Sunshine Coast Mental Health Summit — A Catalyst for Action

Main Proceedings — Day One

Lecture Theatre 7

7.30–8.30am

Summit Registration, Tea and Coffee

9–9:30am

Welcome to Country: Brent Miller

Official Opening:

• The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk, Minister for Disability Services and Multicultural Affairs
• Professor Greg Hill, Acting Vice Chancellor, University of the Sunshine Coast

Chairperson: Dr Peter Dobson, Board Chair, Sunshine Coast Division of General Practice

9.30–10am

Keynote Address 1: Mental Health and Health Reform

• The Honourable Rob Knowles AO, Chair, Mental Health Council of Australia and former Chair of National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission

10–10.30am

Keynote Address 2: Developments in the Treatment of Mood Disorders

• Professor Ian Hickie, Brain and Mind Institute

10.30–10.55am

Morning Tea 

11am

Mental Health Promotion: What is Working

• Professor Rob Donovan, Centre Behavioural Research in Cancer, Curtin University

11.30am

Media and Healthy Minds: The role of New Media in Mental Health Promotion and Early Intervention

• Dr Jane Burns, VicHealth, Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Inspire Foundation, Brain and Mind Institute

12noon

Panel Q & A

• Professor John Mendoza, Chair, National Advisory Council on Mental Health

12.30pm

Lunch, Service Providers Expo and Centre for Healthy Minds Launch

Room 1

Recovery Through Art, Film and Music

• Associate Professor Neil Cole, Mental Health Research Unit, University of Melbourne and Consumer Consultant
• Derek Foster, Community Support, FOCUS

Room 2

Lived Experience and Recovery Practices in Scotland and UK

• Mr Michael Burge, Consumer Consultant, Australian Mental Health Consumer Network
• Ms Rebecca Schmelz, Consumer
• Ms Jagquline Appleby, Social Worker, FOCUS

Room 3

Consumers Co-Designing Services

• Dr Jonathan Harper, GP
• Consumer Champions, Sunshine Coast Qld Mental Health Service

Room 4

Developing Integrated Mental Health Services — Planning, People and Processes

• Mr Paul Napper, CEO, Pathways
• Ms Marion Wands, Director, ConNetica
• Ms Anne Smythe and Ms Sallyanne Miller, Leadership and Organisational Development Practictioners

Room 5

Community Mental Health Promotion – Making it Happen Here

• Professor Rob Donovan, Centre Behavioural Research in Cancer, Curtin University
• Mr David Crosbie, CEO, Mental Health Council of Australia
• Mr Jeff Cheverton, CEO, QLD Alliance

Room 6

Creating and Using Media for Mental Health Promotion

• Dr Jane Burns, VicHealth, Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Inspire Foundation, Brain and Mind Institute
• Mr Simon Tatz, Director of Communications, Mental Health Council of Australia
• Mr Mark Furler, Editor-in-Chief, Sunshine Coast Daily

Room 7

Responding to Alcohol and Drug Issues with Young People

• David Templeman, CEO, Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia
• Mr Mike Lollback, CALM Project, Sunshine Coast Regional Council
• Mr Brad Levingston, Psychologist, FOCUS

Room 8

The Role of First Responders to a Mental Health Crisis

• Mr Alan Woodward, General Manager Social Policy Innovation Research and Evaluation, Lifeline Australia
• Mr Ryan McGlaughlin, CEO, Suicide Prevention Australia
• Mr Michael Mitchell, Qld Police Service

Room 9

Integrated Services – “No Wrong Door”

• Professor Ian Hickie, Brain and Mind Institute
• Ms Kim Ryan, CEO, Australian College of Mental Health Nurses and Adjunct Associate Professor University of Sydney
• Ms Lynne Roberts, Service Integration Co-ordinator,Qld Mental Health Service

Room 10

Creating Effective Co-ordinated Services for Young People

• Mr Ivan Frkovic – Director, Community Mental Health Branch, Department of Communities
• Ms Lorraine Back, Residential Programs Manager, United Synergies
• Mr Rob Bramwell, Manager Accommodation Services, IFYS

