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Special announcement: AICAFMHA is please to advise that they have been selected as the preferred tenderer (following the joint AICAFMHA/Auseinet/ COMIC proposal) for the Children of Parents with a Mental Illness National Initiative over the next three years. AICAFMHA is currently in contract negotiations with the Commonwealth Dept of Health and Aged Care. Stay tuned to the AICAFMHA News list/News in Brief for further developments.
This third conference in the series will comprise
workshops, plenary keynote lectures from internationally renowned speakers, high quality
refereed contributed oral and poster/ interactive poster presentations and commercial
exhibits. Presentations will also be given by consumers/carers with experience of using
child and adolescent mental health services.
For full details visit http://www.iccamh.com
UNICEF, 2001:Languages: English, French, Spanish:ISBN: 92-806-3667-7
Available online as PDF & HTML files at: http://www.unicef.org/pubsgen/sowc02/
The State of the World's
Children 2002 presents models of leadership from individuals, agencies, organizations
and alliances that have improved the lives of children and families. The report spotlights
the 'Say Yes for Children' campaign and the UN Special Session on Children.
Effective treatments for mental illness not being
used, WHO says http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/323/7316/769
The World Health Organisation has launched World
Health Report 2001, devoted entirely to mental health.
World Health Report 2001. Mental Health: New Understanding, New Hope
Chapter
1. A public health approach to mental health
Chapter
2. Burden of mental and behavioural disorders
Chapter
3. Solving mental health problems
Chapter
4. Mental health policy and service provision
Chapter
5. The way forward
The report is available on-line from http://www.who.int/whr/
or can be downloaded in pdf format.
The Donor Conception Support Group is a voluntary group established in 1993. The group is open to people conceived by donor sperm, eggs, and embryos, as well as donors past and present, and families with donor children. Anyone with an interest in the mental health of donor conceived people and their families can call (02) 9724 1366 for further information.