Fostering sustainable policy change is a topic close to our hearts in the mental health sector. This is why it is exciting to see the release of a new and online guide to understanding, engaging with and influencing policy. With funding from the Canadian Grand Challenges, and hosted by the Mental... Read more
It was a real privilege for AAMH staff to attend this 6th Creating Futures conference in Cairns, May 2015. Accompanied this year with an inaugural Leadership in Mental Health: Island Nations course (auspiced by Sangath and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), this conference... Read more
Health and development challenges in an ageing world were the focus for The Commonwealth Health Ministers’ Meeting in May 2015, Geneva. This annual meeting allows Commonwealth health leaders to meet and discuss global and Commonwealth issues, and to agree on collective policies and initiatives.... Read more
Dr. Engelina Groenewald from Cape Town, South Africa joined the POST Program for the month of April to observe aged mental health and neuropsychiatry. Engelina is the most recent recipient of the Frances Ames Scholarship named after St Vincent’s Mental Health Chair of Psychiatry Prof David Castle’s... Read more
Dalian is the southernmost city in North Eastern China. With an estimated population of over 6 million people the seaport of Dalian is the second largest city in the Liaoning Province. Psychiatrist’s Dr. Wang Xiaoming and Dr. Zhang Liang from The Dalian 7th People’s Hospital joined the POST Program... Read more
At the recent National Depression Symposium in Myanmar, AAMH had the opportunity to speak with Associate Professor Tin Oo, Head of Mental Health Department at the University of Medicine, Mandalay. Dr. Tin Oo gave the plenary address at the Symposium and presented extensive experience in research,... Read more
Experts from China, Australia and Myanmar have developed a short training program for health professionals, focusing on improving the health response to depression in Myanmar. The Global Burden of Disease is an international study, which has increased understanding of a population’s true health... Read more
The Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop was warmly welcomed at the Kiribati’s mental health inpatient unit in March 2015. Ms. Bishop officially launched a project supported by DFAT which will see major construction work commence this year. One of the main benefits of the facility improvements... Read more
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Department of Psychiatry This program is designed for students who plan to pursue a career in psychiatric research. It aims to provide students with the skills to work as scholars in their chosen domain of specialisation, such as but not limited to, biological... Read more
AAMH and partners were excited to be at the 6th World Congress on Women's Mental Health held in Tokyo this month, which was the first to be held in Asia from the growing International Association of Women’s Mental Health. Established in 2001 to improve the mental health of women throughout the... Read more
