Professor Helen Milroy
Advocated for First Nations mental health and children’s rights, advancing trauma‑informed, cross‑cultural care to ensure safe, nurturing childhoods.
About this finalist
- Year: 2021
- Level: Finalist
About the 2021 nomination
Helen is an Aboriginal doctor, child psychiatrist, professor, commissioner, storyteller, artist, and advocate. Helen has worked for decades to improve the mental health and wellbeing of our First Nations communities as well as the rights of all our children to have safe and nurturing childhoods. Helen has developed extensive clinical training and education in cross-cultural models of care, healing from trauma.
About the Human Rights Awards
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