Connetica
September eNewsletter 2011

From the Front Desk

It has been a very busy few months with the Mental Health Summit: Out of the Shed: Men, Boys and Mental Health and many other projects happening, but we finally have time to put together a newsletter.

Occurring this month, Leanne Craze one of our Senior Consultants has been awarded the Mental Health Services Conference of Australia and New Zealand: Exceptional Individual Contribution Award.

This is what they had to say about why they gave the award to Leanne:

"In recognition of substantial roles taken in shaping the future of Mental Health services and in addressing emerging issues, demonstrating true expertise and creativity in contributions to research, advocacy, reform and consultancy, underpinned by resolute support for the rightful place of the consumer voice"

A well deserved and fantastic contribution in many roles over many years to mental health reform in Australia. Well done Leanne!

Marion has also developed a tool for the community sector workforce called WorksWell which is for sale. For further information and cost, see the featured resource at the bottom of this email. Marion and John are also available to assist further if needed. Give them a call to see what they can do for your organisation.

The presentations from the Mental Health Summit are now available on our website for download. Many thanks to the hard work everyone has put into making the summit so successful. The link is in the latest news list below.

Time is flying by and I hope everyone has a safe school holiday break. Take care on the road.

Liz Neil

Latest News

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Understanding and Managing the Impact of Mental Ill Health in the workplace
Written by Marion Wands Knowing that 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 4 young people will have a mental illness in a 12-month period, it is unsurprising that issues relating to mental ill health are a reality in most workplaces. The impact on the workplace i..
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R U Ok? Day, 15th of September 2011
Article written by Jo Saies from PB Performance Coaching We know from positive psychology that strong, nurturing relationships and connection with others are critical to our health, happiness and well-being. Regular and meaningful conversation is a re..
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Reflections on Mental Health
John Mendoza provides a reflection of the journey travelling on mental health care reform over 2010 and 2011 Mental Health Reform – are we there yet? I was recently asked to give a short outline to a group of community mental health agencies..
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Out of the Shed Summit Presentations
The presentations from the summit are now available on the website. The speakers and their presentations are displayed in two separate days. Some presentations are not available. The two days were busy with many presentations and there are ..

Featured Service

Workforce Profile & Design

At ConNetica we work with our clients to gather comprehensive qualitative and quantitative data, review literature to establish an understanding of best practice and relevant benchmarks and acquire an in-depth knowledge of the context in which the workforce operates. Typical issues that ConNetica reviews include demographic data, the social, financial and political context of the organisation, rel..

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