Dr Nicole Reilly is an emerging leader in the field of perinatal mental health. She is a Senior Research Associate at the Perinatal and Women’s Mental Health Unit at St John of God Burwood Hospital and School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales (UNSW) and has over 10 years’ experience in perinatal mental health research and evaluation.She is dedicated to better understanding the impact of preventive and early intervention programs on mental health outcomes for women and families, and to evaluating the value of national health reform at population-based levels.