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 #21 (10/8/2002)
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AICAFMHA has been invited to participate in national consultations being undertaken by the Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) with regard to the mid-term review of the Second National Mental Health Plan and its recommendations, including the development of a Third National Mental Health Plan. A survey has been developed and will be circulated to participating organisations this coming week. AICAFMHA invites list subscribers to participate in this consultation by contributing responses to the survey questions, which we will make available online. The background document to this survey is the International Mid-Term Review of the Second National Mental Health Plan for Australia, published in Nov 2001. This report can be accessed at http://www.mentalhealth.gov.au/mhinfo/nmhs/review.htm as a PDF.
Election time! The AICAFMHA Board of Directors invites you to participate in the management of the association by nominating persons for available board positions. The Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory positions are currently vacant and we invite eligible persons to nominate. Queensland and Tasmania have been represented by interim directors since the last election, and nominations can also be made for these states. People with questions about eligibility, nominating or seeking any other information should contact company secretary, Sue Garvin, at secretary@aicafmha.net.au or on 08 8132 0786.
The latest update for the National COPMI Project is now available online at http://www.aicafmha.net.au/copmi/updates/ . This update includes details of Sydney and Adelaide consultations, meetings and the coming discussion paper regarding the good practice principles and guidelines.
COPMI program details submitted via the online form are now listed online. See the seven most recent COPMI program listings at http://www.aicafmha.net.au/4members/SIGs/COPMI/programs/ .
Youth in Mind: Youth Mental Health Care in General Practice
7 November 2002, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
held in conjunction with...
The National Divisions of General Practice Network Forum 2002
7-10 November 2002, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
View flyer. Also see Papers details, Posters details, Registration details (PDFs).
9th National Conference of the Association for the Welfare of Child Health
Making a difference for kids
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
View flyer (Word doc).
A landmark new report from SANE Australia - 'Schizophrenia: Costs' - reveals the
alarming human and financial costs of schizophrenia. 'The report - 'Schizophrenia Costs:
An analysis of the burden of schizophrenia and related suicide in Australia' - was
commissioned by SANE from Access Economics.
Information on the report can be found at: http://www.sane.org/
, the SANE website. View the media release (PDF).
The Mental Health Division of the Western Australian Department of Health and Auseinet hosted the "Mental Health Promotion and Illness Prevention Symposium" on 18 - 19 March 2002. The Proceedings of this Symposium are now available on the Department web site at: http://www.health.wa.gov.au/mentalhealth/symposium/index.html
View the latest National Rural Health Alliance e-forum.
New website:
After weeks of waiting and redesign, the new YouthAustralia website is finally up. Take a
look at it at http://www.youthaustralia.org.au.
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The Washington State Institute for Public Policy recently included the following publications online. All new publications can be found at http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/other/new.html or by following the links below.
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Washington State's Implementation of Functional Family Therapy for Juvenile Offenders: Preliminary Findings. (#08-08-1201) http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/crime/pdf/FFTprelim.pdf The 1997 Washington State Legislature established a process to implement "research based" programs in Washington State's juvenile courts. The legislature has subsequently funded four specific programs. The state Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration oversees the funding process and provides statewide training to ensure faithful adherence to each program's design. The Washington State Institute for Public Policy was directed to evaluate the programs. This report briefly describes preliminary results (12-month follow-up period) for one of the programs, Functional Family Therapy (FFT). When the FFT model is delivered competently, the program reduces felony recidivism and saves more money than it costs. The key to cost-effectiveness, however, is an accurate means to distinguish between competent and incompetent therapists, and the report makes recommendations on this finding. [Robert Barnoski - August 2002]
Other juvenile justice reports: http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/crime/JuvJustice.html
A final analysis of the Washington State Relative Caregivers' Survey was also recently posted on the WSIPP website as part of the Institute's report on kinship care: http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/childfamily/pdf/KC_rapp_final.pdf
Editorials:
Depression in children
Philip Hazell
BMJ 2002;325 229-230
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/325/7358/229
For your information, if you have not already seen them:
1. NSW Report: Fatal Assault of Children and Young People
A three and a half year study of 60 children and young people who died as a result of
fatal assault. The aim of the research project was to establish a social and demographic
profile of the population of all child deaths identified by the Child Death Review Team
due to assault over a three and a half year period (January 1996 to July 1999).
The study consisted of case file review of selected records from state government
departments, including records of births and deaths, Coroner's, Health, Police and the
Department of Community Services.
At http://www.kids.nsw.gov.au/files/final_fatal_assault.pdf
2. Review of the NSW Child Death Review Team legislation
This recent review has been undertaken and contains a number of recommendations. A copy of
the review is available at:
http://www.kids.nsw.gov.au/news/lawspolicies/1022474053_24500.html
The Stronger Families Learning Exchange (SFLEX) is a new AIFS project funded under the commonwealth government's Stronger Families and Communities Strategy. SFLEX comprises a Stronger Families Clearinghouse and an Action Research Training and Support Team. For more information about SFLEX, a copy of the Stronger Families Learning Exchange Bulletin, access to online resources and links, a database of good practice projects, and a listing of forthcoming conferences visit the Stronger Families Learning Exchange Web site http://www.aifs.org.au/sf/
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