Tracy Blackwell

Director of Service Development, Rethink Mental Illness

Tracy Blackwell has been a senior leader in supported housing since 2006, beginning her career at Forest YMCA, where she focused on addressing youth homelessness. In 2009, she joined Refuge and played a key role in developing supported accommodation for women and children fleeing domestic abuse. In 2024, Tracy joined Rethink Mental Illness to lead the organisation’s Service Development Division to grow services and lead Rethink’s Supported Housing Pilot. Alongside this, Tracy serves as a government appointee to the Supported Housing Advisory Panel, providing expert advice and guidance on supported housing policy, legislation, implementation, and emerging sector challenges.