Important Approaching Events:

Welcome to the 2008 Australian Association for Infant Mental Health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Conference. Joint national conference to be held in Adelaide on 5-7 November, 2008.

More information here http://www.sapmea.asn.au/aaimh08/

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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.

 

Pam Linke AM

National President