Mental Health and Wellbeing Implications of Family Separation for Children and Adults Seeking Asylum

Professor Louise Newman and Dr Sarah Mares have witnessed the harmful impact of family separation and other restrictive Australian Government policies on the health of men, women and children over the course of many years.

Professor Louise Newman AM is the Director of the Centre for Women’s Mental Health at the Royal Women’s Hospital and Professor of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne.

Professor Louise Newman AM is the Director of the Centre for Women’s Mental Health at the Royal Women’s Hospital and Professor of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne.

Dr Sarah Mares is a Child and Family Psychiatrist and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychiatry, University of NSW. Dr Mares recently completed a PhD on the mental health consequences of detaining children and families who seek asylum in Australia and the implications for health professionals.

Dr Sarah Mares is a Child and Family Psychiatrist and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychiatry, University of NSW. Dr Mares recently completed a PhD on the mental health consequences of detaining children and families who seek asylum in Australia and the implications for health professionals.