The Hatchery

Peter Kelly works for Mates in Mind as Head of Programmes. He is mental health expert and advisor on mental health at work- and work-related stress and works with organisations to improve mental health in the workplace at both a strategic, organisational, and individual level. A passionate advocate of making workplaces mentally health and breaking down stigma towards mental health.

He previously worked for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), as a Senior Psychologist, is a technical expert on prevention of work-related stress and promotion of mental health and a specialist inspector for enforcement action on these topics. Peter was part of the team of psychologists involved in developing the scientific knowledge base for the HSE’s Management Standards approach to tackling work-related stress in Great Britain. Over the last 20 years he has co–authored several research papers published on those Standards.

He has sat as a co-opted expert on National Institute of Clinical Excellence Review of Mental Health Promotion within the Workplace and on the Department for Health’s United Kingdom SHIFT Expert Review Panel on Workplace Mental Health Guidance. And been involved in developing organisation support advice for suicide reduction in workplaces.

He has been involved in working across the EU on several initiatives in relation to psychosocial hazards and risk prevention. Scientific Expert Panel member to ISO 45003 Psychological Health and Safety in workplaces.

Dave has had a 20-year international career as a psychologist and strategist, specialising in workplace mental health, culture change and complex behaviour.

Dave has a unique background working across clinical, organisational, medicolegal and military mental health domains. Outside of Westpac he is a mental health advisor to numerous government, national and multinational organisations and has a passion for small business and men’s mental health.

Dave is recognised as an expert in psychosocial risk management and has been at the forefront of introducing integrated psychosocial and systems-based approaches to workplace mental health to Australia. Dave collaborates widely with leading national and international experts in psychological health and safety, behavioural ethics and wellbeing. He is an advocate for evidence-informed approaches to workplace mental health and committed to translating academic research into real work initiatives.

“We spend far too much time at work to not make our workplaces the best places they can be and by getting strategic, by focusing on improving peoples experience of work, we can improve the lives of people both within and outside of the workplace.”

Evidence-informed practices have been used as the foundations of the Westpac mental health strategy, where mental health is considered a positive concept.

Dave is conscious that mental health does not discriminate and can affect anyone, including high performers. Therefore, it is important to look at mental health holistically, where supporting the mental health needs of everyone in the organisation will allow them to flourish and thrive.

As a workplace relations specialist Mary Ann supports employers, governments, organizations, unions, teams and associations that wish to resolve issues involving mental health, psychological safety, conflict or performance concerns. She helps improve working lives while supporting organizational excellence.

Mary Ann has been called the “godmother of psychological health and safety”. She served as co-chair of the Technical Committee for the National Standard of Canada on Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace, is a member of the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s Workforce Advisory Committee, and a member of the Employment Standards Committee for the AODA.

She has presented keynotes, presentations and workshops at hundreds of conferences and events across Canada for vastly diverse audiences. Mary Ann is the author of several books in the field of workplace mental health including the free download The Evolution of Workplace Mental Health in Canada: Toward a standard for psychological health and safety.

She is currently an advisor to Mindful Employer Canada and a senior consultant for My Workplace Health.

Mary Ann also proudly serves as the Director of Strategy and Collaboration for Canada Life’s Workplace Strategies for Mental Health which provides free, practical ideas, tools and resources to help with the prevention, intervention and management of workplace mental health issues.

Mary Ann strives to reduce unnecessary workplace stress, distress or conflict because they are… unnecessary.

A recognised thought leader in her field and “out of the box” thinker, Amanda’s mission is to help great teams do extraordinary things. Taking a human-centred design approach and utilising the latest in evidence-based research from multiple disciplines along with a curious mind, Amanda turns theory into practical applications that increase performance, improve quality of life and have greater impact. Coming in not too far behind her impressive career, Amanda considers surviving ‘step-mum status’ to two teenage boys, climbing some of the world’s most beautiful mountains and not drinking coffee as some of her greatest achievements.