The Hunter Institute of Mental Health

The Hunter Institute of Mental Health is a business unit of the Mental Health Services in the Hunter New England Area Health Service.

The mission of the Hunter Institute of Mental Health is to promote mental health and to improve the outcomes for people with mental illnesses.

We provide a range of education and training programs and undertake health promotion projects locally and nationally.

The Institute provides continuing professional development programs for mental health service providers, people who work in the helping professions, community service organisations, and the private sector.

On a community level we provide training programs to increase the level of understanding of mental illness and how it affects our community.

We provide programs for parents, teachers and others who work with children to assist them to understand how they can foster the knowledge and skills for good mental health throughout life.

We undertake programs to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses and to encourage individuals to seek help if they experience social or emotional distress. In addition we undertake suicide prevention programs across Australia. Further information is available at www.himh.org.au

North Coast Area Health Service (NCAHS) covers an area of 25,570 Sq Km extending from Port Macquarie in the south, Queensland in the north and westward to the Great Dividing Range.

NCAHS has the fastest growing population of any Area Health Service in NSW. The population of the NCAHS is projected to increase to 509,573 by 2011.

Inpatient Mental Health Services have been expanded in Lismore, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie. Opportunities for Medical, Nursing and Allied Health staff continue to be available in the Acute and specialist Inpatient facilities. A specialist Child and Adolescent Unit has been built in Lismore and a Rehabilitation Unit is under construction in Coffs Harbour.
Within the community setting there is an expansion of services to all age ranges. There are specialist programs for Older Persons, Young Persons mental health and Rehabilitation Services. There are continuing opportunities for professionals to become part of these exciting and innovative services.
As a rural mental health service the North Coast is innovative in the approaches to both the needs of its employees and the way in which services are delivered. These current service expansions offer you a chance to become part of a vibrant and expanding team, coupled with a beautiful natural environment within easy reach of larger metropolitan centres.

The Federation Press is an independent, Australian-owned and run publishing company specialising in legal, social and academic books. It was founded in 1987 with the philosophy that ideas are important and that books remain unrivalled as a forum for communication, analysis and debate on ideas. We encourage authors to write books that not only convey information but which also engage current debates and stimulate the intellect. We encourage the use of language which is clear and unambiguous. We even, occasionally, publish revised versions of theses.

We are known for our quality legal and professional titles. In addition, we encourage our top quality authors to write with clarity and conciseness on complicated issues so that books, which are simple to understand, but not simplistic, are available for the wider community at attractive prices. In the tertiary academic sector, the success of our high-quality, well-priced books has established a flourishing student publishing program. 

Therapeutic Guidelines Limited (TGL) is an independent not-for-profit organisation. Its aim is to promote the quality use of medicines, and it does this through the writing, publication and sale of Therapeutic Guidelines.

Its reputation is staked not only on its publications but also on its independence of government and commercial interests. It is financially self-sufficient and does not receive any form of government funding.

Therapeutic Guidelines are written principally for prescribers, providing them with clear, practical, succinct and up-to-date therapeutic information for a range of diseases. It is based on the latest international literature, interpreted by some of Australia’s most eminent and respected experts, with input from an extensive network of general practitioners and other users. Therapeutic Guidelines represent the essence of current available evidence.

Therapeutic Guidelines titles include Analgesic, Antibiotic, Cardiovascular, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastrointestinal, Neurology, Oral and Dental, Palliative Care, Psychotropic, Respiratory, Rheumatology and Toxicology & Wilderness, as well as Management Guidelines: Developmental Disability.

All of these titles are combined in the electronic versions eTG complete for desktop computers, and miniTG, which is for PDAs.

For more information visit www.tg.org.au

Co-Exist NSW is a programme of Transcultural Mental Health Centre and is funded by NSW Health. Co-Exist NSW is a state-wide service providing triage, clinical consultation, assessment and referral services to people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities who experience complex health problems arising from substance abuse and concurrent mental health difficulties.  The programme aims to assist individuals and their families and provide a holistic, integrated and culturally appropriate approach to the issues of CALD comorbidity. 

