Building blocks for mental health, wellbeing, and resilience

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Building blocks for mental health, wellbeing and resilience

Professor Mike Kyrios and panellists Joep Van Agteren, and Liz Hall discuss the science of mental health, wellbeing and resilience building, and the importance of access to accurate, research and evidence-based, trusted information.

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Professor Mike Kyrios

Vice President and Executive Dean
College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

Inaugural Director
Orama Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Professor Mike Kyrios is an academic and clinical psychologist with expertise focusing on mental health, wellbeing and psychological treatments, including those that are delivered digitally. He is a world leading expert in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Hoarding Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Trichotillomania, Shopping-Buying Disorder and Anxiety Disorders. He also has interest in chronic medical conditions, their mental health comorbidities, and self-management.

He chairs the Flinders University Student Wellbeing Working Group and co-chairs the university’s Athena SWAN (Scientific Women's Academic Network) Committee. Mike maintains honorary positions at the Australian National University, the University of Melbourne, Swinburne University and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI).

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Joep Van Agteren

Research Lead, Wellbeing and Resilience
Orama Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing

Research Lead
SAHMRI Wellbeing and Resilience Centre

Joep van Agteren is a behaviour change and mental health researcher. He has a keen interest in evidence-based intervention development, using formative research via systematic reviews and qualitative research to underpin research projects, and the use of technology in improving health and wellbeing.

As Research Lead at SAHMRI’s Wellbeing and Resilience Centre (WRC), he works across several portfolios, including the development of wellbeing and resilience programs, assisting in the development of WRC technology solutions, business development and general research coordination.

These diverse responsibilities all serve the purpose to:

advance the science of wellbeing and resilience
provide people with skills to overcome and grow after adversity
allow community members and the community to thrive and lead the best lives they possibly can.

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