A First Nations Strategy Group has been established to provide overarching governance for the project. First Nations stakeholders will also contribute to co-design and content validation of the MH-SPACE training package.

First Nations Strategy Group Members:

1. Emma Walke (Chair), Head of Indigenous Health, USYD Sydney Medical School
2. Karen Bates, Executive Director, Aboriginal Mental Health First Aid, MHFA
3. Tom Brideson, Director at Suicide Prevention Australia & Flourish Australia. NSW mental health commission
4. Donna Stanley, Executive manager of Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing, PHN western NSW
5. [NACCHO Rep. – Placeholder]
6. Anne-Marie Eades, Associate Professor in School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, UTS.
7. [Kimberley Aboriginal Health Rep. – Placeholder]
8. Russ Smith, Professional actor, NIDA graduate, acting and drama teacher
9. Chastina Heck, Clinical pharmacist; Chair of ATSIPP CSI, Lecturer UQ
10. Kirra Natty, Community pharmacist, Carters Pharmacies.
11. Stacey Kim Coates, Academic, UNSW Indigenous leadership in higher education
12. [Rep to be nominated by Patricia Dudgeon – placeholder]