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Developing strategies to improve mental health and wellbeingoutcomes in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

25+ KEY SPEAKERS INCLUDING:

National

Indigenous Mental Health& Wellbeing Forum

13th-15th February 2017 I Pan Pacific, Perth

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND:• Learn how to develop and implement mental health programmes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities with a small budget• Discover how your community can improve mental health through effective education and training programmes• Identify the role of education providers and how they can nurture a positive future for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youths • Learn how to establish collaborative partnerships between communities and mainstream service providers to tackle mental health issues among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people• Uncover effective methods to improve service delivery within health services by training and educating non-Indigenous mental health staff on Indigenous culture • Determine how to recruit and support an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce in the health sector

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Lady Tureiti MoxonManaging DirectorTe Kohao Health, New Zealand

John TamihereChief Executive OfficerTe Pou Matakana, New Zealand

Lesley van SchoubroeckCommissionerQueensland Mental Health Commission

LaVerne BellearActing Chief Executive OfficerRedfern Aboriginal Medical Service

Dr Mark WenitongPublic Health Medical AdvisorApunipima – Cape York Health CouncilFounder and Former PresidentAustralian I ndigenous Doctors’ Association

Adele CoxNational Senior ConsultantNational Empowerment ProjectCouncil MemberAustralian Suicide Prevention Advisory Council

Josie FarrerMember for KimberleyAustralian Labor Party

Dameyon BonsonFounderBlack RainbowFinalist of the Dr Yunupingu Award For Human Rights &Social JusticeNational Indigenous Human Rights AwardsIndigenous Human RightsFinalist 2015

Gerard NeeshamChief Executive OfficerClontarf Foundation

Maureen CarterChief Executive OfficerNindilingarri Cultural Health Service

Logan K. Howlet, JPMayorCity of Cockburn

Media Partners:

Gerry GeorgatosNational Senior ConsultantAboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation ProjectSuicide Prevention Researcher and Restorative Justice and Prison Reform ExpertInstitute of Social Justice and Human RightsAward Winning Journalist

