Dr Sarah Mares is a child and family psychiatrist. She has been Head of Infancy and Early Childhood Studies at the NSW Institute of Psychiatry, has a longstanding interest in human rights, child protection and the impact of trauma on development, and has been involved in advocacy for asylum seekers and refugees since 2001. [Adapted from Project SafeCom's website at http://www.safecom.org.au/acting-heart.htm]