Dr Elizabeth Paton

Elizabeth joined Everymind in September 2017. She holds a PhD in Communication, a Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies)(Hons) and a Graduate Diploma in Education Studies (Secondary).

Elizabeth is Project Lead on the Mindframe program, which supports safe media reporting, portrayal and communication about suicide, mental ill-health and alcohol and other drugs; and the Words and Images project. During her time at the Institute, she has also contributed to mental health and suicide prevention initiatives including Life in Mind, the National Communications Charter, and the Lived Experience project.