The Kidman Centre Annual Report 2020 Annual Report 2020 The Kidman Centre | UTS
What we do We undertake Î Deliver preventative mental health talks in schools and the ‘real-world’ research community Prevention Î Provide evidence-based to improve the psychological treatments to young people and their families
evidence-based Î Evaluate treatments through the Treatment mental health application of quality research Î Disseminate research treatments available through community outreach, presentations and training Research to young people in Australia. Who we serve Î Children and teenagers
Î Young adults
Dissemination Î Parents and carers
To improve the support available to Contents young people, we also work with:
From the Director...... 2 Î Teachers and educators
Î The Annual Supporter’s Lunch...... 3 School counsellors Î Coming Back Stronger...... 5 Health practitioners
Î HSC Workshops...... 7 Welfare professionals
Prevention: Free community mental health seminars...... 9 Thrive: Rural and regional project...... 10 Issues we treat Side by Side: Bringing the fun back to family...... 11 Î Behavioural problems
General Psychology and CPS Treatment Clinics...... 12 Î Anxiety
Your Lasting Impact...... 13 Î Depression
Î Future Directions...... 14 School-related stress Î Media and Presentations...... 15 Mood disorders
Î Our People...... 17 Self-esteem issues Î Donors and Supporters...... 19 Bullying Î Trauma Financial Report...... 21 Î Parenting issues i | | ii Annual Report 2020 The Kidman Centre | UTS Our Mission We know that Mental illness getting evidence- in young To understand, prevent people is and reduce mental health based psychological problems in young people treatment to young one of the aged five to 25, so that they people early is the biggest can thrive through their key to preventing challenges formative years. the onset of more of our time. complex mental health problems down the track. 1/7 Young Australians Professor Antony Kidman was aged 4-17 experience the director of The Kidman a mental health problem Centre for 30 years. over a 12 month period.1 His vision, one we maintain today, is that no child falls through the cracks of the mental health system. 75% Mental health problems occur before the age of 25.2 Today and every day, we remember our founder Professor Antony Kidman, whose vision and mission is at the core of what we do. He paved the way for youth 78,515 Young people aged 0-24 mental health in Australia presented to emergency and we remain in his debt departments with mental for leading the Centre and health problems (2018-2019). A 4% increase on last year.3 ensuring we continue as a centre of excellence. iii | | iv Annual Report 2020 The Kidman Centre | UTS From the Director
take the risk of coming to the In response, our psychologists 2020 Service Snapshot Centre. In response, we swiftly put together an online evidence- moved into online telehealth based program, Coming mode. Although we still offered Back Stronger, to rebuild their our free community workshops motivation, energy, and sense onsite, almost all participants of direction. We had Coming 6,300 206 now attended via Zoom. The Back Stronger professionally Students across Sydney were helped by Psychological treatment sessions in our clinic psychology clinic also moved taped, edited, and distributed were delivered at no cost due to financial our HSC Stress Management workshops. into telehealth mode for a to all high schools in Sydney disadvantage. few months, and sadly we and regional NSW. Almost saw referrals increase in an 5,000 Year 11 and Year 12 unprecedented fashion. students have participated 4,536 By the end of March, COVID-19 in Coming Back Stronger. Students in metropolitan Sydney and regional 170 had arrived, and we were harshly and remote New South Wales were helped by Young people and parents participated in eight reminded that life could be both For schools that would allow it, our Coming Back Stronger workshop (COVID-19 free community mental health workshops at our our clinical psychologists went It is my pleasure to present uncertain and uncontrollable. The recovery program for senior high school students). centre and online. out to present the material. In the 2020 Annual Report for pandemic immediately placed 2021 Coming Back Stronger The Kidman Centre. This a major strain on mental health, will be reworked and circulated Major research project underway. report provides highlights from with some of the population to undergraduates returning selected activities and new impacted more than others. to university in Sydney. COVID-19-related directions. 