Dawn Straiton Mullin is a doctorate-prepared Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with nearly 20 years of experience in counselling, occupational mental health, and staff wellbeing within the United Nations. She currently serves as Chief of the Staff Counsellors Office in the UN Secretariat (DOS), bringing clinical expertise and organizational insight to advancing mental health by addressing psychosocial hazards at work. She has led psychosocial risk assessments across UN settings, from Headquarters to our hardest duty stations.  She has seen firsthand how career development can function as either a risk or a driver of thriving for both mental and physical health.   She is passionate about building psychologically safe, high-performing workplaces where people and organizations can thrive. 
During a 13-month assignment at UNESCO last year, Dawn and Adina explored practical approaches to this challenge, shaping the foundation of the topic presented today.