[MMHA-E-Bulletin] MMHA E-Bulletin August Edition

Fri Aug 5 10:35:58 EST 2005

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

This free E-Bulletin aims to keep you up-to-date with the latest news and
informationrelated to the mental health and wellbeing of Australia’s
culturally andlinguisticallydiverse (CALD) communities. For contributions:
info at mmha.org.au

This edition in brief: (please scroll down for more information)

What’s New?
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1.NSW Refugee Week small event grants available. Application deadline 27
August 2005

2.Federal Government forms Youth Mental Health Foundation

3.HELP WANTED – Human Rights and Australian Health Policy. Third National
Conference on Human Rights and Mental Health

4.What is the “No more Mualagh” project?

Publications
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1.Consumer and Carer Participation Policy – A Framework for the Mental
Health Sector. Developed by the National Consumer and Carer Forum.

2.Culture Diversity Guide. Multicultural Strategy – Victorian Government
Department of Human Services

3.Carer Life Course Framework: an Evidence-Based Approach to Effective
Carer Education and Support

Events and Training
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1.MMHA 2005 Training Program – 2 half day workshops

2.Human Rights and Mental Health Policy – The Third National Conference on
Human Rights and Mental Health

3.Consumer Participation and CALD Communities Conference.

4."Diversity in Health 2005: It's Everybody's Business"

5.Lifeline Australia and LivingWorks postvention workshops

New additions to the Web
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1.ACT Transcultural Mental Health Network changed phone number

2.Young Carers NSW Website

3.Brisbane housing directory targeted at refugees, asylum seekers and
migrants.

4.Mind Frame Media Website

5.Multicultural mental health information now on Mind Frame Media website
to supports the work of media professionals5.Multicultural Drug Info Website

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WHAT’S NEW?
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1.NSW Refugee Week is held from the 23 - 29 October 2005. It provides a
unique opportunity for refugee communities to hold events and functions
that highlight the culture and contribution of their particular community.
To encourage community groups and organisations to hold events and
functions during Refugee Week, the Community Relations Commission has
provided funding to the Refugee Week Steering Committee to distribute as
small grants ($250-$500). The grants are designed to enable grass-roots
community participation in events that include refugee communities during
Refugee Week. Deadline for grant submissions is 27 August 2005. Further
information can be obtained via the following website
http://www.eccnsw.org.au/

2.A new Youth Mental Health Foundation to better assist young Australians
who suffer from mental illness is to be established by the Australian
Government. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and
Ageing, Christopher Pyne, said the foundation would provide a
national,coordinatedfocus on youth mental health and related drug and alcohol
problems in Australia.The foundation will be funded under the $69 million
2005–2006 Promoting Better Mental Health Budget
initiative.http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/health-mediarel-yr2005-cp-pyn045.htm?OpenDocument&yr=2005&mth=7

3.The organisers of the third National Conference on Human Rights and
Mental Health are looking for volunteers in the following roles.

Admin: Two people who are able to help out on the organising process. You
will need to make phone calls, process payments, update records and do
general admin work.

Recording of the proceedings: You will need a video camera, preferably HD
- need to be able to give us a digital capture ideally, and the
appropriate sound equipment for the area.

Film screening: You will need to be able to help out with screening the
segments of several films during the conference.

Please email louise at informcoaching.com for further information

4.No More Mualagh project has been established to address the needs of
Afghani people in rural areas of Australia in relation to the correct use
of antidepressant medication. The project has been jointly run by
Multicultural Mental Health Australia (MMHA), National Ethnic Disability
Alliance (NEDA) and University of South Australia, Associate Professor
Nicholas Proctor.

The project will accumulate at a launch on Monday 17 October, at this
year’s Diversity in Health Conference.

Please use the following link for further information, fact sheets in Dari
& English and audio resources.
http://www.mmha.org.au//projects/mualagh/English/index_html/view

PUBLICATIONS
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1.Consumer and Carer Participation Policy – A Frame for the Mental Health
Sector. The National Consumer and Carer Forum (NCCF) has developed this
document as a guide for all organisations involved with mental health
within the public, private and non-government sectors, to utilise in the
development and/or implementation of consumer and carer participation
policies. This Policy aims to cover all levels of participation and
includes consumer and carer input at individual, local, state and national
levels.
http://www.mhca.org.au/Resources/NCCF/documents/ConsumerandCarerParticipationPolicy.pdf
2.Culture Diversity Guide. Multicultural Strategy – Victorian Government
Department of Human Services.The guide outlines core principles for valuing
diversity, reducinginequality, encouraging participation and promoting the
social, culturaland economic benefits of cultural diversity for all
Victorians. http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/multicultural/

