Innovate for Impact
Innovate for Impact
Dan Bentley and Tracey Newman
Tanya Hendry: How Whitelion bring the voice of young people into their work
28 minutes Posted Mar 19, 2023 at 6:00 pm.
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In this episode, Dan and Tracey are joined by Tanya Hendry, Deputy CEO and Director of Operations at Whitelion Youth, an organisation that supports at-risk young people across four states in Australia.

Here is a taste of what Tracey, Dan and Tanya cover in the conversation: 

  • Tanya shares her lived experience in the health system as a young person that was the catalyst for a career in client-centred innovation and including the voices of lived experience in her work. 
  • She shares her experiences at Eastern Health, building a strong consumer presence, where she was able to recruit, support and train 50 volunteers and involve them in various committees and decision-making processes across the organisation. 
  • Tanya emphasises the importance of listening to those with lived experience to better understand their needs and wants when building new hospitals, developing services, or creating patient information materials
  • She provides an insight into the work that Whitelion are doing to include the voice of young people in their decision making at all levels of the organisation.

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