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Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Ltd
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News in Brief - Issue #14 (20/04/2002)

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AICAFMHA News

The second update on the Children of Parents with a Mental Illness National Initiative is now available online. See here for details. 

The lively discussion regarding re-naming of the association continues on the AICAFMHA Discussion List. Join in and have your say at http://www.aicafmha.net.au or view previous comments at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aicafmha_discussion/?yguid=74061974  

To all those attending the Holding it all Together conference in Melbourne this week (21-24 April), we look forward to seeing you at the COPMI consultation sessions – Tuesday and Wednesday. 

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STOP PRESS: Third ICCAMH, Brisbane June 2002
Consumers are invited to join the conference on the morning of Saturday 15 June 2002. A limited number of registration fees will be waived for consumers wishing to attend the meeting on this day, and a session dedicated to issues of interest to consumers is being organised.
AICAFMHA will be co-ordinating consumer involvement in the conference. If you are a consumer interested in attending the conference, please contact AICAFMHA (e-mail to secretary@aicafmha.net.au , phone 08 8132 0786, or fax 08 8132 0787) to register your interest.
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What’s On? 

AAIMHI/NIFTeY CONFERENCE - FROZEN FUTURES?
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS UPDATE
The focus of this conference is on the effects of both ante-natal and post-natal stress on infants and what can be done to promote the most positive early experiences, as well as to address the effects of early stress to ensure that children don't have "frozen futures". The closing date for submissions has been extended to Friday, 16 May. More information here. 

MAZES AND MINEFIELDS FORUM: Supporting families forum for mothers experiencing mental illness
This Statewide event is for: Consumers, Mental Health, FAYS, Women’s Health, Community health, NGO’s, and any other people interested in collaborating across sectors. Limited places available.
Where: Balyana Conference Centre, 46 Strathcona Avenue, Clapham
When: May 16th 2002, From : 9.00 - 4.30
RSVP to Women’s Health Statewide 8239 9600 (For support with child care arrangements contact the above number no later than 2.5.02)
Download pdf flyer .

Mental Health News  

The Foundation for Young Australians is launching an exciting new initiative, giving young people the opportunity to make funding decisions for youth focussed initiatives in their state or territory. Youth Grant Making is a key component of The Foundation's Youth Participation Strategy, which seeks to create positive opportunities for young people to participate pro-actively in their community. The initiative is based on international best practice models but is new for the Australian community. Young people aged 16-23 are invited to apply for a 2 year position as a grant-maker on a committee based in their individual state or territory.
If you would like more information about The Foundation for Young Australians and its Youth Participation Strategy please visit www.youngaustralians.org or call 03 9670 5436.
Application form (word doc) can be downloaded here . 

RE: Support Group For Children or Siblings of a Mentally Ill Person.
Young ARAFMI, a support group for children or siblings of a person with a mental illness will meet on the last Monday of every month in North Ryde. This free informal support meeting has been established to help the forgotten people of mental illness, the thousands of children, brothers or sisters of the mentally ill. Young ARAFMI will meet for the first time on April 29, 2002 at 7pm and is open to anyone over the age of 16. Due to the nature of the group, please do not refer parents of a mentally ill person or the mentally ill person to this group. The mental illnesses that will be the focus are bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, compulsive disorder, paranoid disorder, severe depression and other related mental disorders.
For more information, please phone ARAFMI on 02 9887-5897. See/download flyer (Word doc) here. 

Resources 

Effectiveness of teaching general practitioners skills in brief cognitive behaviour therapy to treat patients with depression: randomised controlled trial
Michael King, Oliver Davidson, Fiona Taylor, Andrew Haines, Deborah Sharp, and Rebecca Turner
BMJ 2002;324 947 http://bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/324/7343/947 

The limits of psychiatry
Duncan Double
BMJ 2002;324 900-904  http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/324/7342/900

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