The Victorian Government has today appointed Tracy Beaton as the Principal Commissioner for Children and Young People.
Commissioner Beaton will begin on Monday 22 December, bringing more than 35 years of experience as a clinical practitioner and academic, together with a strong record of improving child protection systems and delivering better outcomes for children, young people and families.
Commissioner Beaton was formerly Chief Practitioner and Executive Director of the Office of Professional Practice at the former Department of Health and Human Services, where she provided strategic advice and delivered reforms to strengthen child welfare and embed evidence‑based practice.
Before that, Commissioner Beaton was Victoria’s Chief Mental Health Nurse for seven years. In her most recent role, she provided expert advice on child safeguarding initiatives as Associate Partner and Chief Clinical Officer at EY.
Commissioner Beaton has also held the role of Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Health Sciences at La Trobe University and contributed her expertise in mental health and child protection to a number of publications.
Read the Victorian Government media release in full.