Upcoming Events

October

AFFIRM Public Lecture to Celebrate Mental Health Week

Public Lecture
ANU College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Monday October 13 2008, 5.00pm–6.30pm
Theatrette Parliament House, Canberra

Professor Diego De Leo, Professor Ian Hickie and Professor Helen Christensen

Mental health problems are a major source of disability in Australia. This lecture sponsored by the Australian Foundation for Mental Health Research (AFFIRM), brings together Australian experts in mental health to examine issues of suicide prevention, mental health reform and the role of health technologies in treating mental health disorders. The lecture aims to promote the importance of good quality research in the prevention and intervention of mental health disorders.

Professor Diego De Leo is Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention at Griffiths University. He is past President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention and Past President of the International Academy for Suicide Research.

Professor Ian Hickie is Executive Director of the Brain and Mind Research Institute, at the University of Sydney. He is one of the first rounds of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) 2008 Australian Fellows, and is recognised as one of the leading psychiatrists in Australia.

Professor Helen Christensen is Director of the Centre for Mental Health Research at the ANU, a NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, and a member of the Academy of Social Sciences Australia. These experts are supported by Ms Dawn O'Neil, CEO Lifeline Australia, Dr Mike Martin, Head of Psychology, Australian Institute of Sport and Associate Professor Kathy Griffiths, Director of the Consumer Research Unit, ANU.

Presented by the Australian Foundation for Mental Health Research (AFFIRM) and the Centre for Mental Health Research in Association with the Mental Health Council of Australia and the Senate Community Affairs Committee.

This lecture is free and open to the public.
Drinks will be served before the lecture at 4.30 pm

Confirmation of attendance is essential for registration. Please email:
For enquiries contact Helen Christensen on (02) 61252741