Dr Jemma Anderson is a staff specialist currently working in adolescent medicine and paediatric endocrinology with the Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre. Dr Anderson also has experience and knowledge in youth mental health.

Kathy is a clinical psychologist, working in private practice and as a Senior Advisor for the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health. She has postgraduate public health qualifications, and works across health, education, non-government and private practice settings. Kathy appreciates how a young person’s individual differences and life stage, as well as their context and experiences, impact on their day-to-day functioning, and she is keen to promote understanding and connected systems to best support young people. 

Kurt is a proud Wiradjuri man and the i/Chief Aboriginal Health Officer for SA Health, and a registered Aboriginal Health Practitioner. Kurt has extensive experience in the Aboriginal health and wellbeing fields leading executive roles within mental health, aged care and Aboriginal health in various metropolitan and remote settings. As the former vice president of Kidsafe SA he  is passionate in leading and supporting strategies to reduce the incidence of unintentional injuries in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

Rosie has spent the majority of her career in the public service and has worked predominately for the Director of Public Prosecutions conducting criminal prosecutions involving the physical and sexual assault of children. She has also acted as Senior Counsel Assisting the State Coroner. She is currently employed by the Crown Solicitor, where her work includes child protection matters.

Kerry has over 30 years’ experience as a Social Scientist and Social Worker. She has held practitioner, management and executive roles across a variety of settings including homelessness, mental health, drug and alcohol, child protection, family preservation and public housing. Kerry’s main focus is on changing systems to reduce barriers, ensure they are working in client centred ways, and in particular better respond to the safety and wellbeing of children as the most vulnerable members of our community. In recent years Kerry has led the reform of South Australia’s Child and Family Support System as the Director of Safer Family Services, in the Department for Human Services, SA. Kerry is a Member of the SA Youth Justice, Training Centre Review Board. In 2025, Kerry was awarded the Public Service Medal for outstanding work within the public sector in social justice, child protection and family services.

Judith is a Ngarrindjeri woman with extensive cultural connections across South Australia, currently holding the role of Director Aboriginal Practice in DCP, as well as Chairperson of Aboriginal Elders and Community Care Services.

Judith has vocational experience working with children, young people and adults in different capacities including therapeutic counselling and intensive family-based support with a focus on child protection, family preservation and early intervention. With a broad work history, she has held several roles in both government (Department for Education, Department for the Premier and Cabinet, and Department for Health and Wellbeing) and non-government organisations (as Registered Training Organisation Manager, Counsellor, Program Manager, Head of Service Development).

Over the years, Judith has contributed to many national, state, and local initiatives that work towards closing the gap and largely, empowering Aboriginal people and voices with an emphasis on improving culturally responsive service delivery for organisations and departments.

Judith holds qualifications in psychology and is a Media Spokesperson for the Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention; therefore, holds a strong passion for mental health and social and emotional wellbeing. With a dedication to broader social justice issues, she continues to be involved in many different pieces of work such as a University Lecturer, an Employee Assistance Program Clinician, an active advocate for Aboriginal Affairs and maintains involvement on several committees that aim to improve the health and wellbeing of families, including the current South Australian Whole-of-Government Anti-Racism Advisory Committee, CDSIRC and recently received Honorary Appointment by SAHMRI as Associate Research Fellow.

Dr Amy Keir is the SA Ambulance Chief Medical Advisor and Flinders University Research Fellow. Dr Keir works clinically as a neonatologist at Flinders Medical Centre with extensive experience in medical retrieval and transfusion medicine. Dr Keir has considerable expertise in governance and leadership. 

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