Patrice O'Brien

Patrice O'Brien

Chief Community Officer at Beyond Blue

A passionate advocate for mentally healthy communities, Patrice leads Beyond Blue’s workplace, home, education, community and partnership programs. Patrice brings a wealth of experience to the executive role of Chief Community Officer. Patrice oversees Be You, the national mental health in education initiative, which aims to create mentally healthy learning communities across the country. Patrice has boundless enthusiasm for supporting the creation of mentally healthy environments and enabling meaningful community participation.

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Preparing all students for bushfire season
Preparing all students for bushfire season

Media coverage of the Californian wildfires has evoked reminders of Australia’s past bushfires and prompted discussion about the coming season. In today’s article Patrice O’Brien, Chief Community Officer at Beyond Blue, discusses why talking about bushfires with your students, no matter where your school is located, can help ease anxiety.