The next HACSU delegates' training has been announced! New delegates are strongly encouraged to undertake Intro Delegates, which will be held Tuesday 25 & Wednesday 26 August 2015 at the HACSU office. For more information, please go to our Training page. To express interest in attending HACSU delegates can email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with “Training” in the subject line or call 1300 651 931.

Members are invited to present at this year's International Mental Health conference by submitting an abstract that addresses the conference theme “Mental Health Future For All” across the broad spectrum of mental disorders including Anxiety, Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Bipolar, Dementia and Suicide. For more details and to submit your abstract please visit the conference website. Submissions close Friday, 10 April 2015.

Disability members are encouraged to enhance their professional development. Go to 3DN, a free eLearning about intellectual disability for professionals, carers, and consumers.

The 2015 Australian & New Zealand Addiction Conference will now be held from the 20 – 22 May 2015.  The conference will address the treatment and recovery of alcohol, other drugs and behavioural addictions.

9.00am – 4.00pm Saturday 6 September, 1888 building, Graduate Centre, University of Melbourne
‘The family: complexes and complexities’ (“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way”  Leo Tolstoy)
Details: Freudian School of Melbourne

12 - 14 November 2014 - Commercial Club, Albury

Check out the Hearing Voices Network of Victoria, a consumer-led initiative of Prahran Mission.

They support and train voice hearers, mental health professionals, and friends, family and carers across Victoria. Last year HACSU attended the Hearing Voices conference and signed the Melbourne Declaration.

Check out the Hearing Voices Network of Victoria, a consumer-led initiative of Prahran Mission.

They support and train voice hearers, mental health professionals, and friends, family and carers across Victoria. Last year HACSU attended the Hearing Voices conference and signed the Melbourne Declaration.

Abstracts for the Eating Disorders and Obesity conference close Friday 28 February.

Dr Manjula O'Connor "Migration Stress and Family"

7:30-9:00pm, 4th March 2014

Call for papers is now open! Submit your abstract by 7 April.

5th-7th November 2014, Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle WA
www.facebook.com/asid2014

The 15th International Mental Health Conference on the Gold Coast from the 25th - 27th August 2014.  This year the conference theme is 'Mental Health: Innovation I Integration I Early Intervention'. 

Saturday 7^th September 2013, Graduate Centre, The University of Melbourne

The annual conference of The Freudian School of Melbourne for 2013 is titled ‘Metamorphoses’. Speakers at this one-day conference will address the topic of change, specifically in relation to what manner of change psychoanalysis might offer.

For more information: www.fsom.org.au/Conference.htm

5-8 November, Sydney

The conference program is focused around the theme of "Our Time". After so many years of advocacy, we celebrate the presence of people with an intellectual disability on the main stage alongside families and paid professionals from all the industry sectors.

For more information, please go to the ASID conference website.

14th - 16th October 2013, Mercure Hotel Geelong

Theme: Strategic Alliances: Facing The Challenges Together in Rural and Remote Mental Health. Working towards the well-being of Rural Australia.

The symposium will explore the challenges and the effectiveness of alliances between government, NGO’s and communities through presentations and evaluations of partnership initiatives.

For more information: anzmh.asn.au/rrmh

EBA pay rise for RPN, PEN AND PSO, plus professional development payments for RPN, PEN, PSO AND Health Professionals.

5-6 August 2013, Outrigger, Surfers Paradise

The 14th International Mental Health Conference will focus on the complex mental health issues of Depression, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder and Dementia.

You are invited to submit an abstract that addresses one of these topics and examines how approaches and techniques can be incorporated into daily practice. Call for abstracts close Friday 12th April 2013.

For more details, including conference registration, please visit the IMHC website.

24 May 2013 Exhibition Centre, Melbourne

Theme: Wellness

Professional development opportunity for our psychiatric nurse members. Come to the Nursing & Midwifery Health Program Victoria conference.

Details and registration.

9-10 August 2013, Moonee Valley Racecourse

The aim of this conference is to focus on the practice of psychiatric nursing and how this practice contributes to better health outcomes for the consumers of mental health services. The focus of the program is on clinical practice and related issues.

Early bird registration closes Friday 24 May.Details and registration

Hurry! Last day for early bird registration for the Grampians Mental Health Conference which will be held in Ballarat 26-27 March. It will be a great opportunity for professional development and networking.