Social & Mental Health Aspects of Serious Illness

Achievements

• Frances Thomson Salo published a book for parents, You and Your Baby: A Baby’s Emotional Life ,  Karnac Press, London. 
• Jane Sullivan published a  book chapter ‘A Particular Love: A Double Hurt. A Bereavement Support Group’ in Social Work in Health and Mental Health. Issues Development and Actions. 2005
• Elizabeth Loughlin published a book chapter ‘Infertility: An unspoken presence in the Lives of Teens and Young Women with Turners Syndrome’ in Sexuality and Fertility Issues in Ill Health and Disability
• The Infant Mental Health Group at RCH was awarded $52,000 as part of the State Government Mental Health  Mother Infant Initiative Funding to provide mental health services for the infants of mentally ill mothers.   
• The Infant Mental Health Group celebrated ten years since the development of their post graduate university courses offering specialist training  in infant mental health offered through  the Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne. 
• Campbell Paul co chaired the Organizing Committee of the 17th World Congress of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, held in Melbourne in 2006.
• Brigid Jordan concluded two terms as Affiliate Representative on the Board of Directors  and Executive Committee of the World Association for Infant Mental Health.