‘MINDHACK’ Hackathon – Australia, May 2016 Meeting for Minds held Australia’s first ever mental health Hackathon, partnering with Spacecubed, on 20 and 21 May 2016. During the 24-hour event, a selected group of students drawn from a broad base of disciplines, attempted to ‘MindHack’ inventive tools and methods for initiating interaction between research scientists and people with lived … Continue reading ‘MINDHACK’ Hackathon – Australia, May 2016
Workshop – Australia, April 2016 The Meeting for Minds Workshop was held on Tuesday, 12 April 2016 at Notre Dame University, Fremantle. The Workshop looked to gain input on research priorities of postgraduate researchers in brain sciences, postgraduate trainee psychiatrists & psychologists, and people with lived experience of mental illness who were interested in forging a … Continue reading Workshop – Australia, April 2016
Meeting for Minds Public Lecture – Australia, August 2015 On 4 & 5 August 2015 Meeting for Minds presented a public lecture “Freedom from Schizophrenia – A Twin’s Quest” with Professor Shannon Weickert, BA, MPhil, PhD, Macquarie Group Foundation Chair of Schizophrenia Research Faculty – School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales.
26 May 2015 M4M Public Lecture – “Is Schizophrenia Inherited?” with Professor Assen Jablensky of the Centre for Clinical Research…
Mental Health Talk by Heath Black – Australia, March 2015 On 18 March 2015 Meeting for Minds, through it’s Australian Project GP Down South, presented a public talk on mental health by Heath Black.
Professor Patrick McGorry Lecture – Australia, February 2015 In February 2015 Meeting for Minds presented a lecture by Professor Patrick McGorry on “Hope and help for young people experiencing early signs of mental illness“. The event was hosted by Christ Church Grammar School’s Centre for Ethics. When we see young minds breaking down, what real … Continue reading Professor Patrick McGorry Lecture – Australia, February 2015
At the core of the Meeting for Minds (MfM) concept is the conviction that a significant resource in mental health treatment and research is being ignored…
Professor Norman Sartorious Public Lecture – Australia, 2014 In May 2014 Meeting for Minds presented a lecture by Professor Norman Sartorius -President, Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes and former Director of the World Health Organization’s division of Mental Health. Professor Sartorious discussed the subject”Stigma attached to mental illness is the main obstacle to progress … Continue reading Professor Norman Sartorious Public Lecture – Australia, 2014
Dr Norman Swan and Professor Ian Hickie Lecture – Australia, 2014 In May 2014 Meeting for Minds presented a lecture by Dr Norman Swan and Professor Ian Hickie on “Saving young lives and securing futures – why mental health matters”. The event was hosted by Christ Church Grammar School.
Meeting for Minds Registered as Charity in Australia – 2014 Pictured are Susie Hincks (M4M Co-Founder), Hon Keith Wilson (M4M Australia Director) and Maria Halphen (M4M Co-Founder). On 10 October 2013 Meeting for Minds was officially registered as a not-for-profit charity organisation in Australia! WE DID IT!
