
Professor Valsamma Eapen
Professor Valsamma Eapen is a psychiatrist and a key figure in addressing the mental health crisis among children and adolescents in Australia. She led a report highlighting the critical shortage of child psychiatrists in New South Wales and the implications of current policies on mental health care access.
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Professor Valsamma Eapen led a report highlighting the severe shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists.
Families face years of waiting for child psychiatrists as system struggles to copeThe Sydney Morning Herald·
Australia· 2026-07-22





