About AAMH

Asia-Australia Mental Health Advisory Council

Asia-Australia Mental Health has an Advisory Council comprising of government, non-government and philanthropic partners. The Advisory Council functions to broaden the scope of information that informs Asia-Australia Mental Health's decision making processes.

 Current Chair of the Advisory Council: 

  • Prof. Kwong Lee Dow, Chair of Asia Australia Mental Health.
 Current members of the Advisory Council are:
  • Prof. David Castle, Chair of Psychiatry, St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) and Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne.
  • A/Prof. Alex Cockram, Director, NorthWestern Mental Health, Melbourne
  • Mr Andrew Coghlan, National Manager, Emergency Services, Australian Red Cross
  • Ms Liz Crowther, Chief Executive Officer, Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria
  • Prof. Helen Herrman, Director, Melbourne WHO Collaborating Centre in Mental Health
  • Mr Les Potter, Director Mental Health, Austin Health
  • Prof. Beverley Raphael, Professor of Population Mental Health and Disasters, University of Western Sydney
  • Prof. Bruce Singh, Deputy Dean, Medical, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
  • Dr. Maria Tomasic, President, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
  • Ms Irene Verins, Senior Program Advisor, Mental Health and Wellbeing, VicHealth
  • Dr Ruth Vine, Chief Psychiatrist, Mental Health and Drugs Division, Victorian Government Department of Human Services
  • Prof. Harvey Whiteford, Kratzmann Professor of Psychiatry and Population Health, University of Queensland
  • Prof. Ian Everall, Cato Chair and Head of Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne.
  • Ms. Virginia Hart, First Assistant Secretary, Mental Health Reform Branch, Department of Health and Ageing.
  • Dr. Gerry Naughtin, Chief Executive Officer, MIND Australia
  • Prof. Mohan Issac, Professor, The University of Western Australia