1,353 Inarguably, teens were one Psychology sessions were delivered to 351 Research paper published in Clinical of the groups that were I would like to extend my thanks families treated in our general psychology clinic. Child and Family Psychology Review. At The Kidman Centre, the hardest hit. The human and appreciation to the UTS year got off to a busy start. Our brain does not do well with Vice-Chancellor, Professor Attila clinical psychologists flew out uncertainty, and teenagers Brungs; Dean and Deputy Dean to Moree and Griffith to deliver are particularly vulnerable to of Science, Professors James Thrive training for school staff, this at a crucial time in their Wallman and Jim Macnamara; including principals, teachers development. COVID-19 has Chair of the Antony Kidman and school counsellors, who had a significant impact on Foundation, Philip Walker; and teach children with emotional teenagers, as evidenced Antony Kidman Foundation board and behavioural problems. These by rates of adolescent members, Stephen Peach, David workshops were well received depression and anxiety 4-5 Bulgeries, Chris Gardoll, John and we hope to return to regional times higher than usual. Weingarth, John Piccone and our areas, where the need is high, Patron Antonia Kidman Marran. very soon. Back in Randwick at Following lockdown, our the centre, the psychology clinic psychologists resumed their Thank you also to our hard- was in full operation by February school workshops around Sydney working staff, generous and and we had conducted several and, as feedback came in, we committed supporters, and free community workshops for became increasingly aware to the families who put their teenagers and their parents. that all was not well with our trust in us at a vulnerable time. I am proud of our team’s By the start of March, however, teenagers. Particularly, those in achievement this year despite the situation was rapidly the senior years who had not the challenging circumstances changing. Being located in a bounced back as we had hoped. and excited about what we can hospital, it was not long until Senior students were reporting accomplish together in 2021. the fear of COVID-19 meant feeling demotivated, listless, that clients were unwilling to and were lacking in direction.
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Specifically, she spoke about the great success of Coming Back Stronger and the start of The Kidman The Annual Centre’s new flagship initiative, The Blueprint. Antonia then interviewed recent Year 12 graduate Dan Rodi about his experience of completing Supporter’s his final year of high school in the stressful Strategic conditions of lockdown and a global pandemic. Dr. Rachael Murrihy (left), Jessica Rowe (centre left), Dan completed the Coming Back Stronger online Liane Moriarty (centre right), Goals Event program and said that it helped him stay focused, and Melanie Verges (right). whilst learning tools to maintain a positive outlook. Five-year plan
A highlight of the event was an in-depth 2021 - 2026 conversation between noted journalist, author, This year, the annual supporter’s event went virtual. and television presenter, Jessica Rowe, AM and We gathered via Zoom to hear an update on the New York Times best-selling author, Liane Moriarty. Centre and to have special guests Jessica Rowe Î To increase the number of young interview New York Times best-selling author, They spoke about coping during lockdown and people able to access evidence- Liane Moriarty, of Big Little Lies fame. their experiences as mothers dealing with the based treatments (in conjunction stresses of COVID-19. Liane spoke about her with other providers) to at least Our patron Antonia Kidman Marran kindly hosted writing process, where she draws inspiration for the event for us. After welcoming our viewers to her multi-dimensional characters, and about her 200,000 per year the event and Acknowledgment of Country, Antonia upcoming projects on the page and big screen. passed over to our Director, Dr. Rachael Murrihy, for an update on the Centre. We are so grateful to Antonia, Jessica, Liane, and Antonia interviewing Dan during the 2020 Î Dan for making this an outstanding donor event for virtual donor event. To increase the number of Dr. Murrihy shared that the Centre had 2020. It is our pleasure to share our successes and young people helped through experienced an increased demand for telehealth news with you each year and thank each of you preventative school outreach clinic appointments during the pandemic and some for being supporters of our work and mission. We programs from 100 schools of the broad themes the clinical psychologist staff are already looking forward to seeing all of have heard from clients. our amazing supporters in person in 2021! per year to 600 per year
Jessica Rowe and Liane Moriarty interview. Î To increase concurrent clinical research programs from an average of 1 per year to 3 per year Kidman Centre Patron, Antonia Kidman Marran, and recent Year 12 graduate Dan Rodi. Î To increase direct clinical treatments undertaken directly by the Centre from approximately Lucy Li, a long-time 100 clients per annum to over supporter of The Kidman Centre, 200 per year watches the donor event via Zoom.
