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Meeting topics that were popular in 2020
Meeting topics that were popular in 2020
27/01/2021
Read on for meeting topics popular in 2020 and resources that can be useful at your next meeting.
Meeting topics that were popular in 2020:
Natural disasters and emergency relief
Older person's mental health
Eating disorders
Child and adolescent
Suicidality and self-harm
Alcohol and other drugs
Pain and mental health
Eating disorders
Perinatal and infant
Trauma
Practitioner self-care
Domestic and family violence
Use this list as a starting point to brainstorm ideas for your network.
If one of these topics is of interest, the following resources may be useful to discuss at your meeting:
Natural disasters and emergency relief
Conversation between experts in disaster recovery
podcast.
Community Trauma Toolkit
contains resources to help and support adults and children before, during, and after a disaster or traumatic event.
The Disaster Mental Health Hub
, provided by Phoenix Australia
Older person's mental health
Article:
Compassion and connection to enrich our lives
.
Child and adolescent
'
Highlights in Child Mental Health Research: December 2019'
. These articles provide latest research for discussion at meetings.
Or listen to conversations on a variety of topics related to children’s social and emotional wellbeing. New episodes are
released fortnightly
.
Suicidality and self-harm
Webinar:
Responding to the needs of a person presenting with suicidality
Alcohol and other drugs
Dr Hester Wilson provided a
case study
in the newsGP publication. You could discuss the case study and listen to the The Black Dog Institute podcast
Alcohol misuse and mental health
(35 min).
Pain and mental health
Webinar:
Working collaboratively to address the mental health of people experiencing chronic pain.
Eating disorders
Eating disorders guidelines
National Eating Disorders Collaboration
provides resources for health professionals on their website.
Perinatal and infant
Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE) offers a free resource for practitioners in the form of
the National Perinatal Mental Health Guideline
s.
Trauma
Online support and help lines are provided in the
eMHPrac mental health Directory
Blue Knot Foundation provide
information for health professionals
who work in various capacities with clients with complex trauma histories.
Phoenix Australia provide resources for
practitioners
.
Practitioner self-care
Webinar
Self-care for mental health practitioners
.
TEN – The Essential Network is a new app developed by Health Professionals to support Health Professionals. Access self-tests, video resources and support services by downloading the TEN app here:
blackdoginstitute.org.au
Domestic and family violence
Emerging Minds provide a suite of
family and domestic violence (FDV) e-learning courses for practitioners
working in all adult-focused services who engage with adult and family adversity, could inform your discussion.
Child Family Community Australia provide an article
Fathering programs in the context of domestic and family violence
and other resources on their
website
.
Useful websites:
The Guidelines Portal provides a single entry point for access to clinical practice guidelines developed for use in Australian health care settings: www.clinicalguidelines.gov.au
Developed by
eMHPrac
(e-Mental Health in Practice) in collaboration with the
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
,
wellmob.org.au
is a website of culturally relevant online resources to support social and emotional wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Partners in Wellbeing
offer free mental health and wellbeing support for people across Victoria.