The Program
Tuesday 8th November
8.45am
Welcome to Country
Official Opening
Ms Yvette Berry
Minister for Early Childhood Development
Robert Mills
Tresillian CEO
9.10 – 10.10am
Keynote Speaker
10.10am – 10.40am
Morning Tea
10.40am – 10.50am
Address
10.50am – 11.50am
The First 1000 Days - Panel
Nicole Deen
(Facilitator) Kasama Consulting
Ms Rachel Stephen-Smith MLA
ACT Minister for Health
Professor Michael Brydon
Paediatrician
Ms PJ Aguilar
Member of Child First Alliance & Executive Officer, Baringa Early Learning Centre
Lucinda Renfree
Perinatal Mental Health Manager
Melanie Briggs
Midwife & First Nations Woman
Vanessa Bakker
Registered Nurse and Midwife
11.50am – 12.35pm
Our Children – Our Future: Shaping Services Responsive to the Diverse Needs of Families
12.35pm – 1.30pm
Lunch
1.30pm – 1.50pm
Introduction and welcome to afternoon session
Carley Thomas
Mental Health and Well-Being Unit Manager
Ms Emma Davidson MLA
ACT Minister for Mental Health
1.50pm – 2.50pm
Navigating the Legacy of Developmental Trauma during the Perinatal Period
Dr Sophie Reid
Clinical Psychologist
Dr Jace Canon-Brookes
Registered Nurse & Psychologist
2.50pm – 3.05pm
Movement break (Marymead)
3.05pm – 3.25pm
Afternoon Tea
3.25pm – 4.25pm
Fathering with mental health problems: Stories of recovery and Resilience from research and practice.
4.25pm – 4.40pm
Closing Remarks
Dr Yvonne Luxford
CEO Perinatal Wellbeing Centre
4.40pm – 6.00pm