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Philippa joined Everymind in June 2022. She holds a PhD in Medicine (Psychiatry) and a Bachelor of Psychology (Hons).
Philippa is Project Lead on Minds Together - a suite of programs and resources developed to support the mental health and wellbeing of those who support the mental health of family and friends. This includes programs for family and friends supporting someone experiencing depression or anxiety, the mental health of paramedics or someone who has attempted suicide.
She also leads Children in Mind - programs and resources developed to build the capability of families, carers, early childhood educators and communities to support children’s social and emotional development and mental health. This includes 'Supporting the mental health of children: an online program for family day care'.
Prior to joining Everymind, Philippa worked as a Medical Education Support Officer for HNET Psychiatry in Hunter New England Mental Health. She has a background in communication skills training, teaching in both the postgraduate psychiatry context and in undergraduate medicine (interaction skills workshops). She has published widely in the area of communication skills training in psychiatry and her PhD thesis was on this topic.