Women’s Mental Health: Exploring the intersection of stress and addiction – public lecture

Mental Health Public Lecture 2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us to hear Florey researchers discuss women’s mental health across the stages of life, focusing on the relationship between stress and addiction.

We were privileged to have Minister Ingrid Stitt, Minister for Mental Health, Ageing and Multicultural Affairs open the public lecture.

The lecture recording is available below and on our YouTube channel.

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Meet our speakers:

  • Dr Leigh Walker – Leigh is an NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow and Deputy lead of Mental Health Research at The Florey.
  • Associate Professor Shalini Arunogiri – Shalini is a clinical addiction psychiatrist at Turning Point and a NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow.
  • Jenny Valentish – Jenny is a journalist and author of books such as Woman of Substances: A Journey into Addiction and Treatment.

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