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Refugee Trauma Across the Lifespan - Children & Adolescent Wellbeing and the Implications for Adult Health
| What | Conference |
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| When |
29/10/2009 from 09:00 to 17:00 |
| Where | Union House, Level 4 Eclipse Room, University of Adelaide (North Terrace Campus), SA |
| Contact Name | Anne Jurisevic |
| Contact Email | anne.jurisevic@adelaide.edu.au |
| Contact Phone | (08) 8308 8222 |
| Attendees | Researchers, clinicians, students, health care and government personnel with an interest in refugee child and adolescent wellbeing. |
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Keynote Addresses from Mr Hieu Van Le, Lieutenant Governor of South Australia, Chairmain, South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission and Dr Ida Kaplan, Manager, Client Services, Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture.
Refugee trauma across the lifespan is recognised worldwide as a significant mental health issue in our times. Refugee trauma can be across many cultures and there is much diversity with regard to idioms of distress causing a change in behaviour and mental well being. Refugee trauma is included in Australia's National Mental Health Plan, yet the extent to which it is recognised, researched or discussed in an interdisciplinary context is perhaps less than we would expect, even in places where there resides a diverse population of people from refugee background.
This one day event will consider the critical themes, debates and research possibilities related to refugee trauma for young people, with implications for later life, using a range of illustrative case study, clinical practice and research presentations. The event is FREE.
