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 # 22 (24/8/2002)
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Have you completed your AICAFMHA membership form yet? Print a copy here today. Your support helps us maintain services such as News in Brief, the website, organising conferences and promoting / advocating for child and adolescent mental health. Membership forms can also be requested by emailing Sue at secretary@aicafmha.net.au or calling 08 8132 0786.
The new COPMI Project update is now online and includes information about the latest resource and reference lists along with additional information about project activities and consultations.
COMIC invites you to participate in a World Mental Health Day 'Coming Out Rally' on Thursday 10th October 2002 from 10.45 am, Victoria Square, Adelaide. Print a flyer and butterfly from our website.
Frozen Futures? Conference November 14-16 Sydney University
I would be grateful if you could inform your various list members of the websites
from which a registration form and program for this conference organised by NIFTeY
and the Australian Association for Infant Mental Health can be downloaded -
http://www.niftey.cyh.com/webpages/conferences/conferenceframe.htm
and Conference Action's website at is www.conferenceaction.com.au/current.html
Graham Vimpani
From COMIC for Adelaidians: Eastern Young Carers Group
If you know any young people who would be interested in knowing more about the Eastern
Young Carers Group, please let them know about this chance to find out more while having
fun. The night will include a video and pizza!
When: Thursday, 29th August 2002
Where: Carer Support & Respite Centre Inc., 287 Payneham Road, Royston Park
Time: 4.30pm to 7pm
RSVP: Call Joyanne on 8363 4455 by Friday 23/8/02
Transport can be arranged if required!
Eastern Young Carers Program is a Carer Support and Respite Centre initiative for
young people looking after a family member.
SANE Mental Health Report:
View amended media release.
Video invitation:
International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates is holding its
XVIth Congress in Melbourne Australia between 26 and 31 October 2002. The Local
Organising Committee wishes to schedule a session that is devoted to promoting videos
made by or with the participation of children and young people. Individuals and groups
who would like to submit a video to be considered for screening are invited to do so no
later than 30 September 2002. Further details.
In June 2002 the Department of Health And Ageing released "An Evaluation of the National
Resource Centre for Consumer Participation in Health." The primary purposes of this
final impact evaluation were to assess the achievements of the Centre in terms of its
goals and objectives; to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the Centre in promoting
awareness and utilisation of consumer participation strategies in health, and to make
recommendations about the future development of the Centre. The full report is now
available from http://www.participateinhealth.org.au/Clearinghouse/Docs/nrcevaluationweb.pdf
The National Resource Centre for Consumer Participation in Health will be around for
another year. The Department of Health and Ageing has renewed funding through June 2003.
From the National Rural Health Alliance Eforum:
OVERSEAS DOCTORS SHUN RURAL POSTS
(Extract from Sydney Daily Telegraph, 17 August 2002)
A State Government drive to attract overseas doctors to work in rural areas has failed
to recruit a single person in the six months it has been operating. The full story is
at http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,4917765%255E21302,00.html
BUSH CRISIS LINE - 1800 805 391
Bush Crisis Line is a twenty-four hour confidential telephone support and debriefing
service for multi-disciplinary remote health practitioners and their families. It is
staffed by qualified psychologists with remote and cross-cultural experience, is toll
free and available from anywhere in Australia. For more information
http://www.crana.org.au/pandp_psn.html
ADD link:
http://www.mindspace.bravepages.com/neds_talk.htm It is by Dr. Edward
Hallowell, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard & best selling author of "Driven To
Distraction", "When You Worry About The Child You Love" & "WORRY: Hope & Help For
A Common Problem" to name a few. To see Dr. Hallowell's profile :
www.mindspace.bravepages.com/hallowell.htm
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