Life Without Barriers

Our Vision

>> Breaking down the barriers to life’s opportunities through responsible innovation in community services.

Our Values
>> Relationships First
>> Quality delivery uncompromised
>> Honesty
>> Everyone is valuable

Our Organisation
Life Without Barrier is a leading provider in Australia of innovative, community-based services for people with a mental health issue, children and young people in crisis, and people with a disability – supporting connections with family, culture and community. Our organisation was founded in 1995 by a group of business people in the Hunter Region who had a vision of improving the lives of people living with disabilities. We have since expanded throughout all states and territories of Australia and more recently to New Zealand.

The philosophy and practice of LWB is to develop ‘wrap-around’ services with the full involvement of service users. Our philosophy demonstrates a commitment to strength-based, consumer-driven, recovery-focused approach. To achieve innovative, responsible and responsive services, we are constantly creating new programs to meet the needs of those who use our service and the broader community.

The Central Coast Clinic, located at Brisbane Waters Private Hospital (Woy Woy), is the first and only private psychiatric in-patient facility on the Central Coast.

The new Clinic offers both out-patient and in-patient care for patients suffering from psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, mood disorders, psychoses, bi-polar disorder and post traumatic stress disorder. Patients are admitted only on a voluntary basis. The Clinic will undergo a comprehensive mental health assessment that will ensure the Clinic will be the

suitable environment to successfully treat their mental health needs.

The Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA) is the peak, national, non-government organisation representing the interests of the Australian alcohol and other drugs sector, providing a national voice for people working to reduce the harm caused by alcohol and other drugs. ADCA works collaboratively with the government, non-government, business and community sectors to promote evidence-based, socially just, approaches aimed at preventing or reducing the health, economic and social harm caused by alcohol and other drugs to individuals, families, communities and the nation.

ADCA's membership includes organisations, services, agencies and individual professionals and practitioners engaged in alcohol and other drug services throughout Australia. ADCA's membership also includes: major university research centres; tertiary institutions that offer courses in addiction studies and other programs for alcohol and other drugs workers; officers of the law and criminal justice system; policy analysts; and administrators.

The collective wisdom and expertise of ADCA's broad and diverse membership is drawn upon through ADCA's structure, which provides mechanisms for obtaining input on key strategic issues from members in each Australian State and Territory, through their participation on ADCA's Reference Groups.

ADCA bases its work on the available evidence, drawn from research and practice, and ensures collaboration and cooperation with a wide range of partners.

The Living Skills Library is an Australian enterprise producing psychotherapy resources for individuals and institutions. The programs feature a unique mix of print and DVD imagery creating exceptionally clear explanations together with very engaging presentations.

Leading Psychotherapy Groups. The theories and suggestions presented in the text is supported by many examples and practical exercises which permit readers to test the value and use of the concepts.

Also available is a nine part self-help, self-hypnosis series . The Self Help Cinema is a leading edge modality combining trance-inducing screen images on high quality DVD with a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy journal. This powerful new combination of safe, proven and successful healing techniques is a breakthrough in self-administered self-help programs.

Written by Melbourne psychologist and psychotherapist Susie Rotch, the Living Skills Library programs are made to meet the needs of all psychologists either for for professional development or for adjunct self-help resources for their clients.

www.livingskillslibrary.com
www.leadingpsychotherapygroups.com

Crackatonic Projects is a Sydney based company, focused on helping people to be proactive in managing their illnesses through the use of web and desktop applications.

The first product released by Crackatonic Projects is "Optimism", a desktop application developed specifically for people with mood disorders. Since its launch in January 2008 it has been very well received in the mental health field. 

Optimism is a stay-well planning application that equips the user to better understand their illness, to help them in finding strategies to stay well, and to assume more control over their health. It is designed to integrate within a wider treatment plan, with charts and a report available for sending to a health professional by email. This makes it ideal for people who are not able to visit their health provider easily.

Crackatonic Projects also develops interactive applications for displaying advertising materials and magazines online. It does this in conjunction with its sister company, Bishop Konig Advertising.