AICAFMHA:
promoting mental health for young Australians
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Ltd
ABN 87 093 479 022
News in Brief - Issue #17 (08/06/2002)
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The latest Children of Parents with a Mental Illness National Initiative project update is now online. News about the national consultation group and an invitation to nominate people/organisations to this matrix are included along with details of the Brisbane consultation.
There is now a COPMI Project site incorporated into the AICAFMHA website. Visit the site for all the latest details.
The new membership year is upon us! Existing and previous AICAFMHA members will receive their subscription papers in the mail shortly. An application form and membership details are also available online at http://www.aicafmha.net.au/membership/ . Prospective members will be please to note the reduction in fees this year to $38.50 for professionals/organisations and $22 for consumers/carers/young people/students. Your financial support enables us to better support you.
AICAFMHA has been fortunate to secure some additional funding from the Commonwealth for a third print run of the Children of Parents Affected by a Mental Illness Scoping Project Report. These additional reports are now available. People interested in acquiring a copy should contact Sue Garvin (secretary@aicafmha.net.au) with the appropriate details.
Apologies to those of you having difficulty subscribing or posting to either of the AICAFMHA News or Discussion Lists. There are some problems with the Yahoo! host server. We are in the process of changing over to our own list serve which should resolve any problems!
This week in Brisbane will be the Third International Conference on Child and
Adolescent Mental Health (3rd ICCAMH).
It promises to be a large and exciting event. AICAFMHA will be there presenting about the
COPMI Project, facilitating a consumer symposium, and promoting the association and the
involvement of consumers/carers/young people in mental health promotion and prevention of
mental health problems. We look forward to seeing you there!
Media release online.
Boys to Fine Men: School and Community Partnerships
Conference themes
* Engaging Boys: Building on boys' strengths in the educational process
* Boys and Literacies: Building on home, school and community partnerships
* Welfare and Behaviour: Building partnerships for developing resilience and purpose in
boys
Sponsored by the Boys in Schools Program and the Engaging Fathers Program of the Family
Action Centre, The University of Newcastle, and the NSW Department of Education and
Training
5 pm Thursday 27 March to 4 pm Saturday 29 March 2003
Also featuring optional pre-conference workshops 9 am - 4 pm Thursday 27 March 2003
Venue: Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Enquiries to men-and-boys@newcastle.edu.au
10th Annual Rural & Remote Mental Health Conference
19th, 20th and 21st November 2002
Muresk Campus, Spencers Brook, Northam Shire, Western Australia
Details available from Malcolm Macdonald (malcolm.macdonald@health.wa.gov.au)
School Psychologists' Association's 13th Annual Conference on 4 and 5 July 2002.
Parmelia Hilton Hotel, Mill Street, Perth, Western Australia
Download information/registration booklet.
Putting It All Together: A National Forum on Promotion, Prevention and Early
Intervention for Mental Health
15 - 17 September 2002 at the Stamford Grand Hotel, Adelaide.
Call for papers - deadline for submission of Abstracts is 28th June, 2002. Please consult
the web site and click on the link 'Call For Papers documents' for more information - http://www.auseinet.com/wotsnew/atausei.php
Media Release: View the media release for the Third ICCAMH online or download the word file containing the release.
Media Release:
Early childhood research alliance announced
$600,000 Coalition Government funding to kickstart the Australian Research Alliance for
Children and Youth was announced today by Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry
Anthony. View release or download word file.
SANE Media release:
While smoking rates in the general population continue to fall, health groups SANE
Australia and ASH say more action is needed to help smokers with mental illnesses like
schizophrenia to quit smoking. View full release.
The Centre for Community Child Health has some new publications:
- The Heart of Partnership in Family Day Care - Carer - Parent Communication (booklet)
- The Cornerstone of Quality in Family Day Care and Child Care Centres - Parent -
Professional Partnerships (booklet)
- Posters about caring for Infants and Toddlers
- Partnership for Children - Parents and Community Together (booklet)
Contact ccch@cryptic.rch.unimelb.edu.au
for details.
Australia's Children: Their Health and Wellbeing 2002 is the second national report on the health of children in Australia. It provides comprehensive information on the current and long-term status of children's health, and on the risk and protective factors influencing their health and wellbeing. http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/phe/ac02/index.html
Indicators for Child Health, Development and Wellbeing Report: A systematic review of the literature and recommendations for population monitoring. A copy is available electronically at www.rchmelb.org/ccch/pubs
Personal Stories: Mental Illness and the Medical Profession
Sunday 19 May2002 Radio National - All in the Mind, Program Transcript
This week: the personal and candid stories of two health professionals, on mental health,
their unexpected experiences of stigma within the profession, and the challenges of
accepting one's own vulnerabilities in a work culture that demands invincibility.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/mind/s556470.htm
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