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The 2nd Australasian Mental Health & Psychosocial Disaster Conference
| What | Conference |
|---|---|
| When |
21/10/2008 09:00
to 23/10/2008 17:00 |
| Where | Sebel & Citigate King George Square Hotel Brisbane, QLD |
| Contact Name | Australian Homeland Security Research Centre |
| Contact Email | admin@disasters-psychosocial.org.au |
| Contact Phone | 02 6161 5143 |
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The Conference will be national in focus with a keynote speaker being Professor Beverley Raphael, Professor Population Mental Health and Disasters, University of Western Sydney.
Topics at the conference include:
- The role of the media and public communications in minimising disaster
stress - Psychosocial impacts in Hurricane Katrina and lessons for
Australia's disaster managers - Practical lessons learned in referrals
during the Canberra bushfires - Social impacts of equine Influenza and
l essons for the future
- Integration of mental health in large operations
- Psychosocial peer support programs for first responders
- Selecting and using crisis counselling
- Best practice in public support through targeted public communications
- Enhancement of disaster resilience in communities
- Identification of special needs groups
