From Margins to Mainstream: 5th World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders

Where: Melbourne Convention Centre

When: 10 September 2008 - 12 September 2008

The conference will highlight activities that contribute to promoting individual and community mental health and wellbeing. The conference also aims to show the mental health and wider community that the promotion of mental health and the prevention of mental illness is no longer on the margins of the health debate. Instead, it is integrated into mainstream areas of research, policy and practice, across many diverse sectors, such as the arts, sports, housing, justice, education, employment, health and others.

What kind of sessions are there?

There are currently nine plenary sessions. The keynote speakers at these sessions will be invited by those organising the conference.

There are one hundred and nineteen seminar speaker slots currently available. Every seminar presenter speaks for 15 minutes with an additional five minutes for question time. Some sessions go for an hour and a half, others for only an hour. You may, with others, submit on the same topic for an entire session, perhaps as a panel.

There is also currently space for twenty workshop presenters, at about 30 minutes in length, and sixty oral posters, which go for five minutes each. When you submit, there is space on the form to indicate which you prefer, if applicable.

Conference costs

Prices for attending the conference range from Early Bird (AU$480.00), through to Full Price (AU$600), Late Bird (AU$696) and on-site (AU$768). There are also day registrations and student discounts for each of these categories, and group discounts available for all but the on-site category. Guest Speakers

Each update will feature some more guest speakers for the “From Margins to Mainstream” conference.

Key Speakers

Rosalynn Carter
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has worked for more than three decades to improve the quality of life for people around the world.  Today, she is an advocate for mental health, early childhood immunisation, human rights, and conflict resolution through her work at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia.  Founded in 1982 by Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the Atlanta-based Carter Center has helped to improve the quality of life for people in more than 65 countries.  The Center, in partnership with Emory University, is committed to advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering.

Todd Harper
Todd began as Chief Executive Officer of VicHealth in April 2007, following many years in tobacco control. Prior to taking on his current role, Todd was Quit Victoria’s Executive Director from 1999 to 2007. Under his leadership, Quit and the VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control have developed national and international recognition for their work on tobacco control.

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