18th - 20th March, 2024 Gold Coast – Qld

Together We Stand

Creating advanced mental health outcomes for all children & adolescents.

THE MISSION

Be part of the CAMH24 mission. Together we will:

Address key mental and emotional health challenges facing children and adolescents now and plan for a brighter future.
Support mental health professionals and emerging workers in the field by providing access to networking opportunities and a high level of professional development.
Provide a platform for government policy and initiatives to update, inform and seek feedback from the people who are delivering the services in the community.
Encourage multi-sectoral collaboration and create an engaging space for knowledge sharing, and learning opportunities.

WHAT WILL YOU GAIN FROM CAMH24?

COLLABORATE, CONNECT AND GROW YOUR COMMUNITY

Learn more about CAMH24, who attends, why you should attend and what you’ll gain from attending.

300 attendees

10 keynotes

42 presenters

20 exhibitors

5 masterclasses

Who attends CAMH?

Here's a snapshot of delegates who typically attend CAMH

CAMH brings together mental health professionals, government, peer workers and people with lived experience to progress mental health and wellbeing for children and adolescents. Delegates include:

Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Program Managers
Directors
CEO's
Researchers/Academics
Counsellors/Consultants
Education professionals

If this sounds like you, you’re in the right place.

Is CAMH for me?

Yes! The Child & Adolescent Mental Health Conference is for you if you’re looking for…

Open and connected conversations around the mental health of all children and adolescents.
Thoughtful sessions from sector thought-leaders.
A platform to ask the big questions and address the pressing issues within the sector.
A plan for how we pave a path for a safer future for all children and adolescents.
Information on new initiatives and research within the sector.
A break from your every-day to focus on the bigger picture.

What you’ll gain from attending

Collaboration, New Ideas, Connection, Support

Connect with your team, peers and community.

Be inspired by new initiatives and ideas from across the sector.

Get excited about the changing landscape of the sector’s future, and your role within it.

Access to all recorded keynote presentations (30 days)
All recorded concurrent presentations (30 days)
Access to symposium app
Printed symposium materials
Over 10 hours towards CPD points
Your personalised certificate of attendance

The fun stuff

Be treated to a break away from your inbox + some fun

Get ready to enjoy:

An exclusive welcome networking function with drinks, canapes and entertainment
A 5-star catering package for the entire conference with morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea
The chance to win awesome prizes
Chillout mindfulness zones
Fun learning space

Walk away from the conference with a breath of fresh enthusiasm, new connections and the information you need to succeed in your role.

Keynote Speakers

Helen Street

Founder and Chair, The Positive Schools Initiative

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Emily Unity

Lived Experience Lead, Board Director, Consultant, Emily Unity

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Miimi Morris

Pre-Doc Indigenous Fellow, School of Global Urban and Social Science

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Joe Ball

CEO, Switchboard

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Maree Crabbe

Director, It's time we talked

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Mark Le Messurier

Senior South Australian of the Year 2022

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The CAMH24 Program

What we will cover at CAMH24

With the full program to be announced in the coming months, take a look at the main topics and subtopics which will form the program.

