Youth Health Forums are stimulating, half-day forums that cover a wide range of adolescent health and wellbeing issues, appealing to health, education, community, welfare professionals and students. The Forum provides an opportunity for attendees to meet, update knowledge and skills, exchange information and strengthen the youth health network, in order to provide the best possible support for young people in NSW. The November Forum will have a focus on supporting young people from refugee backgrounds.
When and where
Date: 6 November 2019
Time: 8.30am -12.30pm
Venue: Lorimer Dods Lecture Theatre, The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Don't miss this forum! Program includes presentations on:
This forum will be chaired by Dr Mitchell Smith, Director, NSW Refugee Health
The what, where & who of refugee young people in NSW : Dr Mitchell Smith, Director, NSW Refugee Health
Navigating health care, navigating transitions: experiences of the health system for young people of refugee background : Dr Melissa Kang, Associate Professor in Public Health, University of Technology Sydney
Untangling colliding nervous systems: Mr Rafik Tanious, School Liaison Counsellor – Project Officer, Rural and Regional NSW, NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS)
GROW in the Illawarra: Dr. Smriti Jaiswal, Multicultural Health Officer and Mrs Nyari Garakasha, Refugee Health Clinical Nurse Specialist; Multicultural Health Service, Illawarra and Shoalhaven Local Health District
Psychometric assessment with refugees - special considerations: Ms Mary Higson, Coordinator, Psychology Intern Program, Transcultural Mental Health Centre
Strength through community: Mr Mayor Chagai, Founder, Savannah Pride
Voice of youth: Mr Haji Gundor and Ms Evelyn Agripa, young people
Panel discussion: Panel will include all program speakers
Rural and regional video conference sites only
Video conferences are now available at more than 25 sites across NSW.
For your local video conference sites and local RSVP details: Follow the instructions as provided by your local video conference site. Attending via the conferencing facility is free. Please note that video conference facilities are reserved for rural and regional sites only.
RSVP by 1st November 2019.