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Practical Guide for Working with Carers of People with a Mental Illness
29 Jun 2018
The 2.4 million people who care for those with a mental illness, and those who work with these carers, have been, to a large extent, the unsung heroes in mental…
CHIEF PSYCHIATRIST’S FORUM
7 Jun 2018
Dr Nathan Gibson, Chief Psychiatrist, cordially invites all WA psychiatrists, psychiatric registrars and mental health medical officers to the Chief Psychiatrist’s Forum. The Forum is an opportunity to bring together…
COMMUNIQUÉ: Recommendations from the National Roundtable on the Mental Health of People with Intellectual Disability 2018 – just released
17 Aug 2018
Individuals with intellectual disability and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, and their families, report significant barriers to mental health care in Western Australia. Recent evidence from NSW identifies that individuals…
Western Australia Branch Symposium 2018 Mental Health Nursing
29 Jun 2018
Joining the Dots. Integration through Collaboration and Coproduction. When: Friday 27 July 2018 Where: Bentley Technology Park, Bentley WA Registrations are Open The Western Australia Branch of the Australian College…
Presentations Hosted by the Chief Psychiatrist
18 Apr 2018
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Presenter: Dr Helen Milroy, Psychiatrist and Commissioner This presentation provides an overview of the findings of the Royal Commission and an…
Chief Psychiatrist’s Newsletter – January 2018
13 Feb 2018
Welcome to the 2018 Summer edition of the Chief Psychiatrist’s Inform Newsletter
End of Life Decisions: Current Western Australian Debate
31 Jan 2018
The Chief Psychiatrist’s position on voluntary assisted dying, as given in evidence to the Western Australian Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on End of Life Choices, is summarised below. Please note…
Reappointment of the Chief Psychiatrist of Western Australia
12 Jan 2018
Her Excellency the Governor of Western Australia has, on the recommendation of the Hon. Roger Cook Minister for Mental Health, appointed Dr Nathan Gibson to the Office of the Chief…
‘Clinical Care of People Who May Be Suicidal Policy’
21 Dec 2017
The Department of Health’s ‘Clinical Care of People Who May Be Suicidal Policy’ is applicable to Health Service Providers, Contracted Health Entities, Mental health clinicians and Clinicians in Emergency Departments and…