3 | | 4 In 2020, our clinical psychologists Annual Report 2020 The Kidman Centre | UTS delivered Coming Back Stronger to 46 school groups, representing Our clinical psychologists at The Kidman Centre 4,536 students. observed that many students lacked motivation, felt disengaged, and experienced difficulty restarting This comprised 16 face-to-face their studies even after returning to school. workshops to metropolitan Sydney Additionally, many students remained vulnerable to schools (1,327 students), and 30 mental illness and continued to struggle with the online rural and regional schools in ongoing stress and uncertainty of the pandemic. NSW (3,209 students).
With this knowledge, Coming Back Stronger The online Coming Back Stronger program being promoted on Channel 7’s was launched to increase student motivation, The Morning Show to support senior students. The Coming Back Stronger workshop being delivered to focus, and optimism for the future. This Sydney school students. free program teaches psychological skills, “I realised that there are very logical ways to which students then practice by completing deal with issues and struggles such as staying worksheets with reflective questions. Specific organised through any means and improving strategies include learning how to set goals, your ‘self-talk’ to make you feel calmer. I learned practical skills to achieve these goals, and a lot from this experience and will definitely be exploration of personal values. ¾ 1. Missing photo on top right corner on page 6 putting this information into practice and I am
Coming Back ¾ Stronger2. Page to “In 2020, our Thrive clinicians went to Moree…” sure many other students will do the same.”
¾ 3. Page 13 “Once you look after your family and friends,” - STUDENT In 2020, we launched Coming Back Stronger Additionally, during adolescence, significant
to support senior students struggling with low ¾ 4. Page 20, remove Stephen Renkert from list under $5,000-$9,999” biological, neurological and social changes occur. Kylie Gillies from Channel 7’s Morning Show and motivation, disengagement, and a lack of direction, In turn, the routine and structure often found in our patron Antonia Kidman Marran generously gave following the COVID-19 lockdown. school, family and co-curricular commitments of their time to advocate for Coming Back Stronger. become vital. However, during lockdown many of Coming Back Stronger was developed to prevent Kylie, mum to Year 12 2020 student Gus, is a big these structures were uprooted. and alleviate youth mental illness associated with supporter of the initiative after experiencing first- the pandemic’s educational, economic, and social hand the struggles and disappointments senior impacts. Specifically, this workshop aims to assist students and their families have faced due to Year 11 and Year 12 students get back on track by COVID-19. providing evidence-based psychological strategies. We also partnered with The Sebastian Foundation, Young adulthood is a time of developmental founded by Guy and Jules Sebastian, to raise
vulnerability. If young people experience too much Coming Back Stronger awareness and encourage our younger audience stress over this period, they can develop mental reached 76 metropolitan, to access Coming Back Stronger. Guy posted a regional and rural illness. schools across NSW. video to his Facebook and Instagram accounts and reached a combined audience of over 130,000 COVID-19 led to extraordinary stress levels for As a result, youth depression and anxiety Guy Sebastian raising awareness of the Coming Back Stronger workshop people. all of us, but this was particularly true of young for school and university students, on his Instagram page. skyrocketed to almost five times higher than usual, The impacts of COVID-19 will undoubtedly continue people. Face-to-face social connection, which and, in some states, young people presenting to affect young people in the future. Therefore, in was drastically reduced during lockdown, is We understood that access to students in rural to hospital due to self-harm increased by 33%. 2021, we will continue to deliver both the face-to- critical for adolescent wellbeing and development. and regional schools, alongside metropolitan Alarmingly, experts have predicted that fallout from face and online formats of Coming Back Stronger schools (both were not permitting visitors), was this ‘mental health wave’ will continue for years into to senior school students and adapt and expand imperative. Therefore, Coming Back Stronger was the future. the program to undergraduate UTS students. professionally filmed and made available on our “Every kid, at all ends of the spectrum, website. We also delivered an accompanying online got something out of the workshop. workshop for parents to support their adolescents And for each kid the take home at home effectively. Looking ahead to 2021, we are message was different. Some took Coming Back Stronger received much media excited to welcome the opportunity away that they need to do an activity coverage, a likely reflection of the level of within five seconds, some learnt about community concern; including a segment on to expand our Coming Back Stronger the Channel 7 Morning Show, a segment on the healthy balance, and some it helped workshop to UTS undergraduate students Channel 9 Today Extra, features in Sydney Morning their sleep.” - TEACHER Herald, and several ABC radio shows. to support their at-home learning. Jules Sebastian spoke on Channel 9’s Today Extra to support students’ mental health with the Coming Back Stronger workshop. 5 | | 6 Annual Report 2020 The Kidman Centre | UTS HSC Workshops Providing high school students with the tools they need to manage HSC exam stress
