Simon Pont

General Manager Reform

Roses in the Ocean

Simon Pont is the General Manager of Reform at Roses in the Ocean, Australia’s national lived experience of suicide organisation. With over 20 years of experience as a social worker and leader in the suicide prevention sector, Simon brings extensive expertise in change management and the implementation of national suicide prevention initiatives.

SESSIONS

Day 1

12:00

Panel: Defining roles and funding psychosocial carer support beyond the NDIS

Outlining supports to fill the critical service gap for people with psychosocial disability now missing from the NDIS.
What “speed humps” currently block access to support and how to eliminate bureaucracy
Where to allocate funding streams to enable seamless referral pathways that put a person's recovery journey before administrative silos.

Corinne Henderson, Director, Mental Health Coordinating Council, NSW

Simon Pont, General Manager Reform, Roses in the Ocean