AHPA event: An introduction to mental health promotion

Presenter: Dr Stephen Carbone and Dr Luke Martin.

Prevention United is a mental health promotion charity that focuses on promoting mental wellbeing and preventing mental health conditions. Through our work we advocate to government to increase action and investment in wellbeing and prevention initiatives in the mental health field, provide wellbeing and prevention information resources and programs to the public, and work to build the capacity and capability of the mental health promotion sector in Australia through our training and consulting services.

Dr Stephen Carbone is the Founder and CEO of Prevention United. Stephen has extensive clinical expertise in mental health through his work as a GP and as a medical officer in Victoria’s specialist mental health system. Stephen has also held senior roles in policy, research and evaluation in government and non-government organisations such as VicHealth, headspace and Beyond Blue.

Dr Luke Martin is a Clinical Psychologist and co-founder of Prevention United. Luke has worked clinically in a range of public mental health settings. He also has extensive experience designing large-scale mental health promotion initiatives for organisations such as Beyond Blue and the Australian Psychological Society. Luke is currently Head of Programs at Prevention United.

Workshop details.

It has famously been said that there can be no health without mental health. With the recent inclusion of “Promoting and protecting mental health” as a priority in the new National Preventive Health Strategy, it is therefore important that people working in the field of health promotion and/or public health are familiar with the key concepts and issues that relate to mental health promotion, so that they can contribute effectively to efforts to promote mental wellbeing and prevent the onset of mental health conditions like depression and anxiety disorders.  This workshop will introduce health promotion practitioners to the specialist field of mental health promotion, and will explore the unique issues and evidence base of this key branch of health promotion practice.

Participants will gain knowledge in the following areas:

• What is mental health promotion and what are its similarities and differences to health promotion?
• What is mental wellbeing, what is mental ill-health, what is the mental health continuum?
• What works to promote mental wellbeing?
• What works to prevent mental health conditions?
• What’s happening on the ground right now, and what else is needed?

The event is free for AHPA members and $25 for non-members (members will need to sign in first before their registration fee is removed).

• Date: Wednesday 27 April 2022
• Time: 8:30am-10:30am AWST, 10:00-12:30pm ACST, 10:30am-12:30pm AEST, 11:30am-1:30pm AEDT
• Location: Microsoft Teams

Event registration is now closed. The event link will be emailed to registrants on Tuesday 26 April.

The event will be recorded, and the recording will be sent to all registrants.