AICAFMHA:
promoting mental health for young Australians
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Ltd
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News in Brief - Issue #16 (25/05/2002)
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The latest Children of Parents with a Mental Illness National Initiative update is now available on the AICAFMHA website.
A reminder to consumers, carers and young people intending to take up the invitation to attend sessions on Sat 15th June at the Third International Conference on Child and Adolescent Mental Health, to register your intention with AICAFMHA as soon as possible to ensure badging and other arrangements to accommodate you attendance can be made. Contact Sue Garvin at secretary@aicafmha.net.au or on 08 8132 0786 for details.
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH
You are invited to be a part of the research project entitled Violence, threats and
intimidation in the lives of professionals whose work involves child protection undertaken
by the De Lissa Institute of Early Childhood and Family Studies,University of South
Australia.
This project seeks to investigate the levels of aggressive and intimidating behaviour
encountered by you in relation to the protection of children and to identify the impact of
this behaviour on your life, health, work and well-being. This research project is being
conducted because of international concerns that professionals who fulfil their legal
obligations to child victims of abuse and neglect are increasingly being subjected to
violence and/or intimidation by clients, their supporters and even by other professionals
and agencies.
If you wish to be involved in this study, please contact Donna Broadhurst by email for a
brief questionnaire to be sent to you. Donna can be contacted at donna.broadhurst@unisa.edu.au
Putting It All Together: A National Forum on Promotion, Prevention and Early
Intervention for Mental Health
15 - 17 September, 2002 Adelaide, Australia
CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline for Submissions - 28th June 2002
Download PDF or word doc here.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 31 MAY
AWCH 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
10 - 11 October 2002, All Seasons Premier Menzies Hotel, Sydney
Further information available from louise@conferenceaction.com.au
The Critical Early Childhood Years: Rethinking current interventions and strategies
8th & 9th November 2002, Copland Theatre, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne,
CORRECTION OF EMAIL CONTACT
For further information, contact: ginisolutions@bigpond.com.
Media release - 9th May 2002
Labor today commits to establishing a National Commissioner for Children and Young People
that will play a proactive and positive role in improving and protecting the general
welfare and well-being of our nation's children, including indigenous children.
View full release at http://www.alp.org.au/media/0502/scmsncc090502.html and related
release at http://www.alp.org.au/media/0502/nrmschi090502.html
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The Children, Youth, and Families Network is funded by HIRC, and has been designed to
build capacity amongst researchers, academics, and professionals concerned with health
inequalities in Australia. The network will provide a support-base for research in this
area by providing easy access to a range of up-to-date resources, including publications,
events, information on current debates and contacts in the field.
If you wish to join the mailing list, and receive the next free newsletter as well as
workshop and conference announcements, please fill out a membership form from this
address: www.hirc.health.gov.au
StigmaWatch Reports and the Verdict is …
The first annual StigmaWatch Report found the Australian media were regularly inaccurate,
often disrespectful and insulting to people with a mental illness, but willing to change
how they report. View media release.
SANE Australia media release:
Australia's Mentally Ill Hardest Hit by Budget. View full
release.
rtcUpdates for May 2002.
rtcUpdates are brought to you by the Research and Training Center on Family Support and
Children's Mental Health. Subscribers to rtcUpdates receive occasional email messages from
the RTC containing information about the RTC's recent research, publications and other
activities, as well as information about developments in the field of children's mental
health.
View update here.
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