It’s time our policies caught up with what our communities already know: connection is
prevention. Mental health doesn’t start in a hospital. It starts at the lunch table, the late shift, the group chat, Friday night footy.
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THE 'dream again' report
For too long, we’ve asked young people to fix a broken system by being more resilient.
Disconnection is everywhere. You’ll see it in the data, in the stories, in the burnt-out workplaces, overpriced sharehouses, empty friendship circles, and in the faces of a generation that’s more digitally ‘connected’ than ever but lonelier than we’ve ever been.
KEY RESULTS
MELANIE WILDE
What if we redesigned mental health from the ground up, not just as a service you go to...
But as something embedded in the everyday moments where life actually happens? We’re building a national ecosystem of connection that is backed by data, driven by people, and ready to scale.
Melanie Wilde
CEO of Foundation for Social Health
David Jeffery
Chief Social Connection Officer, Foundation for Social Health
Milly Bannister
Founder & CEO, ALLKND + Youth Advocate
Professor Stuart Kinner
Professor of Health Equity & Head of the Health Justice Group, Curtin University
Dr Joey Le
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Dr Tracy Westerman AM
Indigenous Psychologist and Mental Health Advocate
Kathryn Daley
Director, RMIT Social Equity Research Centre
Nick Coatsworth
Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Board Member, Australian Patients Association
Rebecca Huntley
Director of Research, 89 Degrees East (social researcher and youth attitudes expert)
Kosmos Samaras
Strategy and Analytics Director, RedBridge Group (polling and political researcher)
Debra Cerasa
CEO, Amplify Alliance (policy and community engagement expertise)
🧠 Key Researchers and Experts
let's do this.
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