One in Five is delighted to announce two new appointments as we continue to grow and strengthen our organisation, positioning us for an exciting future. We are pleased to welcome Lou Wardlaw as our new part-time Chief Executive Officer and Kristine Cooney GAICD as our new Board Chair.

This World Mental Health Month, we'd like to highlight updates of the research we're currently helping to fund, and the support that makes it possible. One in five Australians experienced mental ill-health in the past 12 months, an estimated 4.3 million people. Not a number. It could be our families, our friends, or our colleagues. At One in Five, we believe research is the most useful kind of hope.

Today, I am asking you to sit with 20%. Not as a number. As people. That is 1 in 5 Australians who experienced mental ill-health in the past 12 months, an estimated 4.3 million people. Over a lifetime, more than 40% of us will experience a mental disorder. The cost of doing too little is enormous. Mental illness costs Australia up to $220 billion every year. Yet only a small share of health funding goes to mental health, and even less to research. At One in Five, we believe r

A Huge Success: One in Five's 2025 Extremely Long Lunch at the MCG

One in Five are thrilled to announce the appointment of Tanya Puri as a Board Secretary effective 10 July 2025.

Advancing vital mental health research and innovation in Australia.