fellow and Co-Lead, Embrace at The Kids Research Institute

Professor Helen Milroy, a descendant of the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia, but was born and educated in Perth. She is a Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Western Australia. Professor Milroy is internationally recognised for her leadership in trauma-informed care, Indigenous mental health, and child wellbeing. As Australia’s first Aboriginal medical doctor and child psychiatrist, she has served as a Commissioner for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and is Chair of Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit Australia). A leading educator within UWA’s School of Medicine, she brings both unparalleled expertise and cultural authority to her work. Professor Milroy recently led an MRFF-funded research project examining cultural safety in mainstream mental healthcare in Western Australia.

Thomas Betts
Aboriginal Project Officer - Healing Kids, Healing Families - Embrace at The Kids Research Institute
Thomas Betts is a proud Minang and Wudjari Noongar man who grew up on Whadjuk Noongar boodja. He currently works as a Project Officer within the Healing Kids, Healing Families research team, where he leads and supports community and stakeholder engagement, provides a cultural lens to child health research, and offers strategic guidance on embedding culture throughout the research process. His role also involves developing culturally appropriate resources and materials for use in research, as well as by communities and service providers. Thomas is deeply passionate about mental health research for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with a particular interest in strengthening connections to social and emotional wellbeing. He brings extensive experience from the public sector, having held roles with the Public Sector Commission’s Aboriginal Employment Unit and the Aboriginal Priority Initiatives team at the Department of Communities.

Sarah Cattermole

Aboriginal Project Officer - Healing Kids, Healing Families - Embrace at The Kids Research Institute

Sarah is a Gija woman with family connections to the East Kimberley region but currently living and working on Nyoongar Wadjuk Boodjar. Sarah's role as an Aboriginal Project Officer draws on years of experience as an Aboriginal Health Worker and Aboriginal Islander Education Officer, in remote, regional and urban settings. She is deeply passionate about seeing positive outcomes for Aboriginal people, and this is evident in her ability to build deep and meaningful relationships, through strong relational skills and bringing a lived experience lens to the work. In her role as Aboriginal Project Officer, Sarah provides cultural guidance and support to researchers across the team, which has been a valuable capacity-building experience. This year, Sarah will be co-hosting the next Embrace at The Kids podcast season, Embracing the Mob, alongside Aboriginal Project Officer Thomas Betts, and continuing the facilitation and delivery of Cultural Safety workshops to support the community translation of the Safe Yarning Cards.

Don’t miss this opportunity to advance your practice and contribute to the wellbeing of our youth. Secure your spot now!