Lady Tureiti MoxonManaging DirectorTe Kohao Health,

New Zealand

John TamihereChief Executive Officer

Te Pou Matakana, New Zealand

Lesley van SchoubroeckCommissioner

Queensland Mental Health Commission

LaVerne BellearActing Chief Executive

OfficerRedfern Aboriginal

Medical Service

Dr Mark WenitongPublic Health Medical

AdvisorApunipima – Cape York

Health CouncilFounder and Former

PresidentAustralian Indigenous Doctors’ Association

Adele CoxNational Senior ConsultantNational Empowerment

ProjectCouncil Member

Australian Suicide Prevention Advisory

Council

Josie FarrerMember for Kimberley

Australian Labor Party

Dameyon BonsonFounder

Black RainbowFinalist of the Dr Yunupingu Award For Human Rights &

Social JusticeNational Indigenous Human

Rights AwardsIndigenous Human Rights

Finalist 2015

Adrian MunroExecutive Manager

of OperationsRichmond Wellbeing

Gerard NeeshamChief Executive OfficerClontarf Foundation

Maureen CarterChief Executive OfficerNindilingarri Cultural

Health Service

Logan K. Howlet, JPMayor

City of Cockburn

Gerry GeorgatosNational Senior Consultant

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention

Evaluation ProjectSuicide Prevention Researcher

and Restorative Justice and Prison Reform Expert

Institute of Social Justice and Human Rights

Award Winning Journalist

Deb LeeChief Executive Officer

Adelaide PHN

Dr Teresa AndersonChief Executive OfficerSydney Local Health

District

David ColeFounding Director

Balunu Foundation

Miranda WattPrincipal

Maningrida School

Kelly DonaldsonRegional Mental Health

WorkerGoldfields Aboriginal

Mental Health

Mervyn EadesChief Executive Officer

Ngalla Maya

Richard AshwinRegional Mental Health

WorkerGoldfields Aboriginal

Mental Health

Tim ShawMental Health Services

ManagerRoyal Flying Doctor

Services

Katrina DartConsultant Instructor Trainer and Instructor

CoordinatorMental Health First Aid

Hillary lA denhovenAboriginal Clinical

ConsultantThomas Embling

Hospital – Forensicare

Sam NolanAboriginal Project Officer

Thomas Embling Hospital – Forensicare

Cindy JingmarabynanaTeacher and AdvisorManingrida School

Roslyn DunneSocial Worker (MSW) and

Teacher (ECT)Maningrida School

Joseph DiddoAssistant Teacher and

AdvisorManingrida School

Trish Hill-WallCourse Co-ordinator and

Associate LecturerCurtin University

Mel HoyRegional Coordinator

for iBobbly ProjectAlive and Kicking

Goals

EXPERT SPEAKERS:

National Indigenous Mental Health & Wellbeing Forum


WELCOME LETTER:

ADVISORY PANEL:

Dear Participants,

On behalf of Akolade and as the Chair of the conference, I’m delighted to welcome you to the National Indigenous Mental Health & Wellbeing Forum.

We acknowledge and respect our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and its significance. As Australia’s and one of the world’s oldest cultures, it is our responsibility to ensure the welfare and development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and its people.

Research by the Australian Human Rights Commission shows that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are 5.2 times more likely to self-harm than non-Aboriginal Australians, and more than twice as likely to commit suicide. I like a vast majority of Aboriginal families in the Kimberley have been directly affected by suicide, sadly losing my grandson a few years ago. He was 16 years old.

Western Australia and the Northern Territory in particular have seen an alarmingly high rate of suicides and mental health issues among the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, and it is imperative that we work together to improve and strengthen the current situation.

The staggering mental health issues among Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander people calls for action. Join us for three days of learning, networking and partnering opportunities, in order to tackle the mental health issues in Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

I look forward to meeting you in February 2017.

Yours sincerely,

Josie FarrerMember for KimberleyAustralian Labor Party

Akolade is pleased to offer a selected number of scholarships for Indigenous community representatives who would ordinarily be unable to attend. For further information, email: [email protected].

Gerry GeorgatosNational Senior ConsultantAboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation ProjectSuicide Prevention Researcher and Restorative Justice and Prison Reform ExpertInstitute of Social Justice and Human RightsAward Winning Journalist

Katrina DartConsultant Instructor Trainer and Instructor CoordinatorMental Health First Aid


WHO SHOULD ATTEND

IndigenousCommunityOutreach

Education

MainstreamHealth Care

IndigenousHealth Care

IndigenousCommunities

GovernmentCEOs and MDs

IndigenousPolicy

Indigenous/CommunityEngagement

Indigenous Health/Mental Health

Other

Delegate Industryand Sector

Delegate Job Titles


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8:00 Registration opens

8:30 Welcome to Country Dr Richard Walley OAM, Writer, Musician and Performer, Aboriginal Productions, Awareness & Events

8:50 Opening remarks from the Chair Josie Farrer, Member for Kimberley, Australian Labor Party

EXAMINING THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN TACKLING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN

ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES9:00 KEYNOTE Helping Indigenous community-driven programmes reach successful outcomes through support • Improving mental health by learning from and listening to communities and Indigenous leaders • Reflecting on the development and implementation of the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing Action Plan • How do we know when to stop being ‘helpful’? Lesley van Schoubroeck, Commissioner, Queensland Mental Health Commission

9:30 Who should do what? Gauging the role of local government in Aboriginal mental health issues • Examining current policies and evaluating their outcomes and identifying gaps and successes • Evaluating how local governments can support Aboriginal health services in remote and rural area • Looking ahead – defining the next steps to tackle mental health issues among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Logan K. Howlet, JP, Mayor, City of Cockburn

