Current Coordinating Committee members
| Name | Organisation | Representative role |
| Prof Alison Calear | Australian National University | Broader sector supporting children, young people and families (academic / research) |
| Erin Barry | Youth Coalition of the ACT | Lead Partner Agency (Youth Coalition) |
| Emily Brown | ACT Education Directorate | Broader sector supporting children, young people and families (Government – Education) |
| Carrie Coghlan | Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), CHS | ACT Canberra Health Services (Government – ACT Health & Community Services Directorate) |
| Rebecca McIntyre | Office for Mental Health and Wellbeing | Lead Partner Agency (OMH&W) |
| Sam Thomas | Youth Reference Group | YRG member |
| Samantha Gill | Marymead CatholicCare | Child / youth mental health programs (community-based) |
| Shannon Lanza | Youth Reference Group | YRG member |
| Stephanie Lentern | Capital Health Network | Lead Partner Agency (CHN) |
| Vikki Radford | Grand Pacific Health (headspace) | Child / youth mental health programs (community-based) |
| Cass Tinning | Mental Health Policy and Strategy | Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Division (Government – ACT Health & Community Services Directorate) |
| Josephine Brogden | Office for Mental Health and Wellbeing | Lead Partner Agency (OMH&W – YRG Group Coordinator) |
| Ryan McLaughlan | ACT Health & Community Services Directorate | Broader sector supporting children, young people and families (Government – Community Services) |
| Lisa Kelly | Mental Health Community Coalition ACT | Broader mental health sector (community-based) |
The role of the Coordinating Committee is to provide strategic oversight, advice and governance to the Alliance and inform its activities. The Coordinating Committee will provide advice to the lead partners (the Office for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Capital Health Network, and Youth Coalition of the ACT) to support delivery of the Alliance’s activities. This includes informing the detailed processes and protocols for the Alliance, its activities and priorities, and supporting its sustainability and effectiveness. Members were appointed through an EOI process.
The Coordinating Committee engages in decision-making about Alliance activities, guided by the underpinning principles and an agreed-upon decision-making framework for the Alliance. The initial role of the Coordinating Committee includes overseeing the establishment of longer-term processes and protocols for the Alliance. The lead partners will hold responsibility for the delivery of Alliance activities with the endorsement of the Coordinating Committee.
Activities undertaken by the Coordinating Committee include:
- Leading the development / endorsement of the Alliance Terms of Reference and processes;
- Providing leadership and administrative support to develop and conduct Alliance activities;
- Establishing a decision-making framework for the Alliance;
- Overseeing the Alliance governance workplan;
- Identifying, prioritising and shortlisting focus areas for the consideration of the Alliance membership;
- Identifying opportunities and risks for the Alliance;
- Briefing the ACT Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Executive Committee and other relevant agencies on Alliance activities and progress.
The Coordinating Committee’s Terms of Reference provide more detail on its operations.
Meeting Minutes
5 July 2023
20 September 2023
14 February 2024
2 July 2024
12 November 2024
4 March 2025
1 April 2025
31 July 2025
9 September 2025
11 November 2025
20 February 2026
Meeting Slides