All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 November Leading Aboriginal researcher named joint winner of national mental health prize Leading Aboriginal researcher named joint winner of national mental health prize 06/11/2020 | 4 MINS Pioneering Aboriginal psychiatrist, researcher and mental health champion Professor Helen Milroy has been named joint winner of the 2020 Australian Mental Health Prize. Professor Milroy, recognised as the first Indigenous Australian to become a medical doctor, shares the prestigious prize with leading psychiatrist and founder of the Black Dog Institute, Professor Gordon Parker. The national prize, presented by the Governor General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), recognises Australians who have made outstanding contributions to either the promotion of mental health or prevention/treatment of mental health issues. ΓÇ£I am hoping that through this award, we can shine a light on childrenΓÇÖs mental health and provide whatever it takes to bring about their wellbeing and that of their families and communities.ΓÇ¥ Professor H
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 November Leading Aboriginal researcher named joint winner of national mental health prize Leading Aboriginal researcher named joint winner of national mental health prize 06/11/2020 | 4 MINS Pioneering Aboriginal psychiatrist, researcher and mental health champion Professor Helen Milroy has been named joint winner of the 2020 Australian Mental Health Prize.
Professor Milroy, recognised as the first Indigenous Australian to become a medical doctor, shares the prestigious prize with leading psychiatrist and founder of the Black Dog Institute, Professor Gordon Parker.
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The national prize, presented by the Governor General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), recognises Australians who have made outstanding contributions to either the promotion of mental health or prevention/treatment of mental health issues.
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ΓÇ£I am hoping that through this award, we can shine a light on childrenΓÇÖs mental health and provide whatever it takes to bring about their wellbeing and that of their families and communities.ΓÇ¥ Professor H
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