This research aligns with our “The session today clinical psychologists’ many provided knowledge In 2020, our Clinical conversations with students, who have told us they are that will prove crucially Psychologists delivered experiencing an increased sense beneficial as we head “I most liked the strategies 42 HSC Stress into senior years “It was excellent to and steps given in order to Management workshops, of high school and get those strategies the HSC.” control stress levels.” representing almost on the table for our - STUDENT 6,300 senior students. students and the workbook is a great The HSC Stress Management workshop is based on Cognitive- tool and will be very Behavioural Therapy (CBT), The Kidman Centre has useful to refer to.” which is widely supported as been delivering HSC Stress the gold-standard approach to Management workshops to - TEACHER manage stress effectively. senior school students for 16 of uncertainty, worry, and stress. years. In 2020, with increased This workshop teaches students Student feedback from the student stress in response From these discussions and a practical, evidence-based to COVID-19, this workshop research, it is clear that senior three-step approach to manage HSC Stress Management Workshops became even more vital. students require skills to manage stress, by challenging and school stress, especially at this changing their thoughts and Before the pandemic, young critical time effectively. behaviours, and practicing self- people already reported coping care. with school stress as a major As we have had limited problem. However, in 2020, access to schools because of In support of our workshop, Mission Australia found that COVID-19, we developed an and consistent with previous coping with stress was young online HSC Stress Management years, we received excellent people’s number one reported workshop. Both the face-to-face evaluations from teachers, problem, with 39% of young and online forms have been school psychologists, and people reporting that COVID-19 offered to schools. This enabled students. was the most important current us to alleviate stress for students issue in Australia. all across NSW schools. “I now know how to challenge unhelpful “It was excellent to Jenn Hawken delivering the HSC Stress thought patterns Management workshop to Year 12 students. get those strategies to improve my on the table for our (on what they productivity” students and the most enjoyed) - STUDENT workbook is a great “The steps to tool and will be very stop negative useful to refer to.” thoughts...” 7 | - TEACHER | 8
Annual Report 2020 The Kidman Centre | UTS Annual Report 2019 Sixty-one schools participated in Thrive Thrive training across rural Rural and regional project and regional New South Wales. Workshops In 2020 we continued our THRIVE: Rural and regional project, which were held in Moree “You have given parents some very addresses the high risk of mental illness faced by young people living and Tamworth. in rural, regional and remote New South Wales. helpful and pragmatic ideas on guiding their teens towards healthy Thrive was developed to support schools in rural and regional NSW Clinical psychologist Louise that often lack ‘in-person’ evidence-based psychological training Rémond delivering a free and independent ways to use social workshop to teens focused on opportunities due to their geographical location. Clinical psychologists helping them manage stress. media and technology. Your point about travel out to rural and regional areas of NSW and equip teachers, connectedness and having continuous school counsellors, principals, and teaching support staff with
open communication with their teen evidence-based psychological strategies for managing challenging emotions and behaviours in the classroom. was practical and is what all parents Training and ongoing support are delivered using the Collaborative and should aim for.” Prevention Proactive Solutions (CPS) model from Harvard University to manage Free community seminars - TEACHER challenging behaviour in the classroom. on preventative mental health CPS was one of the approaches investigated in our Side by Side research and was an effective intervention for managing children The Kidman Centre has a were available both onsite delivered eight free community with challenging behaviour. strong focus on understanding, and online. This presented an seminars and reached more than preventing, and reducing opportunity to expand our reach 170 participants. In particular, mental health problems in to that outside of our immediate many participants reported young people. Thus, in 2020 community and enable larger appreciating our online offerings. we continued to deliver free audience participation. We have received much positive community mental health feedback and look forward seminars to young people, and “The workshop was very to providing a broad range of their parents and caregivers. informative. It gave me topics to our community in 2021. These seminars aim to educate a good understanding We plan to continue to offer our community on mental on how the teenage our seminars in both face-to- health and equip them with face and online forms so that “I loved the fact that Equipping educators with the brain works”. skills early on to maintain participants across metropolitan we were provided with concepts and skills of CPS is - 14 YEAR-OLD GIRL well-being and prevent the and rural NSW communities can practical strategies we intended to provide them with a later development of more benefit. research-supported alternative Seminar topics were chosen could use straight away significant mental