10:00 Investigating how the Primary Health Network reform impacts Aboriginal mental health services • Examining how funding is distributed to mental health services through the implementation of PHNs • Recognising gaps in the system and analysing how these can be approached and filled • Identifying duplication of efforts to make service delivery more efficient and effective • Analysing the future of PHNs and how to implement forward planning on a local level Deb Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Adelaide PHN

10:30 Morning refreshments

11:00 INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE How New Zealand’s new policies and cross sector partnerships are an intergenerational game changer • Evaluating the Whānau Ora Policy and Te Pou Matakan’s role as a Whānau Ora Commisioning Agency for Te Ika-a-Māui • To Māori, by Māori, for Māori – achieving better mental health outcomes by building on the strengths and assets in Māori communities • Examining Whānau Tahi – a transformative business application with supporting processes and workflows to enable better social outcomes for whānau, high-needs and first-nation peoples John Tamihere, Chief Executive Officer, Te Pou Matakana, New Zealand

CONFERENCE DAY ONE I MONDAY, 13TH FEBRUARY 2017

EMPOWERING ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIESTO TAKE CONTROL

11:30 KEYNOTE Tackling high suicide rates in Aboriginal communities • Delving into current suicide trends in Aboriginal communities and identifying root causes • Identifying the government’s responsibilities and capacities to support Aboriginal communities in tackling high rates of suicides • Outcomes of the parliamentary inquiry into Aboriginal youth suicides and how it will improve the current issue Josie Farrer, Member for Kimberley, Australian Labor Party

12:00 KEYNOTE Empowering communities to respond and address high suicide rates with the right tools and resources • Working with individual communities to identify issues and develop suitable strategies • Evaluating the development and implementation of the Critical Response Project and how it benefits communities • Investigating how pilot programme The Kimberly Empowerment Project became a national project and how its different approaches responds to communities’ various needs Adele Cox, National Senior Consultant, National Empowerment Project, Council Member, Australian Suicide Prevention Advisory Council

12:30 Networking luncheon

1:30 Combatting drug and alcohol abuse in Aboriginal communities that contribute to poor mental health • Confronting the cause to drug and alcohol abuse by analysing the link to poor mental health • How to provide families affected by drug and alcohol abuse with community-level support to improve mental health and wellbeing and prevent family violence • Changing the trend of binge drinking through abstinence campaigns and promoting awareness of healthy ways around alcohol Maureen Carter, Chief Executive Officer, Nindilingarri Cultural Health Service

2:00 From prison to hope to wellbeing: Strengthening the mental health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners and ex-prisoners • Exploring the transformation of prisons and juvenile detention centres and how this can improve the mental health and wellbeing of prisoners • Examining the pre and post release transformational changes needed in order to strengthen the mental health of ex-prisoners • Going from a sense of hopelessness and helplessness to a positive self through mentoring, education and training Mervin Eades, Chief Executive Officer, Ngalla Maya Gerry Georgatos, National Senior Consultant, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project, Suicide Prevention Researcher and Restorative Justice and Prison Reform Expert, Institute of Social Justice and Human Rights and Award Winning Journalist

2:30 PANEL DISCUSSION Creating community-driven programmes on a small budget • Identifying how to find and use readily available resources in the community to cut costs • Exploring how to seek funding and knowing what is required from you • Discovering how joining forces and creating partnerships can save both money and resources Facilitator: David Cole, Founding Director, Balunu Foundation Panellists: LaVerne Bellear, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service Lesley van Schoubroeck, Commissioner, Queensland Mental Health Commission Maureen Carter, Chief Executive Officer, Nindilingarri Cultural Health Service Mervin Eades, Chief Executive Officer, Ngalla Maya

3:10 Afternoon refreshments

3:40 Making mental health services accessible and relevant to Indigenous communities in remote areas • Exploring various methods to enable mental health services to operate effectively in rural and remote Indigenous communities • Using wellbeing centres as a vehicle for opportunities towards employment • Building the right workforce and developing longevity and examining the stewardship and transition to local control Tim Shaw, Mental Health Services Manager, Royal Flying Doctor Services

