13th International Mental Health Conference

Important Dates

1. Open of Abstracts December 2011
2. Close of Abstracts 13th April 2012
3. Notification to Authors 20th April 2012
4. Author Acceptance Closes 27th April 2012
5. Programme Available 1st of May 2012

The conference will focus on:
• State, Federal and International initiatives addressing mental health needs.
• Planning and initiatives of the COAG task force.
• Research validation of early intervention strategies and treatments for drug induced psychosis, trauma and depression.
• Research validated treatments designed to facilitate recovery, particularly in the areas of depression and trauma.
• Initiatives and best practice in suicide prevention
• Examine and critically review the effectiveness of preventive approaches used in the field of mental health

Keynote addresses, submitted papers, workshops and case studies will examine how approaches and techniques can be incorporated into daily practise.

The conference streams will include:
• Multi-level Government initiatives and policies
• Early interventions
• Recovery treatments
• Prevention treatments (including suicide)
• Workforce re-integration – best practice? What treatments are most efficacious

Important Information

Authors or organisations interested in submitting a paper or presenting a workshop are invited to submit an abstract of no more than 300 words outlining the aims, contents and conclusions of their paper or presentation; or about their intended role in a workshop.

All proposals will be reviewed by the Conference Program Committee. Presentations will be selected to provide a program that offers a comprehensive and diverse treatment of issues related to the conference theme. Authors will be notified by e-mail of the outcome of their abstract submission.

Please note:

1. Abstracts should contain a maximum of 300 words and must be submitted in English.
2. All confirmed abstracts will be published in the Book of Abstracts.
3. Accepted authors must register for the Conference to be included in the Program. Where a paper is written by joint authors, at least one author is required to register.
4. Abstract submissions will only be accepted via the conference website.
5. We regret that no financial support can be provided for workshops, and session papers.

Angela Stuart
Conference Secretariat
Ph: 07 5502 2068
Email: conference@anzmh.asn.au