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 #24 (21/09/2002)
AICAFMHA News / What's On? / Mental Health News / Resources / Back to E-News index
The latest COPMI Project update is now online and contains exciting news about resource development, the latest national resource list and of course, a reminder about the Principles and Guidelines Discussion Document. Also included from the COPMI Project is an update from the Project Team's consumer/carer representative. View these updates at http://www.aicafmha.net.au/copmi/project/updates/ .
We still have hard copies of the Children of Parents Affected by a Mental Illness Scoping Project Report. Contact Sue Garvin at secretary@aicafmha.net.au or on 08 8132 0786 for a copy or for multiple copies for your forums/teams etc.
Don't forget your AICAFMHA membership subscription? print an application form at http://www.aicafmha.net.au/membership/ .
National Youth Roundtable 2003
The National Youth Roundtable was established by the Federal Government to create a direct
dialogue with young Australians and to ensure that their views are taken into account in
policy-making processes.
The National Youth Roundtable brings together 50 young Australians aged 15 to 24, to meet
with the Government to discuss issues that affect their generation.
Roundtable members undertake a series of consultations with their peers across Australia
to develop a comprehensive picture of the views and attitudes of young people, which are
reported back to the Government.
Application details at http://www.thesource.gov.au/youth_roundtable/
Beyond the Rhetoric In Early Intervention
Bridging the Gap Between Education, Health, and Crime Prevention
26th-28th March 2003, Hilton Hotel Adelaide, South Australia
View flyer.
FORGING THE LINKS
Youth + family XVI WORLD CONGRESS PROGRAM
26 - 31 OCTOBER 2002
International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates
Be a link in the chain that protects children & young people
Help us forge new links in international and interdisciplinary chains of communication
towards better delivery of child protection, family law and juvenile justice.
Full details & registration http://www.youthandfamily2002.com
View/download pdf of program.
depressioNet is an independent, not-for profit organisation and a registered charity that has
recently been created to take the depressioNet.com.au Internet site and services into the future.
They are seeking a suitable person for the role of Senior Project/Operations Manager. This
position will initially be for a fixed term of 3 months, however there is a possibility the
position may be extended to become permanent for the right person. This is an exciting
opportunity to be an integral part of an innovative project and service and requires a
dedicated person with a broad range of skills who is happy to work in an 'all hands on deck'
team environment.- Applications close Friday September 27th
Contact Leanne Pethick for details lpethick@depressioNet.com.au
NSW National Association of Community Based Children's Services (NACBCS) conference. The conference is in Wollongong, 2 & 3 November 2002. Download zip file with details.
Child, Family and Community Education @ Macquarie are holding conferences in Orange
(22nd October) and Dubbo (27th November) on "Working with Families - A Strengths Based Approach".
These conferences have been sponsored by the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation and the
cost to register has been subsidised.
For a registration brochure please contact: mharvey@aces1.aces.mq.edu.au
Talking About Our Work: Meaningful Evaluation of Outcomes for Social Services
Tuesday 22nd October 2002, Lachlan's Old Government House - 4pm to 7pm
Located in Parramatta Park, entry off Macquarie Street Cost: $25
View/download flier and registration brochure.
THE CRITICAL EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS:
RETHINKING CURRENT INTERVENTIONS AND STRATEGIES
8th & 9th NOVEMBER 2002, Copland Theatre
The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
http://www.qec.org.au/program.htm
On 15 August 2002, Minister Tebbutt, responsible for youth affairs in
NSW, launched the NSW Youth Policy 2002-2006 in Wollongong. The
Working Together - Working for Young People policy is based on youth-led consultations,
conducted by the Youth Advisory Council, in 17 locations throughout NSW in 2001. The policy
is the NSW Government's response to the issues that are important to young people.
Copies of a summary version of the policy are available on the NSW Government's Youth Web
site at www.youth.nsw.gov.au and the NSW Community Builders site at
www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au.
Copies can also be obtained by calling Silvana at the
NSW Office of Children and Young People on tel: (02) 9228 5146.
Launch of the Child and Family Welfare Association of Australia (CAFWAA) report 'A time to
invest in Australia's most disadvantaged children, young people and families.
You can download a pdf of the report (52 page) from this site:
http://www.acwa.asn.au/CAFWAA/TimetoInvest.html
YoungMinds have recently published their policy paper 'Mental Health Services for Adolescents and Young Adults'. It is available on - http://www.youngminds.org.uk/professionals/policy/adol_policy.pdf
The Child, Youth and Families website has gone 'live' at http://www.hlth.qut.edu.au/ph/cyf
.From ABC Health Updates:
NURSERY BLUES: DO CHILDREN GET DEPRESSED? (All In The Mind: 15/9/2002) We'd like to think
that childhood is a time of innocence and play. Surely children don't know about the
Black Dog? An Australian psychiatrist says depression in children often goes unnoticed and
untreated for this reason. But in light of the growing number of American kids on Prozac, and
Australian kids on Ritalin for ADHD, are we at risk of heading down the same heavily medicated
pathway with sad children?
http://abc.net.au/rn/science/mind/s672887.htm
Information about the Centacare Community Services Department is now available on the website, at http://www.centacare.org.au - click on the button Community Services. Information about mental health programs and eligibility, referral and cost is at this site.
rtcUpdates latest edition can be viewed here. This edition carries some helpful resource links about children's mental health usage, positive youth programs and family strengths approaches as well as a special section on Special Education.
NRHA E-Forum for 13th September, includes:
* Health spending passes $60 billion
* Govt must find way to end critical doctor shortage, says NACCHO head
* Rural and Remote Health Workers - Better Connected, Better Supported
View here.
ARE PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS MORE VIOLENT THAN OTHER PEOPLE?
(Editorial: Violence in society-contribution of mental illness)
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/325/7363/507
The contribution of mental illness to societal violence is modest, despite increasing public
concern about the potential for violence among mentally ill patients who have been treated
and reside in the community, write researchers in this week's BMJ.
Contact:
Elizabeth Walsh, Clinical Lecturer, Section of Forensic
Mental Health, Guy's King's College and St Thomas's
School of Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
Email: sppmemw@iop.kcl.ac.uk
Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders http://www.son.washington.edu/certif-imh/dc03/default.html
Four new reports examining the mental health needs of four key groups of young
people who are at particular risk of developing mental health difficulties can be
found in the section 'What's new' on the Mental Health Foundation Website http://www.mhf.org.uk
The reports are:
The Mental Health Needs of Young Offenders
The Mental Health Needs of Looked-After Children
The Mental Health Needs of Homeless Young People
The Mental Health Needs of Young People with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
Finding The Evidence: a gateway to the literature in child and adolescent mental health (2nd edn) This FOCUS report is now available free to download (PDF) http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/publications/gaskell/68_4.htm
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