3.Carer Life Course Framework: an Evidence-Based Approach to Effective
Carer Education and Support.The paper presents the findings of the Carer
Life Course Framework, acomponent of the Carers NSW Carers Mental Health
Project. The project develops a theoretically and empirically based
framework with practical applications for ensuring that carers of people
with a mental illness/mental disorder receive appropriate information and
support interventions depending upon their place in the caring journey,
their life course/life stage, and their relationship to the person with
the mental illness/mental disorder. The framework reflects the lived
experiences of carers as well as the findings from a comprehensive
literature review. Copies are available free to carers or $44.00 to
non-carers. http://www.carernsw.asn.au/

EVENTS AND TRAINING
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1.MMHA 2005 Training Program in conjunction with "Diversity in Health
2005: It's Everybody's Business"
In conjunction with "Diversity in Health 2005: It's Everybody's Business"
Multicultural Mental Health Australia is proud to present three
outstanding practitioners in two 1/2 day Workshops.

Thursday, October 20, 2005. Rydges Melbourne, 186 Exhibition Street,
Melbourne

* Valuing Diversity and Strengthening our Practice: Multicultural Mental
Health for Refugees and Vulnerable Communities - a workshop for clinicians

By: Associate Professor Nicholas Procter, University of South Australia
When: 20 October 2005, 8.30am - 12.30pm

*Thinking through language and the interpretation of meaning - a workshop
for interpreters and mental health practitioners

By: Professor Leslie Swartz, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa and
Greg Turner, Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre
When: October 20 2005, 1.30pm - 5.30pm

BOOK NOW!!! Workshop numbers are limited.

For more information and to download Registration Form:
http://www.mmha.org.au/2005Workshopsphone: 02 9840 3333
email: admin at mmha.org.au

2.Human Rights and Mental Health Policy – The Third National Conference on
Human Rights and Mental Health
The objective of this conference will be to highlight the important
relationship between mental health and the powerful legal and government
institutions that hold peoples individual human rights in their hands.

When: 8 – 9 September 2005
Where: National Parliament. Canberra
More info: http://www.save.org.au/events.htm

3.Consumer Participation and CALD Communities Conference
The aim of the conference will be to provide an opportunity for
health-promoting workers and consumers from across Victoria to share,
discuss and debate culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) consumer
participation strategies in health service/ program and health promotion
planning, delivery and evaluation. The knowledge of CALD consumer
participation shared and generated at this conference will be used to
enhance the relevance, accessibility, equity and quality of health
services and programs and health promotion initiatives.

When: 8 September 2005
Where: John Scott Meeting House, Latrobe University, Bundoora Campus,
Victoria
More info: http://www.ceh.org.au/docs/Temporary/Conference Brochure.pdf

4."Diversity in Health 2005: It's Everybody's Business" Conference

Provide a new perspective on old issues and valuable information on new
challenges of health and wellbeing for the diverse community of Australia.
When: October 17-19
Where: Hilton on the Park, Melbourne.

Registration is still open. Download the Registration Brochure at:
http://www.amf.net.au/event_nat_healthDiversity.shtml

or from the MMHA website: http://www.mmha.org.au/Diversity/

For a complete listing of conferences and events relevant to multicultural
mental health, visit http://www.mmha.org.au/Events/

5.Lifeline Australia and LivingWorks, with the support of the Commonwealth
Department of Health & Ageing, will be hosting two interactive suicide
postvention workshops, to be presented by American suicidology expert Dr.
Frank Campbell.

Deadline for registrations has been extended to Monday 15 August 2005

Melbourne Workshop
When: 22 August (Melbourne) 8.30am – 5pm and 25 August (Sydney).
Where: Hotel Y, 489 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne

Sydney Workshop
When: 25 August (Sydney) 8.30am – 5pm
Where: The Portside Centre, 207 Kent St, Sydney

More Info: http://www.lifeline.org.au/pages/frank_campbell.php or phone
62159411

NEW ADDITIONS TO THE WEB
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1.ACT Transcultural Mental Health Network has changed their phone number.
The contact phone number is now 02 6205 1178.

2.The young carer NSW website is now live. www.youngcarersnsw.asn.au

3.Brisbane Housing directory targeted at refugees, asylum seekers and
migrants can be accessed at www.qshelter.asn.au. (This is a Brisbane
specific directory)

4.The Mindframe-media website, based on the print resource 'Reporting
Suicide and Mental Illness', provides practical advice and information to
support the work of media professionals by informing them about sensitive
and appropriate reporting of suicide and mental illness.
http://mindframe-media.com/index.php

5.The Multicultural DrugInfo website provides a comprehensive database of
multilingual drug and alcohol information in Victoria.
http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/multicultural

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For moreinformation please contact us on:

Tel: +61 2 9840 3333
Fax: +61 2 9840 3388
Email: admin at mmha.org.au
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