EDUCATE professionals, ADVANCE knowledge for Carers and Consumers,   ADVOCATE for improved services.


The role of the Association is to advance the field of mental health in the Region by the application of knowledge about mental health.  From mental health education, training, research to mental health advocacy.

There are no fees or subscriptions, you can join here.

 

The aim of the Association is to;

  • Provide knowledge about mental health to the public
  • Provide mental health skills to interested citizens including Patients, Consumers and Carers
  • Educate and train professionals in mental health practices (advise us of your training events here)
  • Advance knowledge/research in the field
  • Advocate for improved mental health and mental health services

The Organisation

The Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association Inc is a non government, not for profit organisation.  The advisory board representatives have a wide background in Mental Health issues in Australia and New Zealand.

The advisory board links ANZMH.asn to universities and educational institutions, to public and private mental health services, to patient/consumer/carer groups, to non government service organisations, to Local and National  Governments, and professional service providers (Division of General Practitioners, College of Psychiatrists, and professional organisations of Psychologists, Nurses, and Allied Health Professionals).

 

Please join with us at the Australia and New Zealand Mental Health Association Inc in these exciting advances in knowledge, education, treatment and training in mental health.

 

There are no fees or charges to become a member and all members receive a discounts off Member Training Seminars. More


Association Membership is open to

Non-government organisation staff
Public health services staff
Private health service staff
Psychologists
General practitioners
Local/State/Governments
Patients/clients/consumers
Nurses

Psychiatrists
Educational institution staff
Counsellors
Allied health staff
Carers
Mental Health Volunteers
Commonwealth Government


Training and Education

If you conduct any training or educational seminars in the mental health sector, the Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association can promote them for you (at no charge) to our members and the 6000 people who visit our site each month.

We have launched an online education database, where you can enter the details of your Seminar or Workshop. It can link to your website, registration page and email address.
publish The database contents are open to the public while a summary of each event is emailed to our members at the end of each month and Tweeted to our followers.

If you would like us to promote your event, you can enter the details here . The database is sponsored by the Sustainability in Business Association.

Official Journal of the Association click image to subscribe


Visit the Training and Education Database

Please view the latest events endorsed by the ANZMHA committee here (opens in a new window).

 

The Black Dog Institute’s online MAP - Using the Internet to help GPs Diagnose and Treat Mood Disorders

The Black Dog Institute’s online Mood Assessment Program (MAP) is a diagnostic tool available free of charge to GPs and Psychologists throughout Australia. It is an invaluable aid in the management of mood disorders.

The online MAP provides a reliable second opinion in the diagnosis in mood disorders that is especially helpful to practitioners who are working in rural and remote locations, or where specialist psychiatric support is difficult to obtain. It is based on the Black Dog Institute’s subtyping model of depression, providing very useful information about appropriate treatment choices for individual patients.

It not only provides guidance about depression subtype, thus helping with the “to prescribe or not prescribe” dilemma, but also gives a clear indication of the likelihood of bipolar disorder, the presence of anxiety disorders and the nature and scale of the patient’s personality vulnerability. All this information is useful both in treating the current episode and preventing the next.

The MAP can be completed by the patient in their own home without supervision. It is accessed via a secure website using an access code provided by the referrer and reports are sent directly and promptly to the referring practitioner. It has been designed to be used in conjunction with clinical assessment and has been well validated over a number of years at the Black Dog Institute’s tertiary referral Depression Clinic and in community based studies in metropolitan and rural NSW.

The Institute is keen to encourage all practitioners across Australia to make use of the online MAP in the belief that more accurate diagnosis of mood disorders will have a positive influence on patient outcomes, as well as make practitioner’s lives easier.

The HESTA Primary Health Care Awards

 

The HESTA Primary Health Care Awards is an initiative of HESTA Super Fund – your health and community services industry fund and the Australian General Practice Network (AGPN).  ME Bank is also a  proud supporter of the awards.

The first awards were hosted in 2011 by HESTA in conjunction with AGPN and formed part of the 2011 AGPN National Forum, to be held in Melbourne in November.

There are three categories which cover the wide range of professions and skills that Australia’s primary health care personnel exhibit, sometimes in trying circumstances and environments.

If you know outstanding contributors to primary health care, recognise their innovation and leadership by nominating them for one of three awards: Young Leader, Individual Distinction, or Team Excellence.

For more information or to access the nomination forms follow this link

 

 

13th International Mental Health Conference 2012

 

Positive Change – Investing in Mental Health

Mental health awareness and well being strategies are urgent public concerns. Mental illness has the third highest burden of disease in Australia with approximately 45% of adults experiencing a mental illness at some stage of their lives, including alcohol or substance abuse disorders.

 

The 13th International Mental Health Conference will focus on the complex mental issues affecting the elderly including depression, dementia, delirium, paranoid disorders and anxiety. It will also explore the mental health issues of young Australians (aged 18 – 24 years) struggling with schizophrenia, depression, suicidal thoughts, bipolar, anxiety disorders and drug use and drug induced psychosis. With 7% of Australian children and adolescents (aged 0 – 17 years) experiencing mental health problems and only one in four receiving professional health care, a positive change is long overdue. more

 

Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association Blog

 

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