health approach to use when their upon advice from school with our kids. I feel so problems. I feel like I have developed a usual methods of managing psychologists, teachers, parents, much more confident in difficult and challenging and teenagers. Questions much better understanding Specifically, these seminars “This seminar my approach with these emotions and behaviours are teach a variety of preventative are encouraged throughout of what is getting in the way was very helpful, kids and can’t wait to unsuccessful. evidence-based strategies seminars to provide additional of these students doing well thank you. The try out what I learnt!” In 2020, our Thrive clinicians to community members, learning and support. We in the classroom. I also feel - TEACHER went to Moree & Tamworth. A in an attempt to enhance encourage audience feedback workshop was more compassion towards total of four groups were run, psychological wellbeing for to ensure that the seminars we clearly structured them and believe this will representing 61 schools. young people and their support present remain relevant, and and the apps make a big difference in system. to enable the development of offered will While we had to cease these additional seminars based on how I work with these in-person workshops in April In the early months of 2020, really help me community-reported skill need. kids in the future. Thank 2020 due to COVID-19, we are seminars were delivered on-site to build on my you, this training was so looking forward to resuming the at the centre. However, in light Despite limitations resultant learnings with helpful!” remaining groups’ training in of the pandemic, later seminars from COVID-19, in 2020 we my daughter”. - TEACHER 2021. 9 | - FATHER | 10 Annual Report 2020 In 2020, ourThe clinicalKidman Centre | UTS psychologists saw 351 families, with 1,353 Side by Side General Psychology sessions delivered. Bringing fun back to family: and CPS Treatment communicating our research findings Clinics In 2020, over 200 Side by Side: Bringing fun back to family is We offer individual therapy for children, teenagers, and adults psychological a randomized comparison trial involving 130 across a wide range of psychological issues, including anxiety- families with children aged 7 to 14 with emotional related problems, behavioural issues, depression, school- treatment sessions and behavioural problems. We compared an Our Side by Side findings related problems, bullying, self-esteem, social problems, were provided by our innovative treatment from Harvard Medical will help guide ‘best trauma, and parenting issues. clinical psychologists School, Collaborative and Proactive Solutions practice’ on an international Our Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) clinic has to clients at no cost. (CPS), to the standard treatment, Parent received referrals from families across Australia. This is partly Management Training (PMT). scale, and potentially because our psychologists are the only clinicians in Australia that are certified by Dr. Ross Greene (the creator of CPS) to benefit tens of thousands of deliver this treatment. This has meant that demand for our CPS families who do not respond clinic to help treat children with emotional and behavioural issues continues to remain high. to current treatments. The interstate demand for CPS-certified clinicians has also Publishing our research in led us to undertake telehealth sessions as a means of helping scientific journals that are families specifically wanting to use CPS with their children. accessed by researchers As in previous years, we offer a substantial number of bulk-billing spots for those in the community who are Welcome back Emily Upton financially disadvantaged and may otherwise not be able and clinicians who work We are thrilled to have clinical to access high-quality evidence-based treatment. with these families is psychologist Emily Upton back on staff after her time abroad. a key component in Emily has experience working attaining this goal. with various populations and presentations within private practice, hospital, and university clinic settings, We are happy to announce that we have published using therapeutic techniques our first paper in the highly regarded international from Cognitive-Behavioural journal, Clinical Child and Family Psychology Therapy (CBT), Dialectical- Review. This is the first of a series of papers we Behavioural and Acceptance plan to publish from our Side by Side project. and Commitment Therapy. This paper will guide the development of future She completed her training at evidence-based treatments. the University of New South Wales, gaining experiencing Anna Dedousis-Wallace led our current publication treating anxiety disorders using with a superior cast of collaborators, including a CBT framework at the Anxiety We are happy to announce Distinguished Professor in Clinical Psychology Treatment and Research Unit that we have published our Thomas Ollendick, from Virginia Tech in the United States. This paper was published in a top-tiered in the Department of Medical first paper in the highly international scientific journal that is read widely Psychology at Westmead Hospital. Emily particularly regarded international journal, by researchers and clinicians worldwide. We are looking forward to sharing more publications of our enjoys assisting children and Clinical Child and Family research in the coming years. young people and has a warm and empathic approach. Psychology11 | Review. | | 12 12 Annual Report 2020 The Kidman Centre | UTS Your Lasting Impact Leaving a gift in your will
I have had the pleasure of working in fundraising for the last 12 years.
