ACT Mental Health Advisory Council

What we do

The council provides advice to the Minister for Mental Health and the Coordinator-General, Office for Mental Health and Wellbeing.

The council is established under the Mental Health Act 2015 to provide advice about:

• emerging or urgent mental health issues
• mental health service reforms
• mental health policy
• mental health legislative change
• anything else in relation to mental health and social and emotional wellbeing as requested by the Minister.

Our members

Current members are:

• Ellen Somerville (Chair)
• Andrew Black
• Anne Nguyen
• Anup Pereira
• Beth Garwood
• Kristen Franks
• Tiahn Hannaford

Meeting dates

The council meets bimonthly. Each meeting has a specific topic for consideration.

Contact us

You can contact the council through the Council Secretariat.