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Professor Richard Newton
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Congratulations to Professor Richard Newton AM, appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to mental health care, and to the psychiatry profession.
Professor Newton is a Consultant Psychiatrist, Senior Research Lead Mental Health at Peninsula Health, and Adjunct Clinical Professor at Monash University and Board member at Wellways. He has served on many boards including Mental Health Victoria, the World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation Australia, the Butterfly Foundation.
Professor Newton has made significant contributions to the RANZCP over many years, including on the Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee, Governance Reform Taskforce, and RANZCP Foundation Committee. He served as a Board Member from 2024 –2026, and was Victorian Branch Chair from 2016–19, leading the College's response to the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System.
He received the RANZCP Margaret Tobin Award and the RANZCP College Citation. He has published more than 75 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on topics including CBT, psychosis, eating disorders, psychosocial interventions, health service redesign, and homelessness.
Congratulations to Professor Richard Newton AM, appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to mental health care, and to the psychiatry profession.
Professor Newton is a Consultant Psychiatrist, Senior Research Lead Mental Health at Peninsula Health, and Adjunct Clinical Professor at Monash University and Board member at Wellways. He has served on many boards including Mental Health Victoria, the World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation Australia, the Butterfly Foundation.
Professor Newton has made significant contributions to the RANZCP over many years, including on the Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee, Governance Reform Taskforce, and RANZCP Foundation Committee. He served as a Board Member from 2024 –2026, and was Victorian Branch Chair from 2016–19, leading the College's response to the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System.
He received the RANZCP Margaret Tobin Award and the RANZCP College Citation. He has published more than 75 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on topics including CBT, psychosis, eating disorders, psychosocial interventions, health service redesign, and homelessness.
