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Building Partnerships in Community Mental Health India Conference 2011 We are excited to announce that the major APCMHDP network conference will be held in New Delhi, India. * Dates: 17 - 19 February 2011* *Venue: New Delhi, India* Community mental health leaders from across 17 countries in the Asia Pacific region will convene in Delhi to discuss and share 'best practice' examples of partnerships in community mental health. Co-hosted by Asia Australia Mental Health and the National Institute for Health and Family Welfare, India, this conference will explore the importance of partnerships in community mental health, while also developing a consensus statement about the principles of partnerships in the Asia Pacific region. Over the coming months, this page will be updated with information about the conference. For further information or to register your interest in the conference please contact David Paroissien or Brigid Ryan at [email protected] *The aim of the APCMHDP network of mental health leaders from governments, peak bodies and key organizations, is to illustrate and inspire best practice in community mental health care in the Asia Pacific region.* *What is the Asia Pacific Community Mental Health Development Project?* This unique and innovative project aims to illustrate and inspire best practice in community mental health care in the Asia-Pacific region. A vibrant network of mental health government officials, chief psychiatrists and research leaders are engaged in this project from seventeen countries The project seeks to share our understandings and learnings, to analyse and document local models and approaches, and to publish diverse experiences and learnings. The APCMHDP network works collaboratively to develop appropriate, quality mental health care and services in the community. The APCMHDP “offers the sharing of: evidence, confidence, consumer and carer experience, lessons in engaging with the media, joint training materials and events, and anti-stigma initiatives. It is a type of stock exchange in which mental health plans, implementation and operational policies are traded, to inspire all those supported by the network, to show that we are all in this together.” *The Asia Pacific Community Mental Health Development Project (APCMHDP) aims to:* - Develop understanding of the guiding principles for the development of culturally appropriate practices of community mental health care; - Foster collaboration within a network of key representatives from ministries ofhealth and key organisations working in community mental health in the region; - Identify local achievements and analyse common problems to inform future policy and provide possible solutions for the development of quality mental health care in the community; - Identify and promote the efficient utilization of local resources currently available within local cultures for community mental health care including potential partnerships with primary health care, informal care, traditional treatments and substance abuse services; - Build and maintain a regional resource to facilitate the: 1) sharing of experience of real-life practices and solutions in the continuous evolution and development of different community mental health care models; 2) promotion of best practice for countries at different stages of community mental health development; 3) creation of locally appropriate community mental health services and care models that could be implemented within each country and region. *Who is involved in the Asia-Pacific Community Mental Health Development Project?* This APCMHDP involves a diverse range of mental health leaders from around the Asia-Pacific region. Currently there are seventeen countries collaboratively involved in the project: Australia Cambodia China Pacific Islands Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Korea Laos Malaysia Mongolia Sri Lanka Singapore Taiwan Thailand Vietnam *INDIA PARTNER* Dr Deoki Nandan Director National Institute of Health and Family Welfare Dr Lakshmi Sonar Deputy Director General (Policy) Directorate General of Health Services, Govt of India Dr Suman Kumar Sinha Consultant psychiatrist Directorate General of Health Services, Govt of India *Country reports / other downloads here: * <http://www.aamh.edu.au/special_projects/asia_pacific_community_mental_health_development_project/apcmhdp_publications> http://www.aamh.edu.au/special_projects/asia_pacific_community_mental_health_development_project/apcmhdp_publications -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. 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