Amy Bertakis The National Suicide Prevention Conference 2024

Amy Bertakis

Amy Bertakis is the General Manager – Service Delivery at Roses in the Ocean. As a proud Wiradjuri woman, Amy is grateful to live and to work on Dharawal country – between the mountains and the sea. She brings working experience in the provision of direct support, project management, service implementation and leadership in the mental health, disability, human services and suicide prevention fields. Amy looks to draw on her experience overseeing programs for organisations such as Wellways, Beyond Blue, Lifeline and leading the implementation of the NSW Towards Zero Suicides postvention initiative at StandBy Support After Suicide. Amy aligns her learnings from her studies in Counselling and Social Work as well as her working and lived experience, to advocate for and contribute to respectful, inclusive and diverse workplaces and communities. Amy takes great pride in leading teams and programs that are imbedded in community with a non-clinical peer led focus.

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