Dr Marino is a behavioural epidemiologist of reproductive and sexual health of adolescents and women.

Dr Cristyn Davies is a Research Fellow in the Specialty of Child and Adolescent Health in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney Children’s Hospital Westmead Clinical School, NSW, Australia. She is a researcher at the Wellbeing, Health, and Youth National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Adolescent Health, and a member of the Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute at the University of Sydney. She is also an adjunct in the School of Social Sciences at Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia.

Payton Soussa is a Clinical Psychologist in the Complex Adolescent Clinic at the Children's Hospital Westmead. Payton has experience working with adolescents across Canberra and Sydney in both public health and private settings.

Melissa works as an adult educator and has a background working in mental health both as a nurse and complex case manager. However today, Melissa is not here as a professional but in her capacity as a mother and carer, to a young person living with chronic illness.

Residing in Aotearoa-NZ, Lara is a PhD student in Health Science (Nursing), a lecturer in nursing and an NZRN. Driven by a passion for youth health she is currently completing her PhD research on school nurses and their role in youth wellbeing.