Symposium Announcement: Crossing Borders: Mental Health and the Experience of
Seeking Asylum, Friday, 14th of February
The Centre for Faith, Ethics and Society at the University of Notre
Dame Australia.
The Symposium will explore the mental-health issues associated with
the process of seeking asylum and consider ways in which Australians might
respond compassionately and reasonably to the plight of Australia’s asylum
seekers.
It promises to be a stimulating day with contributions from dynamic and
inspiring speakers, including:
· Barrister and human rights advocate Gillian Triggs (President of the
Australian Human Rights Commission)
· Mental-health expert Beverley Raphael (Professor of Population Mental
Health and Disasters at UWS)
· Scientist and clinician Suresh Sundram (Florey Institute of
Neuroscience and Mental Health)
· Acclaimed novelist Arnold Zable (University of Melbourne)
· Post-traumatic stress specialist Richard Bryant (Director of the
Traumatic Stress Clinic at Westmead Millennium Institute)
· Najeeba Wazefadost, a young Afghan refugee who came to Australia by
boat with her family in 2000.
* Seats are still available and can be reserved/purchased by contacting
[email protected] or calling Elle Glynn on (02) 8204 4240, or clicking
this link:
https://www.conferenceonline.com/bookingform/index.cfm?page=booking&object=conference&id=18045&categorykey=FD6B47D5-373E-4720-AD47-40016FC5138A&clear=1&forceHB=1
Please note: The early bird rate for conference attendance closes Friday
7th of February
A flyer for the symposium can be found here:
http://www.nd.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/121405/Crossing-Borders-.pdf
Professor Sandra Lynch,
The Centre for Faith, Ethics and Society at the University of Notre
Dame Australia.
http://www.nd.edu.au/research/cfes/events.shtml
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