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News in Brief - Issue #4.15 (28/08/2004)
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Well, conference time has finally arrived. The past couple of weeks seem to have passed in such a rush. I'm looking forward to catching up with many of you during the next week at the 5th AICAFMHA/14th TheMHS Conference on the Gold Coast. Program details and registration information is available at http://www.aicafmha.net.au/conferences/goldcoast2004/index.html . It's not too late to get on board and participate in this exciting event. We also encourage participation in the Primary Care, Youth and Family Mental Health Workshop on 31 Aug. For those with an interest in the COPMI field, a full stream on each day of the conference will provide a wealth of information and a special meeting on Thursday during lunch to examine the possibility of establishing a Foundation will be held.
AICAFMHA membership information was emailed to many of our contacts this last week and of course, you can access full details on the website at http://www.aicafmha.net.au/membership/index.htm . We encourage everyone who receives a service from the association and wishes to support our activities to take out financial membership. AICAFMHA receives no ongoing funding for day-to-day activities such as maintaining the website, responding to consultation papers, advocating for infant, child and adolescent mental health, and producing this e-letter. Your subscription enables much of this valuable work to be continued. Members are also entitled to a 10% discount on ACER Press publications. So phone, fax or post your membership details through - every subscription counts!
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What?s On?
Creating Connections Conference - Adelaide November 17-19 2004
Early bird registration extended until 3rd September
Draft program now on our website at www.siblingsaustralia.org.au
The Board and Executive Management of Siblings Australia Inc invite you to
participate in our inaugural national conference - Creating Connections - set
for November 17-19 2004 in Adelaide. Siblings Australia's mission is a simple
yet powerful one: 'Siblings: Acknowledged, Connected, Resilient'.
Our mission acknowledges the needs of siblings of children with special needs
and connects them with other siblings and people who can provide support, and
explores ways to enhance their resilience. Siblings Australia aims to strengthen
families by enhancing their ability to connect and support each other, as well
as accessing support from outside the family.
Who should come?
This conference will be of interest to parents and adult siblings of people
with special needs as well as academics, policy makers and practitioners in the
following areas:
Children's health; Child protection; Disability; Education; Early intervention;
Family services; Mental health; Paediatrics; Parenting; Psychology; Social work
What can I expect?
A motivational learning experience
Improved connections and understanding between service providers, parents and
siblings
Up to the minute research
An opportunity to contribute to future planning
We hope to see you there!
Kate Strohm
Director, Siblings Australia
Women's and Children's Hospital
email info@siblingsaustralia.org.au
Addictions Conference 2004
Crossing Boundaries: Implications of Advances in Basic Sciences for the
Management of Addiction
http://www.addiction-conference.elsevier.com/index.htm
24-26 September 2004
Sunshine Coast, Australia
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists' Section of
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Victorian branch Annual Education Meeting
This year's meeting is called 'Perinatal Mental Health - a cast of thousands!'
and features the following guest speakers:
Assoc. Prof. Anne Buist, Melb. Univ., Austin & Repatriation Med Centre
Dr Thomas Levien, Monash Med Centre
Prof. Frank Oberklaid, Melb. Univ., Royal Children's Hospital
Assoc. Prof. Campbell Paul, Melb. Univ., Royal Children's Hospital
The meeting will be held at:
David Serry Conference Room
Albert Road Clinic, South Melbourne on Saturday 11 September 2004 9.30 am to
2.00 pm.
Cost is $44 Full/ $22 Concession - tax invoice provided
Payment by cheque to RANZCP C/L Psychiatry (Vic Branch)
Posted to Dr Astrid Dunsis, Adult Psychiatry, Monash Medical Centre, 246
Clayton Road, Clayton 3168. Ph. 9594 6948
'New Visions for New Lives'
Optimising outcomes for babies and families of substance dependent women
Monday 18th October, 2004
City Beach Function Centre, Wollongong
Ph: 02 4275 8575
Email: kmoore@barnardos.org.au
View registration form/program.
Family Services Australia 10th Annual Conference
20 October 2004 to 22 October 2004
Sydney, Australia
The conference will have as it's central theme 'Pursuing Excellence in Family
Services'. There are to be 4 sub themes: practice excellence, effective practice
in linking famiy services with family law, connecting services and business,
and: work and family - meeting the 21st Century Challenge.
The conference is open to all practitioners, managers, policy makers and
researchers interesed in family services.
