Martina McGrath

Martina McGrath is a highly experienced lived experience of suicide and mental health, early career researcher and practitioner. Since 2015, Martina has significantly contributed to the development of public health equity policies and practices that better respond to the needs of people with a lived experience of suicide or mental health concerns. She also continues to contribute to the development of the lived experience workforce. Martina is a PhD Candidate at the Centre for Mental Health at the University of Melbourne. Martina’s research examines the disclosure of suicidality within workplaces and the role of stigma in influencing disclosure decisions. Findings from the study will inform best practice guidelines for workplaces. Martina has also authored several peer-reviewed articles.

Martina has held positions on numerous state and national-level boards, committees and advisory groups. In addition to completing her PhD, Martina is working as a research assistant at the University of Melbourne and as a lived experience consultant collaborating on projects across mental health, suicide prevention and lived experience workforce development. Martina is also a member of the Australian Institute of Suicide Research and Prevention’s Suicidology Industry Advisory Board (Griffith University) and the University of Melbourne School of Population and Global Health’s Graduate Research Training Committee. Martina is a founding co-chair of the International Association of Suicide Prevention’s LGBTQA+ Special Interest Group and founder of the recently launched initiative UnLonely Hour.

Leanne Hall

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Matthew Caruana

Matt unintentionally became an international speaker after becoming a paraplegic when he attempted suicide at 16. Now he is best known for his humanitarian work surrounding suicide prevention, resilience and mental health. His initiatives have been featured on 7 News, ABC, SBS, Channel 9, The Daily Telegraph and many other media sources while bringing him two separate (NSW) state-wide awards.

Gus Worland

Family man. Friend. Sports fan. Founder. Australian radio host and TV personality Gus Worland is the driving force behind mental fitness charity Gotcha4Life.

Gus set up the not-for-profit foundation in 2017 to help people develop the emotional muscle, resilience and social connections needed to build mental fitness and prevent suicide.

A compassionate bloke, Gus wears his heart on his sleeve. But that heart was shattered the day news arrived that Angus - his friend, mentor and father figure - had taken his life. Angus seemed to have it all – a beautiful family, home, great job, the respect and friendship of many. But he had something else too. Inner worries that were eating away at him. And he never told anyone about it. The stigma around mental health stops too many from reaching out and asking for help when life throws challenges our way.

Gus was driven to action. In 2016, he hosted three part documentary series Man Up, lifting the lid on the relationship between masculinity, social isolation, mental health and suicide.

The attention it received created awareness – but Gus knew more was needed. ‘It is time for action- time to draw a line in the sand to engage, educate and empower people about mental fitness.’

Jason Te Patu

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Pip Rae

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