The best part of my work is when I get to engage with our supporters like yourselves, learn about why you support our work, and share stories of impact with you.
Our work is made possible by your generous donations. In my working experience, supporters often ask how they can ensure they have an impact well into the future. Australians are a very generous group of people, and each year thousands of men and women leave gifts in their wills to Through your their favourite charities. will, you have the Through your will, you have the power to help The Kidman Our new project, Centre continue its work of understanding, preventing, and power to help The tentatively titled reducing mental health problems in young people so that Kidman Centre they can thrive through their formative years. ‘The Blueprint’,The Kidman Centre | UTS continue its work Once you look after your family and friends, you may want aims to convert of understanding, to consider leaving a bequest to The Kidman Centre. If Future Directions our learnings you choose to remember us in your estate plans, you can preventing, and from working with trust good things will come from it. Your gift will help fund Looking forward to 2021, we are We plan to develop an innovative evidence-based research, our clinical practice, and the reducing mental excited to announce our new digital platform to interactively families in the clinic foray into preventative digital coach parents of teenagers in community programs we run that help children, teens and health problems into a large-scale their families on a national scale. mental health interventions. In recognising mental health issues, in young people the past few years, the mental how to communicate in a way prevention project. If you would like more information or would like to speak so that they can health sector has grown to fully that their teenager feels heard, to me confidentially, please contact me at understand the potential reach and what to do if faced with self- [email protected] or on 0426 257 390. You can thrive through their of digital interventions in terms harm or suicidal behaviour. also visit our website at www.tkc.edu.au and look for the Next year our clinical formative years. of numbers who can access box “Leaving a gift in your will”. treatment and the locations COVID-19 has put tremendous psychologists will design the that can be serviced. We are stress on adolescents at a content of the program. We will Our deepest thanks for always championing our work, particularly passionate about vulnerable time developmentally. be relying on IT engineers’ digital our mission, and the young people we support. reaching teenagers and parents We know that the most important expertise at a social impact For more information: in regional and remote areas and thing that can be done to buffer department at UTS called Social Warmest regards, [email protected] digital interventions will allow us stress is to increase teenagers’ Rapido to create the platform. to accomplish this. sense of social support and 0426 257 390 connection. The Blueprint is a Our goal over the next three Or visit our website tkc. Our new project, tentatively titled training program that will help years is to roll the program out Melanie Verges edu.au and look for the box ‘The Blueprint’, aims to convert parents to feel confident in to 5,000 families nationwide. Advancement Manager, The Kidman Centre UTS ‘Leaving a gift in your will.’ our learnings from working with managing their child’s emotional We look forward to showing this families in the clinic into a large- health and, as a result, improve program to our supporters and scale prevention project. the sense of connection in a seeking feedback and input on Photos by David Griffiths. teenager’s life. the content and format.
