Public Hearing - Melbourne, Tuesday 1 April 2008

Inquiry into the Mental Health Services in Australia

Public Hearing - Melbourne, Tuesday 1 April 2008

St James Court Conference Centre
12 Batman Street
MELBOURNE

9.00 am - 9.40 am

SANE Australia (Sub 1)
Ms Barbara Hocking, Executive Director

9.40 am - 10.20 am

Network for Carers of people with a mental illness (Sub 4)
Ms Sandra Genovesi, Project Co-ordinator

10.20 am - 10.30 am

Break

10.30 am - 11.15 am

Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (Sub 30)
Ms Isabell Collins, Director

11.15 am - 12.00 pm

Psychiatric Disability Services Victoria (in Submission 39)
Mr Michael Cassar, Chief Executive Officer

12.00 pm - 12.40 pm

Royal Women's Hospital (Sub 19)
Dr Dennis Handrinis, Psychiatrist
Dr Chris Bayly, Associate Director

12.40 pm - 1.30 pm

Lunch

1.30 pm - 2.15 pm

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (Sub 21)
Dr Julian Freidin, Former President
Ms Sarah Gafforini, Manager of Policy and Practice Standards

2.15 pm - 3.00 pm

Australian Psychological Society (round table participant)
Professor Lyn Littlefield, Executive Director

3.00 pm - 3.45 pm

Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (Sub 43)
Professor Margot Schofield, Director of Research

3.45 pm - 4.00 pm

Break

4.00 pm - 4.45 pm

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Dr Caroline Johnson, College Member

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