Welcome to the Australian Association for Infant Mental website. AAIMHI is a national organisation of professionals from many fields who work with infants and their families. Our mission is to work towards improving professional and community recognition that infancy is a critical time for psycho-social development, through promoting research, education, advocacy and mutual support through networking. AAIMHI holds a national conference every year, as well as other workshops and seminars, to enhance knowledge and skills about infancy, works with other agencies on advocacy and educational initiatives, responds to Government inquiries and reports relating to infancy and provides information to members through its quarterly newsletter. We also develop position statements to support infant mental health professionals and parents. AAIMHI is an associate of the World Association for Infant Mental Health contributes to international developments and initiatives.

With current research continuing to highlight the importance of infancy for infants’ current and future well-being there is much more that needs to be done to improve infant mental health in Australia. We invite you to use our website, give us feedback through the guest book, contact the national committee or your State branch about any issues and consider making your own contribution through joining AAIMHI.

 

Lynn Priddis

National President

The Victorian bushfires have been a tragedy for all concerned. The Australian Association for Infant Mental Health wishes to remind people who care for babies and children that the very young are the most vulnerable.....read more here

 

 

Upcoming Conferences

12th World Congress of the world association for infant mental health

Infancy in times of transition

29th June 2010 to 3rd July 2010

Leipzip Germany

More details here