4.10 CASE STUDY Using family ties to tackle mental health issues in communities • How to strengthen the mental health in Aboriginal communities by using family and social connections • Facing stigma by developing trust and respect between staff and clients in a small-knit community • Examining the benefits of collaborating with mainstream hospitals Kelly Donaldson, Regional Mental Health Worker, Goldfields Aboriginal Mental Health Richard Ashwin, Regional Mental Health Worker, Goldfields Aboriginal Mental Health

4:40 Closing remarks from the Chair and end of day one



8:30 Welcome to Country Dr Richard Walley OAM, Writer, Musician and Performer, Aboriginal Productions, Awareness & Events


EXAMINING THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN TACKLING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN

ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES9:00 KEYNOTE Helping Indigenous community-driven programmes reach successful outcomes through support • Improving mental health by learning from and listening to communities and Indigenous leaders • Reflecting on the development and implementation of the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing Action Plan • How do we know when to stop being ‘helpful’? Lesley van Schoubroeck, Commissioner, Queensland Mental Health Commission

9:30 Who should do what? Gauging the role of local government in Aboriginal mental health issues • Examining current policies and evaluating their outcomes and identifying gaps and successes • Evaluating how local governments can support Aboriginal health services in remote and rural area • Looking ahead – defining the next steps to tackle mental health issues among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Logan K. Howlet, JP, Mayor, City of Cockburn

10:00 Investigating how the Primary Health Network reform impacts Aboriginal mental health services • Examining how funding is distributed to mental health services through the implementation of PHNs • Recognising gaps in the system and analysing how these can be approached and filled • Identifying duplication of efforts to make service delivery more efficient and effective • Analysing the future of PHNs and how to implement forward planning on a local level Deb Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Adelaide PHN


11:00 INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE How New Zealand’s new policies and cross sector partnerships are an intergenerational game changer • Evaluating the Whānau Ora Policy and Te Pou Matakan’s role as a Whānau Ora Commisioning Agency for Te Ika-a-Māui • To Māori, by Māori, for Māori – achieving better mental health outcomes by building on the strengths and assets in Māori communities • Examining Whānau Tahi – a transformative business application with supporting processes and workflows to enable better social outcomes for whānau, high-needs and first-nation peoples John Tamihere, Chief Executive Officer, Te Pou Matakana, New Zealand

EMPOWERING ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIESTO TAKE CONTROL

11:30 KEYNOTE Tackling high suicide rates in Aboriginal communities • Delving into current suicide trends in Aboriginal communities and identifying root causes • Identifying the government’s responsibilities and capacities to support Aboriginal communities in tackling high rates of suicides • Outcomes of the parliamentary inquiry into Aboriginal youth suicides and how it will improve the current issue Josie Farrer, Member for Kimberley, Australian Labor Party

12:00 KEYNOTE Empowering communities to respond and address high suicide rates with the right tools and resources • Working with individual communities to identify issues and develop suitable strategies • Evaluating the development and implementation of the Critical Response Project and how it benefits communities • Investigating how pilot programme The Kimberly Empowerment Project became a national project and how its different approaches responds to communities’ various needs Adele Cox, National Senior Consultant, National Empowerment Project, Council Member, Australian Suicide Prevention Advisory Council


1:30 Combatting drug and alcohol abuse in Aboriginal communities that contribute to poor mental health • Confronting the cause to drug and alcohol abuse by analysing the link to poor mental health • How to provide families affected by drug and alcohol abuse with community-level support to improve mental health and wellbeing and prevent family violence • Changing the trend of binge drinking through abstinence campaigns and promoting awareness of healthy ways around alcohol Maureen Carter, Chief Executive Officer, Nindilingarri Cultural Health Service

