[MMHA-E-Bulletin] APRIL Edition

Fri Apr 22 12:29:21 EST 2005

Welcome to the Multicultural Mental Health Australia APRIL 2005 E-Bulletin.

This free E-Bulletin aims to keep you up-to-date with the latest news and
information related to the mental health and wellbeing of Australia’s
culturally and linguistically diverse communities. For contributions:
info at mmha.org.au
Edition in Brief: (Scroll down for more details)

What’s New?
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1.Diversity in Health Conference: It’s Everyone’s Business 2005. Call for
Abstracts due: 29 April 2005.
2.Job Vacancy: Communications and Information Officer, Multicultural
Mental Health Australia.

3.MMHA’s Website survey. Please tell us what you think of our website
www.mmha.org.au
4.Supporting Young Carers – project launch by Carers Australia.

5.The 2005 National Award for Student Journalists. Joint project between
FECCA and SBS.

Publications
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1.Can we help you? Yes we can. DIY Kit for Men. Northern Territory
Relationships Australia.
2.What is important in evaluating health care quality? An International
Comparison of User views. BMC Health Services Resources 2005, 5:16.
3.Excluded Older People: Interim report focusing on tackling isolation and
social exclusion among older people. Social Exclusion Unit, UK

Events and Training
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1.Making a Difference. The conference of the CS&H Industry Skills Council
Conference. 7-8th June 2005: Australian Technology Park, Sydney.
2.Introduction to Transcultural Mental Health, postgraduate course
delivered by Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre and School of
Mental Health and the University of Queensland. Dates and venues.
3.Victorian Transcultural Mental Health Research Conference 2005. Call for
abstracts due: 27 May 2005.
4.Into the Light, From Darkness – Capturing the Moment. The 5th Annual
Symposium of the Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health
Nurses SA Branch: 12-13 May, Hotel Adelaide International.

New additions to the Web
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1.Readthesigns website. A joint initiative between Lifeline and MTAA
Super. A campaign promoting help seeking and suicide prevention in the
workplace.
2.Cultural harmony – The Next Decade 2002-2012. The NSW Government White
Paper is now
3.Partners in Care: Working Together to Make a Real Difference. Project
promoting the needs of Carers from all ages. Resources available.

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WHAT’S NEW?
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1. Diversity in Health Conference: It’s Everybody’s Business 2005. Call
for Abstracts due 29th April. Get your abstract in to be included in the
exciting conference: October 17-19 Hilton on the Park, Melbourne. For more
information: www.amf.net.au

2. Communications and Information Officer, Multicultural Mental Health
Australia: Job Vacancy. MMHA has a challenging position for an experienced
professional wishing to expand their skills in a national organisation.
The successful applicant will be responsible for developing and
coordinating MMHA’s communications strategy, including its magazine,
website, publications, promotion and information service. Contact
Scarlette Vinals for an information pack Email:
scarlette_vinals at wsahs.nsw.gov.au or Tel: 02 9840 3333.

3. MMHA is evaluating its website. Go to www.mmha.org.au click on the
website survey and tell us what you think of the site and how we can make
it better to suit your needs. Thank you to those who have already
participated. For more information: info at mmha.org.au

4.  Supporting Young Carers project, Carers Australia. This project aims
to provide young carers and their families with practical support. It’s
about reconnecting young carers to their communities, coordinating support
to give them time out and time with understanding others. Young carers can
access services through their local Commonwealth Carer Resource Centre
Tel: 1800 242 636. For more information: www.carersaustralia.com.au

5. The 2005 National Award for Student Journalists is a joint initiative
of FECCA and SBS, which aims to encourage positive coverage of
multicultural issues in the media. Winning students will undergo a
comprehensive traineeship involving two-week stints in the newsrooms of
SBS Television, SBS Radio and SBS Digital Media and $1000 from FECCA.
Short listed stories will be published in FECCA’s magazine, Australia
Mosaic. For details and deadlines: www.fecca.org.au

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PUBLICATIONS
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1. Can we help you? Yes we can. DIY Kit for Men. Mental Health support kit
designed for men. Series of excellent pamphlets   to help men deal with
many the different stages in their lives. The kit is an outcome of the
Northern Territory Male Program; a program for men from all backgrounds
who have concerns in their relationships. Produced by Northern Territory
Relationships Australia. For copies Email: relaustnt at octa4.net.au or Tel: 
08 8981 6676.

