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AICAFMHA E-News in Brief Issue #4.04

News in Brief - Issue #4.04 (13/03/2004)

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AICAFMHA News

5th AICAFMHA/14th TheMHS Conference on the Gold Coast, Sept 2004 Current details about the conference are available on the website at http://www.aicafmha.net.au/conferences/goldcoast2004/index.html . Further requests for information can be made to secretary@aicafmha.net.au or by calling Sue at 08 8132 0786.

Preparations are underway for printing of the COPMI Project resource materials and negotiation of a launch date will conclude shortly. We expect a more detailed update will be available next fortnight.

Two more ACER Press publications are featured below. AICAFMHA members are encouraged to utilise the opportunity to receive a 10% discount on the purchase of any ACER Press publications by quoting their membership number with their order. Order forms are available online.

Reviews of two previously featured books, 'Focus on Fathering' and 'Children of Parents with a Mental Illness 2' are now available on the AICAFMHA website.

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Parent, Adolescent and Child Training Skills PACTS 13-20 Editor Martin Herbert ACER 2004 Individual guides $15.95 each PACTS 13-20 set of eight guides 0 86431 5066 $124.95
The Parent, Adolescent and Child Training Skills (PACTS) series of highly practical guides has been developed for all practitioners - community health workers, psychologists, doctors, social workers, teachers, parent educators, therapists, maternal and child health nurses, school counsellors - who work with children and their families. These eight new guides provide timely information on issues affecting parents and adolescents in today's society. The aim of this series is to provide concise, up-to-date information on children's problems in order to help the practitioner understand, assess and treat them more effectively. Practitioners are provided with straightforward explanations of behaviour that will make 'good sense' to parents, and practical, workable methods, which parents can apply. Each guide defines the subject/problem, gives useful background information, and looks at assessment, intervention and suitable programs for change. The questionnaires, checklists and assessment forms, which appear at the back of each guide, are copyright free. The original PACTS 1-12 series looks at childhood problems while the new PACTS 13-20 series covers adolescent problems.

Stop the Bullying A Handbook for Schools Ken Rigby ACER Press 2003 0 86431 5686 $39.95 Following outstanding success in Australia, the UK and Canada, Stop the Bullying has been extensively revised to include new material to assist schools to counter bullying.

New material includes:
* Lesson material for teachers working with classes of students, for example, in promoting more positive and effective bystander behaviour
* Instructional material on how staff in a school can more effectively examine and discuss their own views on how bullying among students may be addressed
* Advice relating to bullying involving adults in the school community
* Extensive references to updated research and accessible resources
Stop the Bullying will assist teachers to:
* Find out what is really happening in their school
* Develop a sound and well-supported anti-bullying policy
* Deal appropriately and constructively with children who bully others
* Support and help children who are victimised by peers at school
* Foster teacher/parent cooperation in stopping the bullying

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What?s On?

Internet, Media and Mental Health Conference,
21st - 24th April 2004. Carlton Crest Hotel, Brisbane, Australia.
Registration brochure is now available online at http://www.immh04.im.com.au or through: Stephanie Gurr, Event Manager, Intermedia Convention & Event Management
PO Box 1280, Milton QLD 4064 Australia, +617 3858 5416 (direct), email: stephanieg@im.com.au

ARCHI is holding its next Toolkit Seminar on 'Improving safety and Security in the Health Workplace' on Thursday 9 and Friday 10 December 2004 at The Carlton Crest, Auckland, NZ.
Please feel free to contact the ARCHI National Office on 02 49 85 3165 or visit www.archi.net.au for further information and Call for Papers.

