Australian Association of Developmental Disability Medicine Conference

The full program for the Australian Association of Developmental Disability Medicine (AADDM) 2012 Conference (March 8-10 2012) at UNSW is now available. Detailed information on sessions and presentations can be accessed through the

Program section of the website, and then by clicking on the summary table for each day.

As you can see mental health is a major component, with many eminent mental health professionals and advocates listed as speakers. The conference will be relevant to all mental health professionals who have an interest in the challenging area of mental health in intellectual and developmental disabilities. School-Link is presenting on the Saturday the 10th in the education and health stream, and we do hope to see you in the audience!!!

Mental Health e-journal from Y-Central

The new Y-Central (central Coast Local Health District) e-journal will provide latest citations on a range of topics related to general youth mental health, with topics covering: anxiety/depression; alcohol and other drug use; carers; children of parents with a mental illness (COPMI); disability; foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex; indigenous; non suicidal self-injury; psychosis; recovery; suicide; trauma and treatment.

Download on the e-journal here (8MB).

NDS NSW Annual State Conference 2012

The National Disability Services (NDS) NSW State Conference is being held on Monday 13 February – Tuesday 14 February 2012, at the Hilton, Sydney.

For a detailed program and registration information please visit the NDS website: http://www.nds.org.au/events/1317882370   

One of Us Film Festival

The Brain Dynamics Centre, part of the Westmead Millenium Institute for Medical Research, is holding a Mental Health Film Festival, a film festival exploring mental health and inspiring happiness.

The festival will be held on 24-26 November in Parramatta and Newtown NSW.

Please see the attached flyer for further details or visit  www.oneofus.org.au or http://oneofusfilm.eventbrite.com

Volume 2 Issue 3 now online!

Our November 2011 CHW School-Link Newsletter is now available online.

Highlights include:

• How much do we value families and how much does it impact on children with intellectual disability? by Associate Professor David Dossetor (CHW) 
• Supporting individuals with an intellectual disability through grief, loss and bereavement by Helen Goltzoff (ADHC) 
• The Medicine Cabinet : Sleep Glorious Sleep by Judith Longworth (CHW)
• Refugee, mental health, and intellectual disability by Gemma Jenkins (DEC) 
• Details on new book release: Mental health in children and adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities by Dossetor, White and Lesley (2011).