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Partnerships
Media and The Kidman Centre partnered Media company Foxtel has with The Sebastian Foundation selected The Kidman Centre We were able to Partnerships to promote Coming Back as a charity partner and has Stronger (CBS) with great committed to providing airtime reach an audience success. for a bespoke Kidman Centre of over 300,000 Created by Guy and Jules commercial that will air later in Australians with Media Social Media Sebastian, the Sebastian 2021. Foundation has established a This partnership showcases the message that Follow us on social media! With the successful launch of the program Coming foundation for young Australians, their commitment to supporting Coming Back Back Stronger, The Kidman Centre was featured at a time in their life when they wellbeing programs that directly Stronger is a tool prominently by media outlets. Dr. Rachael Murrihy @thekidmancentreuts can be so rocked by external help young people and that we along with Kidman Centre patron Antonia Kidman forces. can further our impact and reach to help students... Marran were interviewed for The Morning Show on Through this partnership, Guy here within Australia. during turbulent Channel 7 as well as Prime News 7. @TheKidmanCentre and Jules promoted CBS on Brian Walsh, Executive Director times... their social media channels Dr. Rachael Murrihy was also interviewed for multiple at Foxtel Group, is a key and The Morning Show on media stories throughout 2020: @thekidmancentre supporter of our work here at Channel 7. We were able to the Centre and we are excited ● ABC News – Coronavirus is driving the need reach an audience of over and grateful to be a partner for mental health support. 300,000 Australians with the alongside other notable charities message that CBS is a tool to such as Raise Foundation, R U ● ABC News – The coronavirus crisis has left help students in high school and OKAY? and Reach Out. us fatigued. university stay on track with their studies during turbulent times. ● ABC News – How a single case of Covid-19 A massive thank you to Guy and Senator Hollie Hughes sparked a ‘quick and early’ lockdown and Jules Sebastian and the support (centre) and David countrywide anxiety. of The Sebastian Foundation on Langford (right), this partnership! ● ABC News – Australians may not be ready to Managing Director & go back to normal. This Morning Show’s Kylie Gillies launching Coming Back Chief Investment Analyst Stronger on national TV.` of Long Lake Research, ● 7 News – The Kidman Centre reveals the mental visited the Centre to toll Covid has taken on Year 12 students. discuss youth mental health initiatives and how ● The New Daily – Covid mental health response the government is aiming ‘woefully inadequate’ and ‘flying blind’. to play a central role in ● The Sydney Morning Herald – Don’t say supporting preventative it’s stupid: How to engage tech-obsessed care. adolescents. Dr. Murrihy (left) led the Dr Rachael Murrihy discussing the need behind Coming meeting to discuss how ● The Sydney Morning Herald – ‘Restless and Back Stronger The Kidman Centre can unsettled’: The pandemic is taking its toll on strengthen relationships students. with government leaders ● The Sydney Morning Herald – ‘A really tough to hopefully secure funding year’: Calls for Covid-safe graduations as Year in the future. 12 suffers.
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Our People
The team at The Kidman Centre is led by Dr. Rachael Murrihy and guided by the shared vision of an Australia where no child falls through the cracks of the mental health system.
Clinical staff Advancement staff
● Dr Rachael Murrihy ● Melanie Verges Director, Clinical Psychologist Advancement Manager
● Anna Dedousis-Wallace Senior Clinical Psychologist Administration staff ● Dr Sophia Drysdale Clinical Psychologist ● Rie Matsuura Administrative Officer ● Natalie Miller Clinical Psychology Registrar ● Yota Findanis Finance Officer ● Jennifer Hawken Clinical Psychologist
● Emily Upton Clinical Psychologist
Natalie Miller Clinical Psychologist Registrar
“It is a privilege to work at an organisation so committed to improving mental health outcomes for young people. Every day young people and their families place their trust in us at the Kidman Centre to support them to navigate difficult experiences and achieve sustainable change within their lives. As a clinical psychologist I on the frontline of this work with young people and their families. No day is the same, and as with any role there are challenges, yet seeing the positive changes our clients make within their lives and the impact these
17 | changes have on their future makes it incredibly meaningful and rewarding work.” | 18 Annual Report 2020 The Kidman Centre | UTS Thank you to our Generous Donors and Supporters
