2023 MENTAL HEALTH page6 THE AGENDA

day 1 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

8:30am Registration Registration of Delegates

8:45am Combined Session Master of Ceremony - Welcome & Safety Announcement

9:00am Welcome Address Welcome to Country & Traditional Performance

9:15am Opening Keynote Strong Mob, Strong Future

9:45am Keynote Session: Engaging Rural & Remote Communities to Access primary mental healthcare

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10:30am Morning Tea Network with Service Providers/Exhibitors

11:00am Keynote Session: Mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Indigenous peoples -

acknowledging the past and making sense of the present Dr. Amber Logan & Dr Joe Stone, Clinical Psychologists Indigenous Development Specialists NZ/USA

11:45am Keynote Session: Responsiveness and Cultural Healing in Communities within Australia - Uncle Ara Harathunian, Managing Director, Kultchafi QLD

12:30pm Lunch Break Network with Service Providers/Exhibitors

1:30pm Concurrent Sessions A Community‐driven Research Program in Mental Health & Suicide Prevention

Concurrent Sessions B Culturally Responsive Approaches to Child and Adult Mental Health & Wellbeing

Concurrent Sessions C Healing environments: Housing, community design and indigenous wellness

2:15pm Concurrent Sessions A Stories of Healing - Victoria (Open for community paper)

Concurrent Sessions B Stories of Healing - NSW (Open for community paper)

Concurrent Sessions C Stories of Healing - QLD (open for community paper)

3:00pm Afternoon Tea Network with Service Providers/Exhibitors

3:30pm Keynote Session Exploring Best Practices For Indigenous Youth Suicide Prevention Dr. Amber Logan & Dr Joe Stone, Clinical Psychologists Indigenous Development Specialists NZ

4:15pm Keynote Session Lived Experience - Six Commodore Airbags Jonathan Cornforth, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Support & Liaison Officer ACT

6.00pm Conference Networking Dinner Cruise & Water Dining

day 2 - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

8:30am Registration Registration of Delegates

9:00am Keynote Session New approach in New Zealand towards Methamphetamine Use and Depression

Dr. Amber Logan & Dr Joe Stone, Clinical Psychologists Indigenous Development Specialists

9:45am Keynote Session Pyschosocial disability in NDIS framework (Calling for Papers from Community)

10:30am Morning Tea Network with Service Providers/Exhibitors

11:00am Concurrent Sessions A Educating the wider public about issues affecting Stolen Generations families

Concurrent Sessions B Highlighting community-based programs assisting members of Stolen Generations Concurrent Sessions C Sharing of stories from members of stolen generations across the nation

11:45am Concurrent Sessions A Successful family and community re-integration strategies (Calling for Papers from Community)
Concurrent Sessions B Showcasing positive outcomes for members and families of Stolen Generations
Concurrent Sessions C Empowering Self, Empowering Mob: The Pathway to Self Determination

12:30pm Lunch Break Network with Service Providers/Exhibitors

1:30pm Concurrent Sessions A Using Technology to Improve Mental Health Outcomes
Concurrent Sessions B Indigenous Mental Health Community Programs
Concurrent Sessions C Healing Power of Culture: Culturally Responsive Programs

2:15am Concurrent Sessions A Supporting Diverse Indigenous Health Workforce
Concurrent Sessions B Community‐driven Research Program in Mental Health
Concurrent Sessions C Community-led Solutions in AOD Programs

3:00pm Afternoon Tea Network with Service Providers/Exhibitors

3:30pm Keynote Session Supporting safe, quality mental health services provided within a stepped care

framework

4:15pm Keynote Session Mental health reform agenda and joint regional mental health and suicide prevention planning

5:00pm End of Conference DELEGATES WHO ATTEND 85% OF THE CONFERENCE WILL BE

ENTITLED TO A CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION

day 3 - SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This year, we offer new and exciting innovation for our conferences. Day 3 is devoted to a professional development workshop or masterclass. As such, we have introduced several exciting networking and professional development innovations which is an extra cost for your chosen masterclass. However, this is optional so please make sure you complete your registration form with the masterclass included if you intend to attend either the Healing Circle Works or the Gatekeepers Culture & Sensitivity - Become an Interventionist to Suicide.

OPTION 1 - CONFERENCE MASTERCLASS - HEALING CIRCLE WORK

The Healing Circle Work masterclass addresses emotional challenges and barriers faced by people who have had traumatic experiences. Healing Circle Work is not a therapeutic program, but therapeutic outcomes are experienced. As participants, you will learn to live life in the moment recognising and understanding your own spirituality, and gaining the ability to enter the moment to reaffirm yourselves.

This workshop will teach you to learn to appreciate and be accountable for your highest good, and the highest good of others around you. Healing Circle Work is provided in group sessions, and is suitable for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants over 18 years of age. Reserve your place now and

let us unlock this ancient Aboriginal wisdom and knowledge shared with all peoples.

OPTION 1 - CONFERENCE MASTERCLASS - Healing Circle Works Masterclass is optional and an extra cost of $350 per person. Pre-booking is required. Limited to 10-12 places.

OPTION 2 - CONFERENCE MASTERCLASS - The Gatekeeper Cultures and Spirituality - Interventionist to Suicide is optional and an extra cost of $350 per person. Pre-booking is required. Limited to 30 places.

Worrying about how your team, family and community effectively assist and manage clients experiencing intergenerational trauma? Indigenous peoples around the world endured several generations of trauma and other neurological effects and compromised behavioural immunity which leads to behavioural indicators such as substance abuse and suicide. Our current generation is impacted by structural violence, poverty, racism, governmental neglect and ongoing hostilities, and unfortunately, our mob have learned our lessons in traumatiSation as well wherein many situations, we have internalized the trauma imposed on ourselves and turned onto our own families, communities, and selves.

This workshop will teach you:

The strong benefits of recapturing and revitalizing our languages, cultures and spirituality
How to become an interventionist to suicide in your communities
Understand and utilise trauma-informed care to heal ourselves, our clients, and our communities.
Strategies in managing clients and families affected by intergenerational trauma and break the cycle of suicide in our communities.
In Just One Day You Can Learn Strategies for how to become an interventionist to suicide and work effectively with your clients who are experiencing intergenerational trauma and their families.

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