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News in Brief - Issue #12 (23/03/2002)

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AICAFMHA News

We’ve been running AICAFMHA News In Brief for just over 6 months now and would like to know what you think. Send comments about current content or info you’d like to see to us at secretary@aicafmha.net.au .

Don’t forget to check the AICAFMHA Links section for coming conferences. Go to http://www.aicafmha.net.au/links/ .

COPMI Project:
Planning for the consultation sessions at the Holding it All Together conference in Melbourne during April is well underway. Looking forward to seeing and hearing from many of you there! 

What’s On?

Third International Conference on Child & Adolescent Mental Health: Please note recent update for programme updates, poster abstract submission deadline, early-bird registration rates and accommodation. Full details here or visit the conference website at http://www.iccamh.com/ . 

The AWCH 9th National Conference, Healthy Justice for Children and Young People: addressing the impact of the justice system on the health of children, young people and their families, to be held on 10-11 October 2002 at the Menzies Hotel, Sydney.
The website link for further information is www.conferenceaction.com.au . PDF of flyer can be downloaded here.

The Mental Heath Alliance of SA is pleased to present a continuing education series 2002 session on: FACT VERSUS RHETORIC; THE APPLICATION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY TO CLINICAL PRACTICE
Tuesday 2nd April 2002, Mental Health Resource Centre, SA, Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Guest Speaker—Associate Professor David Ben-Tovim PhD, MBBS, MRC Psych, FRANZCP.
To assist planning, please RSVP: Phone 8221 5160 or Email sfsa@sfsa.asn.au
Download PDF flyer here . 

'COMMUNITY' CIDA CONFERENCE 2002
Melbourne Park Function Centre, Thursday 9th and Friday 10th May 2002
For further information, brochure and registration form contact: Council of Intellectual Disability Agencies Ph: (03) 8415 1055 E-mail: cida@bigpond.com.au 

Mental Health News

From the office of Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone, Minister for Family & Community Services, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women, comes this release:
Ten thousand toddlers will be tracked over nearly a decade in groundbreaking research on the lives of Australian children.
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Media release from SANE Australia:
National push for inquiry into Australia's mental health services – download release . 

2002 Sunflower Awards: for outstanding contribution to the lives of those with schizophrenia. See here for details . 

Resources 

NEW BOOK RELEASE: Child abuse on the Internet - ending the silence.
Co-published by Unesco Publishing and Berghahn Books ISBN 92-3-103728-5 Details can be found at http://upo.unesco.org/bookdetails.asp?id=3675 

From rtcUpdates:
CONTENTS:
**RTC SURVEY—Take three minutes to help us improve our web site
**eRESEARCH—Finding and evaluating information on the Internet
**RTC PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS—News
**BUILDING ON FAMILY STRENGTHS CONFERENCE—Online registration
**DATA TRENDS—Recent research summaries
**FROM THE WEB—This month features a focus on the quality of information on the Internet; also features research updates and sites of interest
Go here for full information . Has some interesting articles about family empowerment, mentoring for youth and outcome measures.

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