2:00 From prison to hope to wellbeing: Strengthening the mental health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners and ex-prisoners • Exploring the transformation of prisons and juvenile detention centres and how this can improve the mental health and wellbeing of prisoners • Examining the pre and post release transformational changes needed in order to strengthen the mental health of ex-prisoners • Going from a sense of hopelessness and helplessness to a positive self through mentoring, education and training Mervin Eades, Chief Executive Officer, Ngalla Maya Gerry Georgatos, National Senior Consultant, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project, Suicide Prevention Researcher and Restorative Justice and Prison Reform Expert, Institute of Social Justice and Human Rights and Award Winning Journalist


2:30 PANEL DISCUSSION Creating community-driven programmes on a small budget • Identifying how to find and use readily available resources in the community to cut costs • Exploring how to seek funding and knowing what is required from you • Discovering how joining forces and creating partnerships can save both money and resources Facilitator: David Cole, Founding Director, Balunu Foundation Panellists: LaVerne Bellear, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service Lesley van Schoubroeck, Commissioner, Queensland Mental Health Commission Maureen Carter, Chief Executive Officer, Nindilingarri Cultural Health Service Mervin Eades, Chief Executive Officer, Ngalla Maya

3:10 Afternoon refreshments

CONFERENCE DAY ONE I MONDAY, 13TH FEBRUARY 2017

3:40 Making mental health services accessible and relevant to Indigenous communities in remote areas • Exploring various methods to enable mental health services to operate effectively in rural and remote Indigenous communities • Using wellbeing centres as a vehicle for opportunities towards employment • Building the right workforce and developing longevity and examining the stewardship and transition to local control Tim Shaw, Mental Health Services Manager, Royal Flying Doctor Services

4.10 CASE STUDY Using family ties to tackle mental health issues in communities • How to strengthen the mental health in Aboriginal communities by using family and social connections • Facing stigma by developing trust and respect between staff and clients in a small-knit community • Examining the benefits of collaborating with mainstream hospitals Kelly Donaldson, Regional Mental Health Worker, Goldfields Aboriginal Mental Health Richard Ashwin, Regional Mental Health Worker, Goldfields Aboriginal Mental Health

4:40 Closing remarks from the Chair and end of day one


2:30 Creating sustainable pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to gain a career working in the mental health sector • Illustrating the need for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees in the mental health sector and how to close the employment gap • How to develop and implement sustainable pathways into mental health training and education • Exploring opportunities for collaborations with communities to strengthen mental health outcomes in Indigenous communities Trish Hill-Wall, Course Co-ordinator and Associate Lecturer, Curtin University

IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER

PATIENTS IN THE MAINSTREAM SECTOR 3:00 Afternoon refreshments

3:30 Building long-term sustainable outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients in a mainstream health organisation • Analysing the benefits of partnering with Indigenous communities and elders to improve patient outcomes • Creating employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees to improve access, ensure cultural safety and engagement with Aboriginal communities to improve health outcomes • Developing and implementing mental health strategies and frameworks to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Dr Teresa Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Sydney Local Health District

4:00 CASE STUDY Learning from Aboriginal communities and Elders to better meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and families • Increasing engagement with the Aboriginal community by building trusting relationships with Elders, learning from their wisdom and keeping an open dialogue • Conveying and implementing the Nyoongar worldview on traditional service delivery models to improve mental health outcomes through connection to country, culture and family • Providing Aboriginal staff with flexible and innovative support models to improve retention and increase effectiveness and satisfaction at work Adrian Munro, Executive Manager of Operations, Richmond Wellbeing

4:30 YARNING SESSION Men’s, women’s and mixed sessions – talking community-driven programmes and collaborations with mainstream service providers • Ascertaining your own needs and requirement before building partnerships • How to take the first step – reaching out and making contact • How to manage and maintain partnerships and make them grow into something substantial with positive outcomes

5:10 Forensic mental health service – providing a culturally safe and responsive service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients • Gaining a better understanding of the Indigenous culture in order to better assess the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal patients • Working with non-Aboriginal mental health staff to better understand the cultural needs of their Aboriginal patients • Ensuring your organisations service delivery is culturally safe and responsive Sam Nolan, Aboriginal Project Officer, Thomas Embling Hospital – Forensicare Hillary Adenhoven, Aboriginal Clinical Consultant, Thomas Embling Hospital – Forensicare

