Presents the 7th Annual
National Indigenous Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Conference
Our Ways, Leading with Culture, Reimagining Healing
Our Ways, Leading with Culture, Reimagining Healing.
We warmly welcome you to the 2027 National Indigenous Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Conference.
Building on the conversations, connections and shared knowledge of previous years, the 2027 Conference continues to provide a vital platform for First Nations leaders, practitioners, researchers, community organisations and advocates to come together and explore the challenges and opportunities shaping Indigenous mental health and social and emotional wellbeing.
While suicide prevention remains central to the Conference, our program recognises that meaningful change requires a broader approach. From culturally safe and community-led models of care to self-determination, systemic reform, social and emotional wellbeing, cultural connection and community resilience, we will explore the solutions that are making a difference and the opportunities to create stronger futures for First Nations peoples.
This year's program brings together leading voices, lived experience and practical examples from across the country, creating space to share knowledge, challenge existing approaches and celebrate the work already being led by communities.
We hope the 2027 Conference leaves you feeling informed, inspired and connected, with new ideas, meaningful relationships and renewed energy to continue the important work of supporting the mental health, wellbeing and futures of First Nations peoples and communities.
2027 Inspiring Voices
Keynote Speaker
Yung Milla
Yung Milla is a proud Marranunggu man from the Northern Territory whose powerful storytelling, cultural pride and commitment to community have made him one of Australia's most exciting emerging voices. Rising to national prominence as the first rapper to win The Voice Australia in 2026, Yung Milla captivated audiences with performances that drew on his lived experiences, identity and connection to Country.
Keynote Speaker
Dorinda Cox
Dorinda Cox is a Labor Senator for Western Australia and the Duty Senator for the Federal Electorate of O’Connor, a place deeply tied to her culture, family and story.
Born in Kojonup and having lived in the Goldfields, Dorinda knows first-hand the resilience, pride and tight-knit communities that define regional WA.
Presenting Partner
The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA) is committed to achieving equitable participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the psychology profession in Australia.
This includes being a national voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander psychologists; providing representation and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander psychologists and psychology students; and contributing leadership and expertise on issues related to social and emotional wellbeing and mental health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Conference Advisory Board
Dr Victoria Hovane
Chair
AIPA
Dr Leda Barnett
Co-Vice Chair
AIPA
Shannon McNeair
Clinical Psychologist; Co-Vice Chair
AIPA
Monica Barolits-McCabe
Chief Executive Officer
AIPA
Dr Graham Gee
Associate Professor, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Manny Williams
Programs Officer
Culture is Life
Mark Nannup
Masters Student
University of Western Australia
Thara Brown
Founder and Creative Director
Wala Connections
Rendezvous Hotel Perth Scarborough
Rendezvous Hotel Perth Scarborough offers a relaxed coastal setting just minutes from Perth's CBD, with comfortable accommodation, modern conference facilities, dining options and easy access to Scarborough Beach, making it an ideal base for delegates attending the Conference.
- Wednesday 3 – Friday 5 March 2027
- Scarborough, Perth, Western Australia