3.40pm

Afternoon Tea

4pm

Workshop Culmination – Development of the Summit Statement

• The Sunshine Coast Community

Chairs: Professor John Mendoza and Ms Jean McRuvie

5.15pm

Close of Day One Conference Proceedings

5.15–7.30pm

Service Providers Expo

Public Forum

Lecture Theatre 7

6.30pm

Tea and Coffee

7.30–9.30pm

Mental Health Public Forum

• Professor Patrick McGorry, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne and Executive Director ORYGEN, Youth Health Research Centre

Panel discussion

• Key stakeholders in mental health on the Sunshine Coast

9.30pm

Close of Day One

6.45am

Breakfast Registration

7–8:45am

Keynote Speaker: Professor Patrick McGorry, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne and Executive Director ORYGEN Youth Health Research Centre

Host: Dr Peter Dobson, Board Chair, Sunshine Coast Division of General Practice

Main Proceedings — Day Two

Lecture Theatre 7

7.30–8.30am

Summit Registration, Tea and Coffee

9–9:10am

Opening

9.10–9.50am

Keynote Address 1: The Case for Community Action on Early Intervention

• Professor Patrick McGorry, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne and Executive Director ORYGEN, Youth Health Research Centre

9.50–10.20am

Keynote Address 2: Mental Health Diseases as Pathologies of the Synapse: Educational and Research Implications

• Professor Maxwell R. Bennett AO, Professor of Neuroscience, University Chair, Director Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney

10.20–10.50am

Morning Tea

10.50am

ADHD and Associated Disorders in Young People

• Dr Phil Bird, Psychiatrist, Gosforth Clinic

11.20am

What next? — The Differential Impact of Life Events on Suicide Ideation

• Professor Peter Bycroft, Managing Director, Corporate Diagnostics

12noon

Panel Q & A

12.30pm

Lunch

Room 1

Recovery Through Art, Film and Music

• Associate Professor Neil Cole, Mental Health Research Unit, University of Melbourne and Consumer Consultant
• Derek Foster, Community Support, FOCUS

Room 2

Connecting Schools and Mental Health Services

• Ms Erica Heslin and Mr Greg Setchell, Edlink 
• Mr Greg Thorn, Psychology student, University of the Sunshine Coast 
• Mr Randall Burow, Lecturer, Faculty of Science, Health and Education, University of the Sunshine Coast (tbc)

Room 3

Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug Issues

• Ms Samantha Spencer, Youth Counsellor, FOCUS
• Mr David Crosbie, Chief Executive Officer, Mental Health Council of Australia
• Ms Claire Gardener, DrinkSafe Coalition, Sunshine Coast Youth Partnership (tbc)

Room 4

Overcoming Hurdles to Introducing Mental Health Curricula in Educational Settings

• Professor Margaret McAllister, Professor of Nursing, University of the Sunshine Coast
• Ms Beverley Charnley, TAFE Sunshine Coast

Room 5

Neurobiology Applied in the Curriculum

• Professor Maxwell R. Bennett AO, Professor of Neuroscience, University Chair, Director Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney

Fast for Word Program

• Maryann Fulton and Karen Alleston, Catholic Education Qld

Room 6

Consumer Led Research

• Professor Kathy Griffiths, Centre for Mental Health Research, The Australian National University
• Professor Sebastian Rosenberg, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney

Room 7

Mental Health Promotion in Various Settings

• Professor Rob Donovan, Professor of Behavioural Research, Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Social Marketing, Curtin Business School, Curtin University of Technology
• Ms Lydia Najlepszy, MindMatters
• Mr Michael Hardie, KidsMatters Qld

Room 8

Indigenous Mental Health Across all Ages

• Associate Professor Phillip Mills, James Cook University
• Ms Jennifer McClay, Cultural Healing Team, Sunshine Coast Mental Health Service
• Ms Karen Mills, Healthy Indigenous Population Program Officer, Sunshine Coast Division of General Practice

Room 9

Carers and Families — Advocates for Change

• tbc

Room 10

Suicide Prevention and Bereavement Support in the Community

• Professor Peter Bycroft, Managing Director, Corporate Diagnostics

The Aftermath of Suicide — Active Postvention Support

• Ms Jill Fisher, Coordinator, StandBy Response Services
• Ms Victoria Visser, Director, Science of Knowing

3.20pm

Afternoon Tea

3.40pm

Workshop Culmination — Release of the Summit Statement

• Professor Patrick McGorry
• Ms Jean McRuvie
• Professor John Mendoza

5pm

Close of Summit