This last year, we’ve held six seminars for the mental health sector. We’ve enjoyed the company of over 400 attendees from across the sector.
We started the year with Empowerment thought community-led responses to racism, focusing on a project co-designed by Victoria University, Wyndham City Council, and the Wyndham Community and Education Centre to combat racism within communities. Tom Clark led the seminar, presenting the work of the project and leading discussion on how similar networks can be developed and deployed.
In April, Simon Katterl led the seminar Not before Time, Lived and Living experience-led Justice and Repair. The seminar explored the report of the same name, which examined harms caused by the mental health system.
Andrea Vancia and Michelle Ravesi presented the PHN Multicultural Health Framework: A national approach to cultural responsiveness in June, providing an overview of the PHN Multicultural Health Framework and showcasing PHN activities.
Tackling stigma in the news media: Our latest research findings was held in July. Presented by Anna Ross, the seminar gave an overview of her research into the ways in which people with complex mental illness are portrayed in the media.
In August, Charles Foster presented Harms, Hope and Horizon: Out of Sight, Out of Mind report. He outlined the issues and proposed actions from the report, exploring inequities and barriers to access faced by people seeking mental health treatment in regional and remote Australia.
The year’s final seminar, held in November, was led by Meena Nathan, Ikran Aden, and Lena Ford. Titled The Cultural Engagement Program: A journey into supporting children, young people and families from multicultural and multifaith backgrounds through culturally responsive practice, the seminar presented the program’s findings and outcomes.
Next year, we’ll have many more seminars from a vast array of speakers. Stay tuned for updates by subscribing to our mailing list.