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 #3.11 (22/06/2003)

AICAFMHA News / What's On? / Mental Health News / Resources / Back to E-News index

AICAFMHA News

AICAFMHA responses to the various consultation papers that have been circulating for the past few months can be found on the website in the Resources section.

What?s On?

Congress Name:   9th World Congress on Infant Mental Health
Dates:    13 - 17 January 2004
Venue:    The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Secretariat:    ICMS Pty Ltd
Telephone:    +61 3 9682 0244
Facsimile:    +61 3 9682 0288
Email:    waimh@icms.com.au
Congress Website:   http://www.icms.com.au/waimh2004/

Diversity in Health Conference 2003: Innovation, Creativity, Harmony 27-29 October 2003 Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney Abstract closing date: 28 July 2003. For further information, visit www.mmha.org.au

3rd World Conference on Mental Health Promotion is to be held in Auckland, New Zealand from 15-17th September 2004. Details will be included when available.

The call for papers and registration of interest for the Primary Mental Health Partnerships Conference being held on 17 & 18 October 2003 at Rottnest in Western Australia is available as a pdf. Download.

Health Outcomes 2003: The Quest for Practice Improvement (Ninth Annual National Conference on Health Outcomes, 20 - 21 August, Rydges Lakeside, Canberra)
This year's annual health outcomes conference will focus on how to introduce and improve health outcomes evaluation in routine care and how to use the information from evaluation in achieving practice improvement.
The Conference Program can be viewed at: http://www.uow.edu.au/commerce/ahoc/2002/2003_Conference_Program.pdf (The conference website is at: http://www.uow.edu.au/commerce/ahoc)

Mental Health News

An overview pamphlet on the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) is available to download (word doc). Find it here.

The AACAP (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) is calling for members to lobby US politicians in support of the Child Mental Health Workforce Bill H.R 1359. This bill aims "To increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents, and for other purposes." Further information at http://www.aacap.org , under Advocacy. View the Bill.

Marie Claire magazine is promoting a campaign over the next three months to prevent child abuse, "Child Abuse: Stopping It Starts With Us".
They have designed a dedicated website to this campaign ( www.stopit.com.au ) that includes a call for the appointment of an Australian Commissioner for Children and Young People. People visiting the website can also make a "pledge" to help prevent child abuse.
This campaign has been developed in conjunction with key national bodies such as NAPCAN, Australians Against Child Abuse, Good Beginnings, Mission Australia and many others.

SANE Australia media release:
The SANE Guide to Staying Alive provides practical advice and hope to people with a mental illness whose lives are plagued by suicidal thoughts. View release.

NPHP NEWS UPDATE
The latest edition of the National Public Health Partnership newsletter, NPHP News, is now available online as a PDF file.
http://www.nphp.gov.au/newsletter/may03.pdf

Resources

The National Rural Health Alliance E-forum - 20 June 2003
In this issue:
* Australian Healthcare Association website - http://www.aushealthcare.com.au
* PHAA Website
* Holistic approach needed to fix Aboriginal Health, says NACCHO Chair.
* Alliance proposal rejected
* Hopes Dashed for Improvements from the Estens Report
* Extracts from ABC Health-Updates
* GPCG Annual Conference
* Community Strength can stop Suicide
* Govt Claims Independent Report Confirms Regional Policy Direction
View the online newsletter at http://www.ruralhealth.org.au/nrhapublic/Index.Cfm?Category=EForum

From ABC Health Updates:
CARING FOR CARERS AT SAGE HILL (All In The Mind: 15/06/2003) Carers of people with mental illness, unsung heroes or unpaid slaves?
This program features compelling and emotional stories from the lives of the people who live and breathe someone else's distress. The needs of carers are too often invisible, overshadowed by the intense and frightening experiences of their charge's illness. In regional Australia, where psychiatric facilities and professionals are few, support services for carers are especially lacking. The team at Sage Hill in the coastal town of Warrnambool in Victoria is responding to this isolation. It's an innovative drop-in centre that's making a real difference in people's lives.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/mind/s876046.htm

rtcUpdates - June 2003
CONTENTS OF THIS UPDATE:
** ANNUAL CONFERENCE--Next Week!
** FORUMS--Post Your Opinions
** DATA TRENDS--Recent Research Summaries
** RTC PUBLICATIONS & PRODUCTS--Recently Produced & Newly Available Downloads
** FROM THE WEB--Online Information and Sites of Interest
View update.
Contains some useful references about children in the welfare system, juvenile justice, ADHD medication, families in evaluation and international comparisons of prevalence and treatment of serious mental illness.

From the Adelaide University Mental Health Library Review: Blamed and Ashamed: The Treatment Experiences of Youth with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders and their Families
http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/KEN02-0129/default.asp Produced by the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, and Keys for networking, Inc., October 2000.

A new section on Children of Parents with a Mental Illness at http://www.library.adelaide.edu.au/guide/med/menthealth/child.html with national and international references.

AICAFMHA News / What's On? / Mental Health News / Resources / Back to E-News index

Last Modified: 21-06-2003 13:39:30