Talking PointTalking Point is a regular series of publicly available lectures that aim to inspire, inform and challenge our notions of what we know about addiction and its impact across society. Health and social sector professionals and the general public are all welcome to attend. |
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- 30 November 2023presented by Krista Fisher, PhD Candidate Orygen, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
Globally, anxiety disorders are the most common mental health disorder facing young men today. - 30 October 2023Presented by Associate Professor Shalini Arunogiri
Exposure to trauma, and symptoms of PTSD, are really common in people seeking AOD treatment. - 15 September 2023Presented by Dr Haley Peckham
Most people accessing mental health services have adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and/or histories of complex trauma. - 24 August 2023presented by Dr Aysel Sultan
What is recovery? How do people ‘do’ recovery and how can research trace this? How can we understand it beyond its Western, Anglo-American, and familiar connotations? Finally, how do different drug policies and national drug discourses understand and enforce recovery? - 25 July 2023presented by Susan George & Stephen Herd
This webinar will explore how safety planning and understanding victim /survivors resistance to family violence is key to assessing their level of risk. - 2 May 2023Presented by Judy Avisar, Catherine Simmonds OAM, Anna Bardsley and Fiona Read
Deakin University in collaboration with Three Sides of the Coin (3SOC) evaluated the use of lived experience performances as an education tool for professionals.
- 3 April 2023presented by Amelia Berg & Dr Leanne Francia
These days there is a lot of talk in research about co-design with lived experience consumers. - 8 March 2023Presented by Wayne Hall, Emeritus Professor National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queens
Clinical research on classic psychedelic drugs in psychiatry has undergone a revival over the past decade and a half.
- 14 December 2022presented by Associate Professor Charles Livingstone
What are the implications for gambling regulation and its reform in the aftermath of the Crown, Star and other Royal Commissions and inquiries. Will it be business as usual? - 27 October 2022Presented by Dr Jasmin Grigg
Alcohol is a major modifiable risk factor for breast cancer, accountable for 4.4% of breast cancer cases (5.8% of cases in Australia) and 10% of breast cancer deaths worldwide. Yet, awareness of this risk remains low, including among mid-older age women who are at highest lifetime risk for developing breast cancer.