5:40 Closing remarks from the Chair and end of day two




9:00 INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE How Te Kohao Health has reached successful outcomes to take control in the Indigenous communities • Examining how Te Kōhao has adopted its service delivery to meet the needs of whānau to ensure full control and ownership over their health and wellbeing • Analysing the impact and reforms of Te Kōhao Health has had on mental health outcomes of its patients and the causes behind this • Evaluating the importance and benefits of cross-sector partnerships and how to develop and implement these Lady Tureiti Moxon, Managing Director, Te Kōhao Health, New Zealand

9:30 KEYNOTE Designing a model of care that incorporates a culturally appropriate service delivery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people • Adopting and adjusting Western medical practices into an Aboriginal Medical Service delivery plan • Collaborating with mainstream health services through robust partnerships to identify gaps in service delivery and avoid duplication • Communication – understanding the differences between cultures (non-verbal and verbal communication) mental health conditions versus cultural spirits LaVerne Bellear, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service

10:00 KEYNOTE Addressing and responding to mental health issues in Indigenous LGBTQI communities • Examining the current LGBTQI landscape in Indigenous communities and understanding why mental health is such a big issue • Analysing the need for a national Indigenous LGBTQI framework • Reducing stigma and providing support by creating role models in Indigenous communities • Helping LGBTQI Aboriginals through the development of mental health support and suicide prevention programmes Dameyon Bonson, Founder, Black Rainbow


11:00 KEYNOTE How Queensland’s largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service helps take control of the mental health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities • Evaluating the history of Apunipima and the impact it has had on Cape York communities • Examining how to successfully apply social and emotional wellbeing methods from a primary health care perspective in remote communities • Identifying how mental health issues can be approached and improved by a health provider in so many other ways that are more than just medical Dr Mark Wenitong, Public Health Medical Advisor, Apunipima – Cape York Health Council, Founder and Former President, Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association

CONFERENCE DAY TWO I TUESDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2017


BUILDING RESILIENCE IN ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER YOUTH

11:30 CASE STUDY Strengthening mental health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through connection to country and culture • Connection to country – why it matters and the impact it has on young Aboriginals’ sense of belonging • How to reach out to and help at-risk youth to prevent suicides and stop the cycle of poor mental health among the Aboriginal youth • Exploring different methods to improve mental health and strengthen self-esteem that aligns with the Indigenous culture and its values David Cole, Founding Director, Balunu Foundation

12:00 CASE STUDY Supporting Aboriginal youths through school as a foundation for positive long-term mental health outcomes • Utilising different methods to engage and support at-risk youths through the education system and analysing the impact Clontarf has had on communities • Examining how sport is being used as an attraction and retention mechanism to keep Aboriginal kids in school and ensure a sustainable pathway into employment • Building partnerships with local schools to spread availability and improve outcomes Gerard Neesham, Chief Executive Officer, Clontarf Foundation


1:30 Taking a holistic approach to student learning to improve students’ mental health and prevent youth suicides • Examining how to effectively implement mental health frameworks in the school system to provide students with better outcomes • Discussing strategies and approaches such as staff recruitment, attendance, performing arts, environment and mentoring programs and how these benefit students • Getting students and their families involved in the Social and Emotional Wellbeing Framework to build resilience and strengthen future prospects • Using data to support and ensure all students needs are meet Miranda Watt, Principal, Maningrida School Joseph Diddo, Assistant Teacher and Advisor, Maningrida School Roslyn Dunne, Social Worker (MSW) and Teacher (ECT), Maningrida School Cindy Jingmarabynana, Teacher and Advisor, Maningrida School

2:00 CASE STUDY Utilising advancements in technology to help Aboriginal youth overcome mental health issues • Appraising iBobbly, the world’s first suicide prevention app, and how it helps reach the Aboriginal youth • Quantifying the benefits of iBobbly and its effect on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander users • Highlighting the development from a regional to a national programme and how it can be successfully implemented in communities and service providers Mel Hoy, Regional Coordinator for iBobbly Project, Alive and Kicking Goals

