Online Discussion Groups
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Auseinet Email Alert Service
The Auseinet Email Alert is provided fortnightly and lists all key updates to the Auseinet website during the previous 14 days. To subscribe contact Auseinet at auseinet@flinders.edu.au or phone: (08) 8201 7670. Please include postal details if you wish to receive a hardcopy of the Auseinetter.
Auseinet Recovery Discussion Forum
This open discussion forum aims to promote the sharing of ideas and information around the issues of recovery for people with a mental illness. For more information go to http://www.auseinet.com/toolkit/rec_discuss.php
AICAFMHA Discussion List
The Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association (AICAFMHA) list will provide subscribers with the opportunity to discuss issues, share information and resources and generally dialogue with others in the infant, child, adolescent and family mental health area. This is a moderated list. This list can be joined via the AICAFMHA web site at: http://www.aicafmha.net.au/
Australian Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission List
The Commission has implemented e-mail based mailing list services to disseminate information about current human rights issues both at a domestic and international level. Specific interest lists have been developed. For details of how to join a list go to http://www.hreoc.gov.au/mailing_lists/index.html
Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth Information (ARACY) Forum
The ARACY Forum is provided to enable discussion and debate between policy makers, practitioners and researchers. Open to ARACY members (application forms available online). More information at http://forums.aracy.org.au/
Australian Youth Information Network (AYIN) List
Discussion list for those working with youth, interested in youth issues, youth affairs or youth work in Australia. Moderated via Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies and Australian Youth research Centre. To join send an email to join-ayin@edna.edu.au
Beyondblue Discussion List
Beyondblue aims to increase awareness and understanding of depression in the community. This list is for anyone to share their experiences of depression, and is moderated to make sure that postings are appropriate. For more information go to http://www.beyondblue.org.au/index.aspx?link_id=61
COPMI Discussion List
Hosted by AICAFMHA this list provides the opportunity for in depth discussion on the issues surrounding the provision of services to families where a parent is affected by a mental illness. The COPMI List aims to promote both national and international discussion on this topic. For details of how to join this list go to http://www.aicafmha.net.au/forums/special/copmi/list_info_copmi.html
Headroom
Aims to inform young people, their caregivers and service providers about positive mental health. Headroom provides a number of bulletin boards for use by 6-12 year olds, 12-18 year olds, parents and friends, and service providers. For more information go to http://www.headroom.net.au/index.html
MindMatters Discussion Group
This discussion group is an electronic communication network for teachers and health and mental health professionals. Joining the discussion group will ensure ongoing access to information and resources. To join go to: http://cms.curriculum.edu.au/mindmatters/discuss/discuss.htm
VicHealth's Mental Health Promotion Network
The Network is for anyone who has an interest in the area of mental health promotion... this network is about sharing ideas and information. Use the network to describe your work, to connect with others in your field, or to learn what people around Victoria, Australia or the world are doing to promote mental health. This is a moderated network and information that is not specifically about mental health promotion will not be posted to other members of the network. Join the list at the Yahoo Groups site here