Helen Lockett

Helen is an experienced researcher, innovator and critical thinker. She is the strategic policy advisor for the Wise Group, a non-government organisation in New Zealand and also works as a senior advisor to the OECD and the New Zealand government. The focus of Helen’s work is on how to influence and bring together policy, research and practice to address inequities and to improve outcomes for individuals and families/whānau. Helen has a national leadership role for Equally Well New Zealand, an award-winning collaboration of people and organisations committed to taking action to improve physical health outcomes for people who experience mental health conditions and addiction. Since 2014, Helen has been on Pegasus Health’s Community Board, and now sits on the Pegasus Population Health Advisory Board. Prior to emigrating to NZ in 2010, Helen was director of programmes at the UK’s Centre for Mental Health.