2:30 Creating sustainable pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to gain a career working in the mental health sector • Illustrating the need for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees in the mental health sector and how to close the employment gap • How to develop and implement sustainable pathways into mental health training and education • Exploring opportunities for collaborations with communities to strengthen mental health outcomes in Indigenous communities Trish Hill-Wall, Course Co-ordinator and Associate Lecturer, Curtin University

IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER

PATIENTS IN THE MAINSTREAM SECTOR 3:00 Afternoon refreshments

3:30 Building long-term sustainable outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients in a mainstream health organisation • Analysing the benefits of partnering with Indigenous communities and elders to improve patient outcomes • Creating employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees to improve access, ensure cultural safety and engagement with Aboriginal communities to improve health outcomes • Developing and implementing mental health strategies and frameworks to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Dr Teresa Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Sydney Local Health District

4:00 CASE STUDY Learning from Aboriginal communities and Elders to better meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and families • Increasing engagement with the Aboriginal community by building trusting relationships with Elders, learning from their wisdom and keeping an open dialogue • Conveying and implementing the Nyoongar worldview on traditional service delivery models to improve mental health outcomes through connection to country, culture and family • Providing Aboriginal staff with flexible and innovative support models to improve retention and increase effectiveness and satisfaction at work Adrian Munro, Executive Manager of Operations, Richmond Wellbeing

4:30 YARNING SESSION Men’s, women’s and mixed sessions – talking community-driven programmes and collaborations with mainstream service providers • Ascertaining your own needs and requirement before building partnerships • How to take the first step – reaching out and making contact • How to manage and maintain partnerships and make them grow into something substantial with positive outcomes

5:10 Forensic mental health service – providing a culturally safe and responsive service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients • Gaining a better understanding of the Indigenous culture in order to better assess the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal patients • Working with non-Aboriginal mental health staff to better understand the cultural needs of their Aboriginal patients • Ensuring your organisations service delivery is culturally safe and responsive Sam Nolan, Aboriginal Project Officer, Thomas Embling Hospital – Forensicare Hillary lA denhoven, Aboriginal Clinical Consultant, Thomas Embling Hospital – Forensicare

5:40 Closing remarks from the Chair and end of day two

Workshop A I 9:00AM – 12:00PMStrategies to recruit, engage and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforces and leadership for career growth in the mainstream health sectorAs Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are confronting deteriorating health in several aspects, the health sector faces a need, obligation and opportunity to enable more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a career in the health sector. This workshop explores how employers in the health sector can better recruit and support an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce for better outcomes and service delivery.Attend this workshop and gain practical insights on:• Providing pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into education and into the health sector• Strategies to create inclusive work environment and increase cultural awareness• Enabling Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees to develop and gain career growth • Implementing frameworks to enable equal opportunities

POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS I FRIDAY 15TH FEBRUARY 2017 Workshop B I 1:00PM – 4:00PMTaking control – developing and implementing community-driven mental health programmesIndigenous communities across Australia are struggling with increasing mental health issues and high rates of suicides. It is key for Indigenous communities to regain control of the situation through empowerment and community-driven projects, in order to tackle this nationwide issue.This workshop will explore how Indigenous communities can take control over their mental health situation both through collaborative partnerships with other Indigenous communities and mainstreams service providers, as well as using the resources already available in the community.Attend this workshop and gain practical insights on:• Find and build strong partner relationships for successful mental health and wellbeing outcomes in the community• Cut costs by establishing what resources are already available in the community • Develop and implement mental health programmes that reach the community’s population• Managing a small budget while getting the best possible outcomes