For further information:
Family Services Australia
PO Box 326 Deakin West, ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6281 1788 Fax: (02) 6281 1794 E-Mail: fsa@fsa.org.au
Web Site: http://www.fsa.org.au/
NAPCAN would like to take this opportunity to invite you to attend the ISPCAN
International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect.
Working Together for a Child Safe World
REGISTER NOW AT www.congress2004.com
Enquiries should be directed to the Congress Secretariat ispcan2004@icms.com.au
Mental Health News
ARC Network Grant * Funding Awarded
The ARACY/ARC Future Generation Network has been awarded $1.75 million for
2004-2009. This is a fantastic achievement given the circumstances surrounding
Ross Homel's illness and the late change to the University of Western Australia
as the host organisation.
The grant will be used to fund a range of activities such as bringing members
together to build understanding in areas of effective collaboration (especially
those bridging research, policy and practice); using linked data; conducting
systematic reviews; designing policy relevant research; applying evidence to
policy and practice (for non-research participants); and mentoring.
(info
courtesy of Graham Vimpani)
Mental Health and chidlren and young people from CALD backgrounds
The Queensland Transcultural Cental Health Centre are developing
programs designed to build resilience -
positive coping skills - in children and young people from culturally diverse
backgrounds.
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/pahospital/qtmhc/projects.asp
Resources
From ABC Health Updates:
TEENAGE SELF HARM (Health Minutes: 25/08/2004)
A study that looked at the prevalence of deliberate self-harm among high
school students found that six per cent had tried to harm themselves in the
previous year, with girls more likely to harm themselves than boys.
http://www.abc.net.au/health/minutes/stories/s1182793.htm
SELF-HARM (Health Report: 16/08/2004)
Deliberate self-harm is not uncommon in Australian youth, especially among
girls. A Queensland study has looked at self-harm among high school students on
the Gold Coast with worrying results.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s1176146.htm
A SHRINK'S STORY - INSIDE THE BIPOLAR EXPERIENCE (All In The Mind: 21/08/2004)
An exclusive story of one psychiatrist's 15-year battle with bipolar disorder,
or manic depression. Once at the top of her profession, clinically and
academically, what followed was a spiral into mania, promiscuity and profligacy
and the deepest of depression. A profoundly personal and challenging insight
into the debilitating condition, her story also sheds harsh light on how the
psychiatric profession deals with illness in its own ranks.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/mind/stories/s1179578.htm
THE HEALTH REPORT: Mental Health First Aid
Monday 30 August, 8:30am, Radio National
You've heard of first aid for a broken arm or a heart attack, but did you know
that there's first aid for all sorts of psychological problems - from depression
through to psychosis? A group at the Australian National University has
developed a mental health first aid program, teaching people in the community
how to do it. Now they've published a scientific study of their results.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/
THE IMPACT OF BIPOLAR DISORDER (Health Minutes: 18/08/2004)
Australian researchers found that one in 200 people showed symptoms of bipolar
disorder but relatively few were being treated for it. There was also a high
degree of disability - inability to carry out your normal life.
http://www.abc.net.au/health/minutes/stories/s1177626.htm
From Adelaide Library list:
New on my full text page (in the international section)
http://www.library.adelaide.edu.au/guide/med/menthealth/internat.html
Mental Health Surveys
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/PublishedSurvey/ListOfSurveySince1990
/SurveyListMentalHealth/fs/en
From the Department of Health in the U.K. Surveys about the mental health of
certain groups; children, adolescents, carers, adults, older people, and on
attitudes to mental health amongst the general population.
Report on Mental Illnesses in Canada
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pphb-dgspsp/publicat/miic-mmac/pdf/men_ill_e.pdf
Ottawa, Health Canada, 2002.
New on my consumers and carers page
http://www.library.adelaide.edu.au/guide/med/menthealth/consumer.html
Developing Services for Carers and Families of People with Mental Illness
http://www.publications.doh.gov.uk/mentalhealth/devservcarers.htm
Department of Health (U.K.) November 2002. The aim of this document is to help
local mental health services develop support services for carers of people with
mental health problems.
The Reforms to Mental Health and their Impact on the Empowerment of Consumers
and Carers
http://eprints.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00000237/
University of Melbourne ePrints Repository - Phd thesis by Arthur J
Lammers, School of Postgraduate Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and
Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, 2002.
Worried, Tired and Alone...A Report of Mental Health Carers' Issues in WA
http://www.carerswa.asn.au/pdf-files/reports/Mental%20Health%20Research
%20Report%20Dec%202003.pdf
By Brendan McKeague. Carers WA, November 2003.
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