Beyond Blue
Alissa Smith is an experienced professional in the field of mental health and suicide prevention, currently serving as the Be You Operations Lead and Suicide Prevention Operations Lead at Beyond Blue since June 2021. Previously, Alissa held positions such as Operations Manager and Way Back Adviser within the same organization. From September 2018 to June 2021, Alissa worked as the Team Leader for The Way Back (Suicide Prevention) at Barwon Child, Youth & Family. Additional experience includes serving as Team Leader for Mental Health (NDIS) at Neami National from August 2016 to June 2018, and in various roles including Team Leader and Mental Health Support Worker at Pathways Rehabilitation and Support Services Ltd. from March 2013 to August 2016. Alissa holds an Honour Degree in Psychology from Deakin University, earned from 2008 to 2011.
Beyond Blue
Helping people in Australia live a life beyond feeling blue. Comments moderated in line with privacy policy: bb.org.au/40U8goX ☎ 1300 22 4636 We promote good mental health. We create change to protect everyone’s mental health and improve the lives of individuals, families and communities affected by anxiety, depression and suicide. Mental health conditions don’t discriminate, and neither do we. Our programs and initiatives support people at all stages of life, wherever they live, work, study and play. Beyond Blue has four main goals that guide everything we do, and we use our community heart and business head to achieve these. Our goals help us measure the impact of our work, ensuring our programs and initiatives remain focused on achieving our vision and mission. Our goals are to: 1. reduce the impact of anxiety, depression and suicide by supporting people to protect their mental health and to recover when they are unwell 2. reduce people’s experiences of stigma and discrimination 3. improve people’s opportunities to get effective support and services at the right time 4. use best business practices to deliver integrated, evidence-based and cost-effective initiatives through our people and resources.