9:00 INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE How Te Kohao Health has reached successful outcomes to take control in the Indigenous communities • Examining how Te Kōhao has adopted its service delivery to meet the needs of whānau to ensure full control and ownership over their health and wellbeing • Analysing the impact and reforms of Te Kōhao Health has had on mental health outcomes of its patients and the causes behind this • Evaluating the importance and benefits of cross-sector partnerships and how to develop and implement these Lady Tureiti Moxon, Managing Director, Te Kōhao Health, New Zealand

9:30 KEYNOTE Designing a model of care that incorporates a culturally appropriate service delivery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people • Adopting and adjusting Western medical practices into an Aboriginal Medical Service delivery plan • Collaborating with mainstream health services through robust partnerships to identify gaps in service delivery and avoid duplication • Communication – understanding the differences between cultures (non-verbal and verbal communication) mental health conditions versus cultural spirits LaVerne Bellear, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service

10:00 KEYNOTE Addressing and responding to mental health issues in Indigenous LGBTQI communities • Examining the current LGBTQI landscape in Indigenous communities and understanding why mental health is such a big issue • Analysing the need for a national Indigenous LGBTQI framework • Reducing stigma and providing support by creating role models in Indigenous communities • Helping LGBTQI Aboriginals through the development of mental health support and suicide prevention programmes Dameyon Bonson, Founder, Black Rainbow


11:00 KEYNOTE How Queensland’s largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service helps take control of the mental health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities • Evaluating the history of Apunipima and the impact it has had on Cape York communities • Examining how to successfully apply social and emotional wellbeing methods from a primary health care perspective in remote communities • Identifying how mental health issues can be approached and improved by a health provider in so many other ways that are more than just medical Dr Mark Wenitong, Public Health Medical Advisor, Apunipima – Cape York Health Council, Founder and Former President, Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association

CONFERENCE DAY TWO I TUESDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2017

BUILDING RESILIENCE IN ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER YOUTH

11:30 CASE STUDY Strengthening mental health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through connection to country and culture • Connection to country – why it matters and the impact it has on young Aboriginals’ sense of belonging • How to reach out to and help at-risk youth to prevent suicides and stop the cycle of poor mental health among the Aboriginal youth • Exploring different methods to improve mental health and strengthen self-esteem that aligns with the Indigenous culture and its values David Cole, Founding Director, Balunu Foundation

12:00 CASE STUDY Supporting Aboriginal youths through school as a foundation for positive long-term mental health outcomes • Utilising different methods to engage and support at-risk youths through the education system and analysing the impact Clontarf has had on communities • Examining how sport is being used as an attraction and retention mechanism to keep Aboriginal kids in school and ensure a sustainable pathway into employment • Building partnerships with local schools to spread availability and improve outcomes Gerard Neesham, Chief Executive Officer, Clontarf Foundation


1:30 Taking a holistic approach to student learning to improve students’ mental health and prevent youth suicides • Examining how to effectively implement mental health frameworks in the school system to provide students with better outcomes • Discussing strategies and approaches such as staff recruitment, attendance, performing arts, environment and mentoring programs and how these benefit students • Getting students and their families involved in the Social and Emotional Wellbeing Framework to build resilience and strengthen future prospects • Using data to support and ensure all students needs are meet Miranda Watt, Principal, Maningrida School Joseph Diddo, Assistant Teacher and Advisor, Maningrida School Roslyn Dunne, Social Worker (MSW) and Teacher (ECT), Maningrida School Cindy Jingmarabynana, Teacher and Advisor, Maningrida School

2:00 CASE STUDY Utilising advancements in technology to help Aboriginal youth overcome mental health issues • Appraising iBobbly, the world’s first suicide prevention app, and how it helps reach the Aboriginal youth • Quantifying the benefits of iBobbly and its effect on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander users • Highlighting the development from a regional to a national programme and how it can be successfully implemented in communities and service providers Mel Hoy, Regional Coordinator for iBobbly Project, Alive and Kicking Goals

Facilitator:Dr Mark Wenitong, Public Health Medical Advisor, Apunipima – Cape York Health Council, Founder and Former President, Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association

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