We would like to extend our MAJOR DONORS MAJOR DONORS $2,000-$4,999 $500-$999 $100-$199 deepest gratitude to the Garry Browne Kore Private Wealth John Burdekin individuals and organisations ANTONY KIDMAN THE KIDMAN CENTRE J G Mullan Constructions Marina Hirschfeld Peter Cousens - who share our vision and FOUNDATION UTS St Augustine College parents Alfredo Zotti Talent Development Project Michael Koimanis - determination to make a Professor Antony Kidman $100,000-$150,000 John & Sally Kell Wilkinson Partners Chartered Accountants Sentien Electronics Pty Ltd positive difference to the established the Antony Kidman The Charles Warman Brian Walsh mental health of young people. Foundation Richard Davison David J Bulgeries & Co Neville Matthews - Syd Foundation as a separate entity Matthews & Co Pty Ltd Edwina Jones Max Gavel to The Kidman Centre UTS. Tony Meiusi $50,000-$99,999 Brett R Mathews - Robin Owens This Foundation exists solely to John & Pamela Corsham Antony Kidman Foundation Park IQ Pty Ltd APN Compounding Pty Ltd support the operations of The Gordon Heathcote - Mary Alice Foundation Liane Moriarty Western Earthmoving Pty Ltd Kidman Centre UTS. Norman Vivian Pty Ltd Sue Maple-Brown Rachael Rogers John Stitt Melanie Le Van - Amadaeus Joan Walker Peter Summers $100,000-$200,000 Mortgage Management John Wylie John Thompson - Drem Pty Nicole Kidman $25,000-$49,999 Nanna Lehrer Ltd The Profield Foundation Lyndall McNally - The Dick and Pip Smith $1000-$1,999 Lane Cove Youth Orchestra $50,000-$99,999 Foundation Ian & Jan Cairns $200-$499 Jennifer McVey Philip C Walker John & Jane Arnold Gwynvill Group Doug Dockery & Marilyn Lee John & Charlotte Overton Brian Ireland The Barbara Alice Fund Sue Edwards Sandra Robberds $10,000-$49,999 The Hunt Family Foundation Graham G Gunn & Co Ian G McNally - Nuttelex Alec Graeme Anderson The Peters Family Chris Kelly Food Products Pty Ltd $5-$99 Foundation Hylda Rolfe Bob Crampton Anna Wilson Caroline Storch Bernard Remond Ross Howard Pty Ltd Alan Yuille $10,000-$24,999 Pamela Sleeman Anthony Billingsley Finlease Emily Bradley Honore Adam Freeman & Gabrielle B & R Goldstein Thriving Enterprises Pty Ltd Schneider Jill Forster Mel Hill The Ward Family Foundation Jerome Remond WG & EG Wolffenbuttel - Ted Blamey - Chart Canterbury League Club Southern Cross Holiday Management Consultants Apartments Pty Ltd $5,000-$9,999 Ken & Maria Wright - Geoffrey & Nanette Danks Julian Tertini Ambula Pty Ltd Edward L Edwards Advanced Buildings (NSW) Joe & Betty Tonks Protective Fencing Pty Ltd Pty Ltd Grayson Golden John Gissing Michael Rich Jenny Marran Joseph & Rosanna Robert Menzies - Lombardo Rolma Industries Tim Odillo Maher Jayesh Dewnani Michael Rutledge - Rutledge Engineering (Aust) Pty Ltd Rodney Thistlethwaite
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Annual Report 2020 The Kidman Centre | UTS The Kidman Centre Financial Report
The Kidman Centre UTS Statement of Income and Expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2020.
INCOME Donations $614,174 Clinical and Consulting Fees $169,429
Total income $783,603
EXPENDITURE Salary and staff expenses
Salaries and Consultants Fees (incl. Marketing/Fundraising, Finance and Administration salaries: $209,209) $759,248 Staff recruitment $11,141 Staff development $807 $771,196
Non-Salary Expenses
Printing and photocopying $7,811 Marketing and Supporters Events $7,441 Travel $4,815 Postage $4,080 Telecommunications $1,488 For Lou. Office maintenance/workshop supplies and stationery $1,305 $26,940
Total Expenditure $798,136
Loss $14,533
Note: This financial statement has been derived from financial accounts provided by The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and financial records kept by The Kidman Centre. There may be slight variations between UTS figures and this Annual Report due to timing differences.
References for figures on page iv) of this report:
Lawrence D, Johnson S, Hafekost J, Boterhoven De Haan K, Sawyer M, Ainley J, Zubrick SR. (2015). The Mental Health of Children and Adolescents. Report on the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. Canberra: Department of Health. Kessler, RD et al. (2005). Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of DSM-IV disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Archives of General Psychiatry, 62: p. 593-602. 3. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018. Mental health services—in brief 2018. Cat. no. HSE 211. Canberra: AIHW. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019. Mental health services—in brief 2018. Cat. no. HSE 211. Canberra: AIHW.
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