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Take to the stage at the 2023 Rural Mental Health Conference
Share your innovations and help to drive change for mental health within rural communities.
Why Present at RMHC?
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This is your chance to get in front of the rural mental health sector and have your ideas, work or research seen and heard. |
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Boost your professional presentation skills, build your self-confidence and grow in leadership and influence. |
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Presenting is an excellent opportunity to build your reputation and enhance your professional profile. |
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Contribute to the future direction the rural mental health sector and use your voice and expertise to create change for rural communities Australia. |
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Inspire your peers with your ideas, insights, research, stories and case studies. |
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Your attendance guarantees a personalised certificate to use towards CPD points. |
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As a presenter you will receive the biggest discount to attend the conference, as well as gaining a special discount which you can share with your colleagues, friends and followers. |
In 2023, our conference presenters will support the theme: Justice and equity: Issues and solutions for Rural and Remote Mental Health and explore the topics:
- Optimising service delivery for First Nations populations in rural and remote locations
- First Nations Workforce, Leadership and Mentorship
- Sustaining and growing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health social/emotional wellbeing services
- Growing and supporting the Aboriginal workforce
- Recognising and redressing racism in mainstream rural mental health services
- Addressing the social and economic drivers of social and emotional wellbeing with First Nations families
- Role of family and support networks in First Nations Communities & Working with Community
- Achieving equity of access for marginalised population
- Inclusion, safety and belonging for LGBTQIA+, people with disability, and other marginalised groups
- Supporting the mental health needs of people with an intersectional identity
- Connecting & designing meaningful solutions with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people
- Access and equity for marginalised population
- Affirmative action, positive inclusion
- Lived-experience of marginalised and vulnerable groups
- Challenges and solutions for young people from minority and/or potentially priority populations/groups
- Housing, homelessness and financial stress in rural communities – Redressing Inequality
- The impact of and responses to trauma and vicarious trauma
- Social and emotional support for rural farming communities
- Environmental Hardships ie: drought, floods, bushfires, climate change, pandemics.
- Community-based groups’ challenges and opportunities
- Communities’ role in supporting and promoting awareness, resilience and health
- The role of volunteer network’s in improving mental wellbeing
- Proactive communication, building resilience & empowering communities
- Health access and/or limited access
- Addressing increased demand of infant, child and adolescent mental health, referrals
- Innovative partnerships for better mental health
- Enhancing community connectedness
- Co-design in planning, implantation and reviews
- Integrated service models
- Understanding the needs of young people in rural areas and adapting effective strategies
- Digital Mental Health
- Suicide Prevention
- Innovation in care co-ordination
- Social prescribing
- Importance of Data, Research & application of it. What is the latest research? What are the trends?
- Case studies, evidence-based research. Disseminating research learnings.
- Attraction and retention of rural workforce
- Challenges affecting rural mental health professionals
- Lived-experience and Peer Workforce
- New and Emerging workforces
Shine a light on your work, enhance your profile and be seen by the sector.
If you are passionate about creating change in the way mental health services are presented to our rural communities and you have insights, research, results or future plans to share - please apply to present now.
The conference committee is looking for presenters (and co-presenters) who are ready to passionately share:
- Research findings, data and information which could inspire changes in service delivery and help create a sustainable future for rural mental health.
- Case studies which inspire innovations across digital solutions, service delivery models and community connections in our rural areas.
- Best-practice applications to create immediate improvement for rural communities.
- Successful rural mental health projects and programs that deliver long term success journeys.
- Culturally responsive solutions of how rural mental health presents for Indigenous, First Nations people and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities from around the world.
- Practical strategies which are creating lasting and positive effects for individuals and families, sector workers and mental health professionals in our rural areas.
Presenters are encouraged to share their powerful experiences that address the conference topics with originality and flare. Co-presenters are welcome to apply.
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Presentation Styles
Take the stage and present to the audience in a 15 or 25 minute speaking session with 5 minutes for questions.
Keep the attention of attendees via engaging, hands-on learning experience in a 90 minute masterclass.
Panel presentations bring together views from a group of presenters into a discussion of innovative ideas, current topics, and relevant issues. Each panel session will run for 60 minutes and will consist of at least 3 panel members.
Visually showcase your research or services via a printed poster, displayed in the conference exhibition area for the duration of the conference. A dedicated 10 minute poster session is included in the conference program.
Important Dates
| Abstracts close | Friday 19 May 2023 |
| Notification to authors | Friday 23 June 2023 |
| Acceptances and registrations due | Friday 30 June 2023 |
| Program available | Thursday 6 July 2023 |
| Scholarships close | Friday 22 September 2023 |
| Early bird close | Friday 29 September 2023 |
| Conference dates | Wednesday 8th to Friday 10th November, 2023 |