25th Australian Family Therapy Conference
"Getting It Together: Family therapy practice for the future"
28-30 September 2004, University of Queensland, Brisbane
Deadline for abstracts due by Friday 26 March 2004
Ph: 07 3371 0333, Email: aft2004@orgaus.com.au
Website: www.orgaus.com.au\aft2004

31st Annual Meeting of the
FETAL AND NEONATAL PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY
September 11-15, 2004
"Il Ciocco" International Centre - Castelvecchio Pascoli (Tuscany), ITALY
visit the official WEB site: http://www.alfaservice.com/FNPS2004/index.htm

3rd NATIONAL CONFERENCE - Call for Abstracts
Hosted by: The Queen Elizabeth Centre, Melbourne
1st & 2nd October 2004
THE CRITICAL EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS:
Rethinking current interventions and strategies
www.qec.org.au

18th World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education
Melbourne, 26 - 30 April, 2004
www.Health2004.com.au

Empowering Individuals and Families in the Human Services: A national strategy conference
Melbourne, 27/28 May 2004
This key national strategy conference will bring together people from various parts of the human services to further an agenda of empowerment for individuals and families in the fields of health, welfare, disability, mental health, aged care, early childhood development, youth, schools, special education, employment and training, personal and family supports, and community development.
Includes 'Empowerment Awards'.
View flyer (with registration).

Mental Health News

Three excellent publications are now available on the WHO website at http://www.who.int/mental_health/en/
1.Investing in mental health - Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health,
World Health Organization, Geneva. 2003
Available online as PDF file [52p.] at:
http://www.who.int/mental_health/media/en/investing_mnh.pdf
2. Mental health context - World Health Organization, 2003
Available online as PDF file [64p.] at:
http://www.who.int/mental_health/resources/en/context.PDF
3. Caring for children and adolescent with mental disorders: Setting WHO directions,
World Health Organisation, Geneva, 2003
Available online as PDF file [31p.] at:
http://www.who.int/mental_health/media/en/785.pdf
"Throughout the history of the WHO Mental Health Programme the attention dedicated to children and adolescents has not been commensurate with that dedicated to adults and the elderly. Yet, from both demographic and epidemiological perspectives - as well as from the burden of disease - mental disorders of children and adolescents represent a key area of concern. ? this document has a two-fold purpose: on the one hand, it aspires to provide an updated perspective on this topic with technical clarity and, on the other hand, is issued as a contribution to raise awareness of pertinent issues among professionals and policy makers."
These reports have also been listed in the AICAFMHA website links database for future reference.

A Head Start for Australia: An Early Years Framework - NSW and Qld Commissioners for Children
This report was jointly developed by the NSW Commission for Children and Young People, the Commission for Children and Young People (Qld) and the National Investment for the Early Years (NIFTeY).
At http://www.kids.nsw.gov.au/files/headstart_full.pdf

Resources

From ABC Health Updates:
BREATHING SPACE (George Negus Tonight: 09/03/2004)
Unfortunately for many Australian families, there's no hiding the horrible fact that bullying has become part and parcel of the domestic scene.
http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/people/Transcripts/s1062972.htm

HELEN MCGRATH (George Negus Tonight: 09/03/2004)
Dr Helen McGrath is a senior lecturer in psychology at Deakin University. She's also a member of the National Coalition Against Bullying and has written extensively on the subject. A discussion on the issue of bullying at school, work, in the community and at home.
http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/people/Transcripts/s1062986.htm

ON-LINE COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION (The Health Report: 08/03/2004)
Depression is a major cause of disability and is on the rise in the community. A recent Australian study has looked at delivering interventions for depression via the internet.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s1059052.htm

SCHIZOPHRENIA RISKS (The Health Report: 08/03/2004)
Researchers suggest that things pregnant women may be exposed to could increase the risk of schizophrenia in their children, and other studies suggest that there may be signs of schizophrenia risks in early childhood.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s1061844.htm

NDYA News Update Readers
February/March 2004 newsletter now available!
The first edition of NDYA News Update in 2004 is now available on the NDYA website in the Resources section.
The NDYA News Update is designed to facilitate the sharing of news, events and other information related to the health of young people and primary care with GPs, Divisions of General Practice and other youth health stakeholders.
http://ndya.adgp.com.au