Kimberley Hansen
Dr Usman (MBBS, PG Dip Cl Psych, MRCPsych, FRANZCP).
Clinical Director of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in South Australia. He is a senior Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with many years of experience in public and private mental health services with a particular focus on supporting care and services for children and young people with developmental disabilities. As a leader, his commitment to the implementation of the CAMHS Suicide Prevention Strategy has fostered a shared understanding and collaborative approach to suicide prevention across the service.
Sarah McDowell
Sarah has a background in Child and Youth Mental Health for 18years. With a Masters in the field, she has been a CAMHS Clinical Nurse Consultant across community teams, NGO’s, and inpatient settings, with a predominant focus on suicide assessment, management and prevention. She is passionate about suicide prevention and lived experience and was the Senior Suicide Prevention Coordinator across Gold Coast CAMHS service (QLD) which included a dual role of direct clinical service delivery for suicidal children and young people and their families and implementing suicide prevention strategies across the health service. Sarah now works interstate supporting organisational change to promote a high standard of care for children, young people and their families who present with suicidality, and to support staff working within this field.
Sharon Phillips
Sharon is a Registered Nurse with over 30 years of experience in various managerial, advanced clinical practice and risk management roles in both adult and paediatric healthcare settings. She has a keen interest in learning more about healthcare reform and leading service innovations, which inspired her to complete a Master of Nursing Science in 2015. She is currently employed as the Clinical Projects Lead within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in South Australia. She considers it a privilege to work with cultural leaders, consumer representatives, clinicians, and leaders across the network to progress several key improvement plans including the CAMHS Suicide Prevention Strategy informed by the internationally renowned Towards Zero Suicide Framework.
Kimberley Hansen
Kimberley is a Senior Mental Health Nurse with over 20years of experience across child, adolescent, and adult mental health services. Holding a Master of Mental Health Nursing and multiple postgraduate qualifications, she has worked in diverse clinical, leadership, and education roles across South Australia. Kimberley is currently a Senior Suicide Prevention Practitioner within CAMHS at the Women’s and Children’s Health Network, where she leads suicide prevention initiatives aligned with the Toward Zero Suicide framework. Her career has focused on improving clinical safety, staff development, and service innovation. Kimberley is passionate about embedding hope and safety into mental health care and is committed to culturally responsive, evidence-informed practice that supports young people and their families.
Nita Padde
Nita has a background in Child and Youth Mental Health spanning over 20 years. With a Bachelor of Social Work and postgraduate training in developmental trauma, she has worked across CAMHS community services, youth health, homelessness, and the justice system, with a strong focus on suicide prevention, complex case management, and trauma-informed care. Nita is currently a Senior Suicide Prevention Practitioner, providing clinical consultation, supervision, and leadership, while also implementing service improvement strategies to strengthen suicide prevention responses across CAMHS. She is passionate about building collaborative, safe, and responsive systems that support young people and families experiencing suicidality, while also prioritising the wellbeing and capability of staff working in this field
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