Professor Susan M Sawyer AM MBBS MD FRACP FAAHMS holds the chair of Adolescent Health at The University of Melbourne and is director of the Centre for Adolescent Health, a WHO collaborating centre for adolescent health at the Royal Children’s Hospital and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.

Lindsay Pearce is a Research Fellow with the Justice Health Group, Curtin University, and the Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute. Lindsay uses data linkage and qualitative methods to generate high-quality evidence for system and policy change aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of socially excluded populations.

I am an academic who is passionate about youth health, public health advocacy, prevention, and health equity. As a Senior Lecturer at The University of Sydney, I specialise in public health and adolescent health. I am also a Senior Research Fellow in Child and Adolescent Health.

As a highly qualified professional, Nikki has provided leadership, consulting, and training for over 35 years, including implementing an extensive child protection program within the health context as part of a national strategy. Her expertise lies in equipping services with collaborative trauma-informed responses to increase the wellbeing of young people.