Events
Schizophrenia Awareness Week 2010
Next year’s Schizophrenia Awareness Week is May 16-May 22 2010.
This year's speaker will be Professor Joanne Nicholson.
Professor Nicholson is currently due to visit the following cities during her tour of Australia
Sydney: 16th - 17th May
Canberra: 18th May
Melbourne: 18th - 19th May
Adelaide: 19th - 20th May
Perth: 20th - 23rd May
Watch this space for more details and possible changes to this itinerary.
SAW in the Hunter Valley
For people living in the Huntere Valley, the Hunter Institute of Mental Health (HIMH) is welcoming international speaker Ron Coleman from the UK to present the lecture "Hearing Voices (Intro & Adv) and Supporting Self Harm".
Find out more at HIMH's website (just scroll down to find Ron)
Find Help Locally
The Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia has member organisations in states and territories around Australia, apart from the ACT
Click on your State above to view its website.
MIFA is a supporter of the Federal Government's National Compact on mental health.
LATEST NEWS
January 23, 2010
Peer Work in the News
Click here to read a summary of a range of peer support activities in 7 countries from the International Initiative in Mental Health Leadership.
This overview of peer work draws on the expertise of Peer Work Project, which is a program run by MIFA member MIFSA, in collaboration with Baptist Care SA Inc.