Latest edition of our Journal now available!

The latest October/November edition of the Journal of mental Health for Children and Adolescents with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An educational resource is now available here.

Highlights include:

Adolescent Strugglers and Copers: How cognitive stress and anxiety precipitate or protect psychosis in the developmental brain vulnerabilities of 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome or Velo Car-dio Facial Syndrome (VCFS) by DAVID DOSSETOR pg 4

Parent Training to Reduce Behavioural and Emotional Problems in Children with Developmental Disabilities by KRISTINA CLARKE pg 8

Conference Review: The 15th Congress of European Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Dublin July 6-12th 2013 by DAVID DOSSETOR pg 10

The Physical Punishment of Children: Creating social change by TERRY SARTEN pg 12,

The Medicine Cabinet: Aripiprazole by JUDY LONGWORTH pg 16

Book Review of A Clinical Handbook in Adolescent Medicine: A Guide for Health Professionals who work with Adolescents and Young Adults by Steinbeck, K. and Kohn, M. Eds. (2013) by HEBAH SALEH pg 19

Unfogging the Future: Update on the National Disability Insurance Scheme by JODIE CARUANA pg 20

Team Westmead Autism by MICHELLE WONG pg 23

Through the Looking Glass: An insight into the future of ADHC as we know it. Interview with David Coyne by HEBAH SALEH pg 24

Bandaged Bear Visits the Grounds

Join the Bandaged Bear for a coffee as he visits the Grounds of Alexandria on Thursday 25th September 11-2pm.

The Children's Hospital at Westmead's Bandaged Bear will make an appearance amongst face painting and craft acitivities as part of the Ground's of Alexandria's school holiday program. Money raised will support the School-Link Project, Department of Psychological Medicine Children's Hospital at Westmead.

Building 7A, 2 Hunteley St Alexandria NSW 2015 www.groundroasters.com

Emotion Based Social Skills Training

Facilitator Training for Children with High Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome will be held on 9^th and 10^th October 2014. See this webpage for more information.

"Emotion-based Social Skills Training" (EBSST) is an innovative mental health promotion program developed at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead for children with High Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, aged 8 to 12 years, their parents and teachers.

EBSST has been researched since 2004 and evaluated in over 300 Department of Education and Communities NSW public schools. Findings indicate improvements in children’s social and emotional skills up to 6 months after intervention, compared with children not receiving EBSST.

Issues in Sexuality and Disability Course

Family Planning NSW will be delivering their flagship course ‘Issues in Sexuality and Disability’ in Ashfield on September 17 & 18. This two-day course is designed for all workers in the disability sector (including support workers, managers and allied health professionals) who would like to increase their capacity to support people with disability in the area of sexuality, relationships and sexual health.

Participants will gain essential knowledge and skills to effectively support people with disability in the area of sexuality and relationships, and learn how to use resources to facilitate positive and healthy discussions about sexuality.

Course: Issues in Sexuality and Disability

Date: 17 &18 September 2014

Location: Family Planning NSW- 328-336 Liverpool Road Ashfield 2131

Cost: $400

Register on this website:

Please see flyer attached for more information.

Runners raise over $26,000 for kids with Autism

Staff and friends of the Children's Hospital at Westmead ran the City 2 Surf on the 11th August to raise money for Westmead Austim.

Many of the staff agreed to dress as superheroes if they reached certain targets of funding.

All together staff raised over $26,000, which will be dedicated to creating an app for kids with autism.

A huge thankyou to everyone who sponsored and took part in the event.