18 years ago, Professor Alison Calear and her team received a YOGIE for the development of a digital mental health program for young people. Since then, she has remained committed to supporting local and national research and evaluation related to youth mental health.
Alison is co-head of the ANU’s Centre for Mental Health Research and has expertise in youth mental health, digital mental health, and the prevention and early intervention of anxiety, depression and suicide. Within the ACT, her work has included local program evaluation, seeking to understand the drivers of ACT-specific phenomena, like anxiety among young women, and supporting local system initiatives, such as co-founding the Tertiary Education Suicide Prevention Partnership Group. Alison is a board member of Fearless Women, which provides dedicated outreach and support to young women in the ACT. She has also been a member of the Coordinating Committee for the Child and Youth Mental Health Sector Alliance for the past two years.
