Professor Helen Herrman

Helen Herrman is a psychiatrist and public health physician. From 1992 to 2005, she was Professor and Director of Psychiatry in St. Vincent’s Mental Health Service Melbourne. In 2001-2002 she was acting regional adviser in mental health for the WHO’s Western Pacific Region.

For eight years to 2003 she served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth). She leads a global project for WHO in collaboration with VicHealth and the University of Melbourne on the evidence for mental health promotion, and is WHO’s designated focal point for mental health promotion. Her other interests in international and public health include the assessment of outcomes and quality of life for people with disabilities.