AICAFMHA:
promoting mental health for young Australians
Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Ltd
ABN 87 093 479 022
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mental health and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and their families/carers. |
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Latest News... Positive Parenting Produces Adult Benefits Psych Central (Aug 5)- A new report discovers adolescent girls who go through puberty early and have parents who do not nurture them, communicate with them or have knowledge of their activities appear more likely to display aggressive behavior.....more Link related to this news item: psychcentral.com/news/2008/08/05/positive-parenting-produces-adult-benefits/2695.html Posted:Aug 28, 2008 Australian Rotary Health Research Fund The Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (ARHRF) invites applications from teams of researchers/service providers/clinicians/consumers and carers, for funding to evaluate new or existing interventions/services designed to restore or promote the mental or rural medical health of Australians.....more Link related to this news item: www.arhrf.org.au Posted:Aug 28, 2008 Family Meals Lower Chance of Teen Substance Use Psych Central -Parents of adolescent children know the challenges of 'rounding up the troops' to have a sit-down family dinner.....more Link related to this news item: psychcentral.com/news/2008/07/24/family-meals-lower-chance-of-teen-substance-use/2652.html Posted:Aug 18, 2008 View all News Items posted by AICAFMHA by year |
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Latest Resources... Spirit of Childhood Posted:Aug 18, 2008 The Effectiveness of Interventions to Address Health Inequalities in the Early Years: A Review of Relevant Literature. Posted:Aug 18, 2008 Research, Policy, and Practice in Children's Mental Health Posted:Jul 15, 2008 Oppositional Defiant Disorder Online Resource Center Posted:Jul 15, 2008 Partnering to Promote Children's Healthy Development Posted:Jun 5, 2008 | ||||
Events... Event Name: 12th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal BehaviourDetails: The conference aims to promote cutting edge research, to stimulate new thinking, to share our insights and expertise, and to enhance mutual learning between science, policy and practice. ESSSB12 will appeal to anyone with an interest in understanding the suicidal process, from prevention to postvention and from policy to crisis intervention. Event Dates: Aug 27, 2008 - Aug 30, 2008 Event Name: TheMHS 18th Annual Conference Details: Be the Change you want: Auckland NZ. In 2008 we invite people to demonstrate how they are "being" the change they want to see in the mental health workforce. Innovations that will create an inspired and inspiring mental health workforce will be the highlight of this Conference. Register online:www.themhs.org Event Dates: Sep 2, 2008 - Sep 5, 2008 Event Name: Resilience for Children Education and Training Workshop Details: The Mental Health Foundation of Australia offers a one day research support workshop for evidence informed practice, covering research and practice for resilience in Australia, England, the USA and Canada. Resilience knowledge developed primarily in the context of why some children in the face of adversity succeed, whilst others experienced mental health problems and exhibited inappropriate behaviours. The workshop covers: How resilience helps children. How you can develop resilience in a child The practices you or your agency can adopt to promote resilience for children. Cost: $140 (Including resource kit and lunch) To register please call Alan Sutherland on 03 9427 0407 or Email Event Date: Sep 3, 2008 | ||||