CAMH24 Topics

Amplifying Voices: Empowering Young People’s Meaningful Participation in Decision-Making and Advocacy
- Reframing Perception: Young people’s right for authentic visibility, mental health perspectives and peer support
- Youth Lived Experience in Mental Health - Valuing Perspectives and Creating Career Pathways
- Revolutionising Support Systems: Innovative Approaches for Empowering Young People
Digital Duality: Exploring the Benefits and Challenges for Today's Youth
- Embracing the Digital Age: How it’s Changing the Conversation and how to Leverage the Power of Digital Platforms
- Growing Up Online: Navigating the Complexities of Digital Life
- Safeguarding the digital generation: Utilising through cybersecurity education and awareness
- The Digital Frontier: Exploring the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Student mental health - building multidisciplinary team approaches with schools and families
- Nurturing Minds: Understanding and addressing mental health disorders in young people
- Navigating the Depths: Shedding light on eating disorders among young people
- Hearing the distress: Understanding and Preventing Youth Suicide
- The Crucial Connection: Examining the impact of family issues on young people’s mental health
- Fostering Mental Well-Being: Exploring the role of schools
- Building inclusion education opportunities to foster engagement and meet students where they’re at
Emerging issues – and how to respond collaboratively and swiftly across the sector
- The COVID aftermath: Examining the lingering impacts on mental health from pandemic restrictions
- Navigating Climate Disasters, Anxiety and Rising Costs of Living: Collaborative and Swift Sector-wide Responses to Emerging Challenges
- Unmasking the Shadows: Exploring bullying and it’s devastating impacts
- Sexual Extortion and targeting by criminal syndicates
- Promoting Mental Health, Empowerment and Inclusion for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth
- Early Foundations: Promoting Mental Health in Infants and Children Under 8 Years
Supporting the social and emotional wellbeing of First Nations, Torres Strait Islander, Māori and Pasifika families and communities
- The interplay of indigenous language, community and culture in youth mental health
- Self-determination, community-based approaches and access to mental health services for indigenous young people
- Cultivation Indigenous Leadership: Empowering Indigenous youth through mentorship and guidance
- Promoting Equity and Inclusion: Addressing Anti-Racism and Discrimination
- Intergenerational trauma and trauma-informed care for indigenous young people
Celebrating Differences: Fostering Diversity and Inclusion among Young People
- Safe Havens: Fostering Equity, Inclusion, Security, and Belonging for LGBTQIA+ Communities
- Journey to Resilience: Mental Health of Refugee, Migrant, and CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) Communities
- Embracing Diversity: Affirmative Action and Positive Inclusion for a Diverse Society
- Exploring Lived-experience of marginalised and vulnerable groups for inclusive support and empowerment
- Breaking Barriers: Promoting mental health and well-being of young people with disabilities

The CAMH Committee

The sector leaders who are behind the 2024 CAMH conference

Katherine Ellis

CEO, Youth Affairs Council Victoria

Nicola Palfrey

National Clinical Manager, Headspace Schools

Dr Michelle Kehoe

Research and Evaluation Officer, Alfred Health

Michelle Tye

Senior Research Fellow, Black Dog Institute

Judy Kynaston

Judy Kynaston, General Manager Be You - Early Childhood Australia

Ian James

Office of the Chief Psychiatrist, SA Health, Principle Aboriginal Mental Health Advisor

Brian Moore

PhD Lecturer, Educational Psychology, UNESCO ICM Special Advisory Group. Charles Sturt University

Louise Grant

Youth Inclusion and Empowerment Specialist

Abi Cooper

Youth Activist. Advocate for Mental Health

Alex Dalton — Alexander Dalton

Research and Evaluation Officer for the Trans and Gender Diverse Service, Orygen

Michael Crisci

Clinical Lead Mile End
B Soc Sci/Hlth Sci (Hons), MOccTh
ASI® and AMPS certified
OTA MH Endorsed

Emma Harrison

Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Worker, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN)

$ 549 + GST

Virtual

Live streaming of all keynote presenters
Live streaming of all sessions in the plenary room over three day conference period
Virtual presentations
Complete online access to audio and visual presentations for 30 days*
Over 10 hours towards CPD points
Your personalised certificate of attendance

$ 1,399 + GST

In-Person

All keynote presentations
All concurrent presentations
Discounted accommodation rates
Access to conference app
5 star conference catering package
Access to exclusive networking functions
Complete online access to audio and visual presentations for 30 days post-event
Printed conference materials
Over 10 hours towards CPD points
Your personalised certificate of attendance
Exposure for your organisation
Plus, chances to win great prizes!

$ 3,147 + GST

In-Person Group of Three (3 pax)

All keynote presentations
All concurrent presentations
Discounted accommodation rates
Access to conference app
5 star conference catering package
Access to exclusive networking functions
Complete online access to audio and visual presentations for 30 days post-event
Printed conference materials
Over 10 hours towards CPD points
Your personalised certificate of attendance
Exposure for your organisation
Plus, chances to win great prizes!

Register Your Interest

If you are attending solo.

Register Your Team's Interest

If you have a team of three people or more.

Just do it! It was great to get away from the daily work and have some thinking and networking time to replenish.

Each presentation was informative. The keynote speakers were able to stimulate a thorough discussion about crucial topics in the area.

Definitely attend, you will learn and leave enriched with knowledge and empowered on how to tackle mental health in children and young people.

This is such a hopeful conference, go! It will inspire you, you will meet really good hearted people and create a little bit of a better future for kids.