Arezu had been working for Sydney Drug Education Counselling Centre (SDECC) as a Drug & Alcohol Counsellor for over 5 years and recently changed her role to a Research Data Analyst as her passion in bringing experiences and academia together to further build on bridging the gaps in research.

Bolaji Samson Aregbeshola is a third-year PhD candidate in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His research interests are in health behaviour, substance use and abuse, tobacco control, alcohol control, chronic disease prevention, vocational education, workers and the workplace, and mixed methods.

Sasha (she/her) is a PhD Candidate and Research Assistant at The Matilda Centre, University of Sydney, researching the epidemiology and prevention mental ill-health and substance use among LGBTQA+ adolescents.

Megan Wells is a PhD student at the University of Wollongong and a registered psychologist. Her research focuses on the needs of adolescents and emerging adults experiencing substance use disorders, including the treatment needs of this population and the responsivity of services to these youth-specific needs.

Julie Perrin is a clinical social worker with mental health accreditation specialising in drug and alcohol, couple and family therapy and bereavement, in private practice. She has over 40 years experience in the health/community sector. Her PhD was a qualitative study focused on sibling bereavement when death is drug-related.