[Commpsych] FW: Upcoming Forum on Global Mental Health, Thu. Oct. 4th

[Heather Gridley]

-----Original Message-----
From: Tania Milletic [mailto:tmiletic at unimelb.edu.au]
Sent: Wed 9/12/2007 3:13 PM
To: Tania Milletic
Subject: Upcoming Forum on Global Mental Health, Thu. Oct. 4th
 
GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH FORUM
Australian Launch of
THE LANCET SERIES ON GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH & THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF
MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS
Date & Time: Thursday 4 October 2007, 9am - 4pm
Venue: Yasuko Hiraoka Room, Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, University
of
Melbourne

Dear friends,

The Centre for International Mental Health, School of Population Health
and
the Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne warmly
invite you to participate in the Global Mental Health Forum.

The Forum will include the Australian launch of the Lancet Series on
Global
Mental Health and the International Journal of Mental Health Systems;
presentations of the major findings in the Lancet Series and the call
for
action; commentaries on the series by key stakeholders in global mental
health and a panel discussion by local and international leaders in
mental
health, donor agencies, multilateral agencies, NGOs and other
stakeholders.

Speakers include:
    * Professor Frank Larkins, DVC International, University of
Melbourne
    * Professor James Angus, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and
Health
Science, University of Melbourne
    * Professor Rob Moodie, Professor of International Health, Nossal
Institute for Global Health
    * A/Prof Alex Cohen, Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical
School
    * A/Prof Harry Minas, Director, CIMH, University of Melbourne

Join us in discussing what should be the Australian contribution to
meeting
the global mental health challenges posed in the Lancet Series and in
the
Call for Action. The articles in the Lancet Series articles are
available
for download at: http://www.thelancet.com/online/focus/mental_health

Please find attached a flyer for the forum. Further information and
registration details are available on the CIMH website:
http://www.cimh.unimelb.edu.au
or contact Tania Miletic: Tel. on 8344 3185 or email:
tmiletic at unimelb.edu.au

We look forward to sharing in this event with you.

Apologies for any replication emails.






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