Nearly 100 health officials, mental health experts, academic and private sector representatives from 16 APEC member economies attended the recent 2015 APEC Roundtable on Mental Health, held on 25 August in Manila. This historic Roundtable underscores the growing understand of the vital role of mental... Read more
The strong interest in mental health research exchanges continues to encourage researchers in Japan and Australia. This March 2015, The National Centre for Neurology and Psychiatry hosted a Joint Seminar on Mental Health Research with University of Melbourne’s Department of Psychiatry. This was... Read more
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Tuesday 2nd September AAMH Director Professor Chee Ng participated in an inspiring session at the APAC Forum this week in Melbourne. Managed by Ko Awatea, Auckland and this year hosted by Commission for Hospital Improvement, part of Victoria’s... Read more
Asia Australia Mental Health has partnered with China’s Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation to co-host the "Disaster Mental Health: From Challenges to Opportunities” forum and training program from 29-31 October 2013 in Beijing. Disaster mental health stakeholders from around the... Read more
Mental Health leaders from 18 countries gathered in Bali, Indonesia to build principles and practices for community mental health promotion. In a region where economic development is occurring at rates never seen before, communities face enormous challenges as their societies struggle to cope with... Read more
Between 31 October and 1 November 2011, the inaugural joint conference between the University of Melbourne and National Centre of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP) was held in Tokyo. This conference was aimed at strengthening the relationship between Australia and Japan, through the cooperative goal of... Read more
AAMH co-hosted an important conference for community mental health leaders in New Delhi, India from 17-19 February 2011. The Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has collaborated with Asia Australia Mental Health to organise an... Read more
In August 2010, AAMH partnered with the Thai Ministry of Health to run a workshop on leadership in community mental health. Ms Julia Fraser and A/Prof Chee Ng, Co-Directors of AAMH, were invited by the Thai Ministry of Health to partner in the International Community Mental Health Conference, held in... Read more
The Asia Pacific Community Mental Health Development Project (APCMHDP) continues to go from strength to strength, with participants from 16 countries in the Asia Pacific gathering in Melbourne for a two day conference from 20-21st August 2009. Thirty-five participants from the Asia Pacific region... Read more
