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25/06/2010

Mental Health Campaign

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You may have heard about the recent high profile resignation of Professor John Mendoza, the chair of the National Advisory Council on Mental Health and head advisor for mental health to the (former) Rudd Government.

Prof. Mendoza's resignation was due his displeasure at the lack of action taken by the g
overnment to address the numerous inequalities, challenges, and disadvantages that can result when the community is not sufficiently supported to deal with mental health and illness issues.

  • A GetUp! Campaign for Mental Health has since been started to petition for better government funding for mental health - the target is 100,000 signatures.

  
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17/06/2010
Upcoming lectures

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  • Don't Panic: You can overcome anxiety without drugs - Dr Sallee McLaren, Clinical Psychologist and Author

This lecture will be presented in August, September and October
at different venues across Melbourne.

  
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11/06/2010

Closed on Queen's Birthday (14th June)



Several ADAVIC Services will not be offered on Queen's Birthday Public Holiday (Monday 14th June).

This includes:


The ADAVIC Discussion Forum will still be available (24/7 access).






10/06/2010


Online Store operational



The ADAVIC Online Store is back to normal after undergoing some maintenance.




4/06/2010

Online Store undergoing maintenance



The ADAVIC Store is currently not available whilst undergoing a temporary maintenance upgrade.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

You can still make a booking for a lecture or workshop or purchase books and CDs from the office by contacting the ADAVIC office.




14/05/2010

'The Happiness Trap' now available from ADAVIC
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The Happiness Trap
- By Dr Russ Harris, has been added to the bookstore. Click here for a description.













4/05/2010

Parenting Support Group
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ADAVIC has recently launched a new support group for parents or carers of children with anxiety or depression. For more details please visit here.









30/04/2010

Personal stories and Articles


After a long wait, we have nearly finished transferring all the personal stories and articles from the old website. Please feel free to visit the Personal stories section to read accounts from others with anxiety or depression, or the Articles section to read articles written by therapists, the media, or public figures.




30/4/2010
Upcoming lectures and workshops

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  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Symptoms, current treatments, and future approaches  - Professor Michael Kyrios 
Northcote, 7.30pm     arrow_red.gif Click for more details


May 14th 2010: 
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  • Professional Development Workshop - Compulsive Hoarding - Dr Chris Mogan (Clinical Psychologist) 
  • This is an Australian Psychological Society Endorsed Activity (7 PD Points - Generalist)



May 29th and 30th 2010:
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  • Working IT Out - a weekend workshop for sufferers of anxiety - By Bev Aisbett (Counsellor & Author)
Kew, 10am to 4pm (two days)    arrow_red.gif Click for more details
 


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  • Parenting Support Strategies: Depression in Adolescents - Professor Nick Allen
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23/04/2010
ANZAC Day

Monday 26th April is the ANZAC day public holiday.

  • The ADAVIC office will be closed this Monday
  • Coburg Support Group and Kew Support Group will not be held this Monday




23/4/2010
Parenting Support Strategies

As some of you may know, ADAVIC has been working on a new project! The title of the program “Parenting Support Strategies” makes clear the goal of the program – to provide clear and concise information on real practical strategies parents can implement to help their children with anxiety.  We also seek to provide support and resources for the parents themselves. Thanks to the grant from the Kew East Community bank to create and implement the program and to the success of our first lecture on school refusal, ADAVIC is able to provide several more lectures.  Here is a list of upcoming lectures:

April 29th 2010:
  • Parenting Support Strategies: How Stillness Meditation Can Reduce Anxiety - Francine Cockerill & Kaye Hapokian (qualified Stillness Meditation practitioners)
  • Prahran, 7.30pm    arrow_red.gif Click for more details


June 3rd 2010:
  • Parenting Support Strategies: Depression in Adolescents - Professor Nick Allen
  • Moorabbin, 7.30pm    arrow_red.gif Click for more details



23/04/2010
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ADAVIC has a new fundraising partnership with ezyDVD. If you are looking to buy some DVD's, why not purchase them through ezyDVD's fundraising website, where a portion of the cost will be donated to ADAVIC! Visit http://adavic.ezydvdfundraising.com.au/ to see what their online store has to offer.









Christmas/New Year Dates and Services

ADAVIC wishes everyone a safe and happy break. Please see below for ADAVIC operating hours and services during the Christmas break.


Discussion Forum

Our Discussion Forum which you can access at www.adavic.org.au  is a helpful avenue for communication during the holidays and is open 24/7.
Below is one testimonial from a current member of the ADAVIC forum:


I joined the ADAVIC online forum a few months ago because I felt that I had no one to turn to.  My Psychologist wanted to discuss politics because I was a 'Breath of fresh air' to her, my partner can't even begin to comprehend what I am going through, and my family never really expressed interest in the matter, nor did they take it that seriously.

I am a 20 year old female, no disabilities, no ailments, no hardship and I should be ecstatic with my life at the moment, but I was diagnosed with Agoraphobia and Panic Disorder around 15 months ago.

In joining this forum, I posted a bit about myself, my condition, and my general state of mind. I was overwhelmed with the welcomes I received.  Not only were they in abundance, but they were genuine.  They weren't a computer generated responses, they weren't some mindless indifferent idiot behind a computer screen doing the job because they're paid to, they were genuine heart felt responses from genuine people who are doing this because they WANT to, and because they care. Not because they are paid to, because as I understand it, most of the members are volunteers.

After reading some of their responses which contained various subjects such as their own dealings with anxiety, suggestions of how to overcome some of my worst days, and just general support and understanding, I felt, and still feel such solace knowing that I am not alone in this, that there are other people who are going through the exact same thing, and that these people actually care about me, and people who I turn to when I feel as though I can turn no where else.

On top of this, it makes me feel happy that I can also help other people out with suggestions of how to overcome their barriers, and that I too, can make a difference in how someone approaches and deals with certain situations. It's a win/win situation for everyone.

In addition to all of this ADAVIC organises support groups, telephone support, fundraisers, not to mention the personalised support they give in their responses and help. They are constantly going out of their way to help out people like me, and I really couldn't praise these people more.

If it weren't for ADAVIC, I would have been in a pretty rough spot at the moment - if I was even going to be here at all.

Thanks to everyone at ADAVIC and its members/volunteers for their ongoing support and efforts. You guys are tremendous!!!!!

-   By w00tacious




Other Contacts during out of office hours


LIFELINE                            13 11 14

SUICIDE HELPLINE            1300 651 251

PARENTLINE (Vic)              13 22 89

MEN’S LINE AUSTRALIA    1300 789 978

KIDS HELP LINE                1800 551 800

Reconnexion                       9886-9400 or 1300-273-266

Beyondblue—Info Line         1300 22 4636

SANE                                1800 187 263
Mental Health Information Line                     




New Website

Friday, 17 July 2009
ADAVIC is very pleased to announce its new website!

This has been many months in the making though we're sure you'll agree it has been worth it.

The updated website was made possible by a fantastic capacity-building grant offered by the Mental Health Council of Australia and the Australian Government Department Health and Ageing.

New features:

Please report any errors you find by sending an email to adavic@adavic.org.au with a description of the problem.

Enjoy!


Upgraded Discussion Forum
Friday, 17 July 2009
To complement our new website, we have also upgraded our forum software.

It is a fresher design and has some new features.

There may be some bugs and a few teething problems so please bear with us.

Click to access the Forum



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