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 5 (1/12/2001)
AICAFMHA News / What's On? / Mental Health News / Resources / Back to E-News index
The Second Queensland State Network Newsletter is
now available on the website at http://www.aicafmha.net.au/4members/SIGs/COPMI/QLD/QLD_network.htm
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Queensland Alliance of Mental
Illness and Psychiatric Disability Groups Inc.
RSVP: (07) 3254 4366 by 10th December Christmas Luncheon Function
Discrimination and Mental Illness: a luncheon
address by Karen Walters, Queensland Anti-Discrimination Commissioner
This is a luncheon/Christmas function following the Queensland Alliance Annual General
Meeting Monday 17 th December 2001 at 12 Noon (Queensland Alliance AGM to be held at
10.30am)
The Greek CLUB, 29 Edmonstone St South Brisbane
(parking: Besant or Edmonstone Sts)
Free for the Nominated Representative of Alliance member organisations
Cost for additional people or for non-members $25 (to cover lunch costs)
15TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS of
the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions
to be held on October 29 – November 2, 2002 in New Delhi, India. We would like to
inform you that we have launched a very detailed congress website for convenience of our
distinguished delegates at http://www.childindia.org/
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Mental Health News
SANE
The CD-ROM is the first of its kind, targeted at students, explaining what psychosis is,
its symptoms and what it’s like for those who experience it, their families and
friends. Produced for SANE by multimedia developer Violetta Stojanovski, the CD was a
finalist in the recent Australian Interactive Multimedia Industry Association (AIMIA)
Awards. Psychosis: a SANE CD-ROM Guide for young people is available from SANE
The Hard Words video is an educational resource for
children, carers and families and those who work with them.
It focuses on the issues facing children who have a parent with a mental
illness. ARAFEMI Victoria Inc now has copies of the video available for purchase ($30 incl
post, handling and GST). Contact
The AMIGOS youth mental
health project has developed a resource package that provides information for health
services and health professionals about how to establish a comprehensive peer support for
mental health project. The package includes a
video, which gives an overview of the project as well as a dramatised piece written by one
of the members of the Community Support Group. The
package also includes a booklet which gives practical step by step descriptions of the
AMIGOS project and a CD-ROM where Peter and Tim tell of their experiences with a mental
illness.
The AMIGOS Resource Package can be obtained by faxing Child and Youth Health on (08) 8303
1656 for an order form. The package costs
$70.00 plus GST, Postage and Handling.
CLAN – Care Leavers of Australia Network
A support group for adults who grew up in care (state wards, home children, foster
children). Enquiries to Leonie on 02 9724 1826.
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