Since its inception in October 2008, over 15,000 clinicians have participated in 1,169 workshops delivered across metropolitan, regional, rural and remote locations across all state and territories of Australia, including locations as diverse as Nhulunbuy in North East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Kununarra in the Kimberley, Western Australia, Kangaroo Island in South Australia through to Strahan in Western Tasmania.  

Whilst the workshop experiences varied from place to place depending on the mix of professionals attending, the issues of the local landscape and the facilities on offer, essentially the same formula was used for all workshops. And the feedback was overwhelmingly positive about the experiences of attendees.

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Certificates of Attendance are now available for MHPN Network meetings. These documents can be used to support your evidence of continuing professional development. 

Certificates will be completed and signed by Network Coordinators upon conclusion of network meetings and distributed to participants. Retrospective certificates for network meetings previously held are also available upon request. Please contact MHPN for more information.
 

National mental health initiative beyondblue is calling for responses to an online survey which aims to improve mental health care for young adults and adolescents across Australia.

beyondblue is inviting health professionals and school counsellors working with young people, as well as carers and consumers, to participate in a national study to evaluate the relevance and usefulness of guidelines and information currently available to assist in the treatment and management of depression in adolescents and young adults. 

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MHPN is pleased to announce the launch of MHPN Online, our innovative online networking platform for mental health clinicians. 
MHPN Online allows clinicians to;

• communicate with other mental health care providers
• participate in discussion forums to keep abreast of mental health issues and clinical developments
• communicate with networks
• support the sustainability of interdisciplinary networks by communicating between meetings
• post and share resources such as referral and treatment plan templates
• post and share journal articles and conference papers
• gain professional development and support from peers

To join you need to login, then select the link to Join MHPN Online.

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