Renee has spent extensive time developing and implementing mental health initiatives both across communities and within schools. As a Chair and Founder of a highly successful Community Mental Health Action Team within her own local town, she used this knowledge to develop a unique framework and process that is both effective and sustainable to share with other communities. This Framework takes the strengths that already exist within local regions and utilises a cross-sector approach in order to develop common sense solutions that consider the unique characteristics and needs of each community.
Renee believes passionately that this approach can take us from working in silos trying to improve mental health outcomes to working collaboratively in order to avoid burnout and in order to make a real difference to mental health statistics in order to start saving lives.
In addition to that Renee:
- Is an Ambassador for the Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association
- Has previously worked in Education for over 25 years with leadership roles in student mental health & wellbeing and behaviour
- Has presented at numerous Mental Health Conferences across Australia including the Rural & Regional Mental Health Symposium and the International Mental Health Conference to name just a few
- Has won and been a finalist in numerous awards for the work she has done in the Community Mental Health space including
# 2023 Finalist Mental Health & Wellbeing Community Achievement Award (for Boyup Brook CoMHAT)
# 2022 Local Legend WA Community Achievement Award Winner
# 2021 Finalist ABC Radio Spirit of Volunteering Award
# 2019 Finalist Curtin University, School of Education Teaching Excellence Award & WA Education Awards Finalist