Margaret Leggatt AM is an academic and a tireless advocate for families affected by complex mental illness. After founding the Schizophrenia Fellowship of Victoria in 1978, she went on to found SANE Australia, the leading national mental health organisation for people with complex mental illness and their families. Marg has been instrumental in national advocacy about schizophrenia, including working with writer Anne Deveson AO to launch a national community awareness campaign. She has also worked at Deakin University and with Professor Patrick McGorry at Orygen Youth Health. She is a patron of SANE.