2. What is important in evaluating health care quality? An International
Comparison of User views. BMC Health Services Resources 2005, 5:16. The
question in this article is whether there are also differences in what
people in different health care systems view as important aspects of
health care quality. This paper aims to describe and international
differences in the importance that health care users attach to different
aspects of health care. Available online as PDF file:
www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-5-16.pdf

3. Excluded Older People: an interim report that focuses on tackling
isolation and social exclusion among older people. Produced after
consultation with older people, service providers and academics. The
report identifies three main areas needing more work in the UK: early
support and preventative services, greater control and choice for older
people to avoid untimely dependency and more ‘joined up’ services linking
support from benefits to houses to health to provide great flexibility and
access to services. To view the report: www.socialexclusion.gov.uk

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EVENTS AND TRAINING
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1. Making a Difference. The conference of the CS&H Industry Skills Council
Conference. 7-8th June 2005: Australian Technology Park, Sydney. The
conference will showcase the industries involved with the council and
discuss how they can all work together to improve skills development,
training and employment opportunities. Some of the topics will include:
Flexible solution to the staff crisis in health; Making a Difference
through e-learning. For more information Tel: 02 9263 3591 or Email:
sally.vanderfield at chisc.com.au

2.  Introduction to Mental Health: postgraduate course delivered by
Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre and School of Mental Health
and the University of Queensland. The course is delivered in Semester 1 of
each academic year as a series of eight one-day Train the Trainer
workshops across four months. Workshops can be individually attended.
Dates for 2005 remaining: 3 May, 4 May, 7 June and 8 June. For more
information Tel: 07 3240 2833 or Email: clarissa_Wilson at health.qld.gov.au

3. Victorian Transcultural Mental Health Research Conference 2005. Call
for abstracts due: 27 May 2005. The aim of this inaugural Transcultural
Mental Health Research conference is to enable Victorian researchers and
post-graduate students to share research findings, discuss transcultural
research methods and explore possibilities for collaboration. Conference
date: 25 August 2005. For more information visit: www.vtpu.org.au or Tel:
03 9471 4300.

4. Into the Light, From Darkness – Capturing the Moment. The 5th Annual
Symposium of the Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health
Nurses SA Branch: 12-13 May, Hotel Adelaide International. This event is
held in conjunction with the Consultation-Liaison Mental Health Nurses -
for whom it will be the 3rd annual forum and the Drug & Alcohol Nurses
Association. For more information: conf05.sa-anzcmhn.org/index.php
For a complete listing of events and training, go to:
http://www.mmha.org.au/Events/
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NEW ADDITIONS TO THE WEB
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1. Read the signs: A joint initiative between Lifeline and MTAA Super. A
campaign promoting help seeking and suicide prevention in the workplace.
The campaign is designed for male employees in mind and provides the
opportunity to develop employer skills in recognising and responding to
those of risk of suicide. It provides resources for support. Visit this
excellent website: www.readthesigns.com.au

2.  Cultural Harmony – The next Decade 2002-2012. The NSW Government White
Paper is now available through the Community Relations Commission Website.
For the PDF document:
www.crc.nsw.gov.au/publications/culturalharmony_whitepaper/index.htm

3. Partners in Care: Working Together to Make a Real Difference. The Royal
College of Psychiatrists and The Princess Royal Trust for Carers have
joined together for a campaign to highlight the problems faced by carers
of all ages, of people with different mental health and learning
disabilities and encourage partnerships between carers, consumers and
health professionals. Good resources available at:
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/campaigns/pinc/index.htm
For an extensive listing of web links go to:  www.mmha.org.au/Links/

For more information please contact us on:
Tel: +61 2 9840 3333
Fax: +61 2 9840 3388
Email: admin at mmha.org.au
Website: www.mmha.org.au