Congratulations to the 2024 Australian Mental Health Prize winners
17 Oct 2024
Update
UNSW Sydney has announced the 2024 Australian Mental Health Prize winners, celebrating individuals who have made significant impacts in mental health through cultural security, lived experience, professional innovation, and community support.
RANZCP Fellow, Professor Michael Berk, has been named the winner in the professional category which recognises and celebrates outstanding mental health leadership in the clinical, academic, or professional sectors at a national level.
The other winners include Professor Juli Coffin (Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander), Dr Louise Byrne (Lived experience), and Dr Marilyn June Anderson (Community hero).
The RANZCP congratulates all four winners and celebrates this well-deserved recognition of their contributions to mental health.
To find out more about other 2024 Australian Mental Health Prize winners, visit the UNSW website.

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