AICAFMHA:
promoting mental health for young Australians
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Ltd
ABN 87 093 479 022
AICAFMHA Director: Nick Kowalenko
 Nick Kowalenko, BM, BS, MRACGP, FRANZCP, MFCP, New South Wales, Director |
Nick Kowalenko, a child and
adolescent psychiatrist, is the director of a clinical service and works for the Northern
Sydney Health Service. From 1996 to 1997 Nick was a policy adviser to the New South Wales Health Department. He was a member of the Commonwealth National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy Evaluation Working Group from 1996 to 1999. In 1998, he joined the board of OCD/TOPS, part of the NSW Mental Health Association, which leads initiatives to encourage young people with anxiety disorders to access early intervention programs. Nick led a team which developed a staff education and telehealth package that supports and maintains early intervention programs for young people in the bush. He collaborates with schools to implement and evaluate adolescent depression prevention programs. With a broad range of primary care providers (including general practitioners) he has developed policies and initiatives to promote parental mental health and optimise infant development.Contact Nick at: nkowa@doh.health.nsw.gov.au |
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