The inaugural Positive Schools 2009 mental health and wellbeing conference is proud to support the ARACY Conference. The ARACY Conference board is proudly chaired by Professor Fiona Stanley and has Dr Lance Emerson as it's chief executive officer. ARACY joins Wise Solutions and the Positive Schools team with a primary goal to develop and improve wellbeing for all young Australians.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARACY National Conference

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

2 – 4 September, 2009

 

 

Website: www.aracyconference.org.au

Email: aracy2009@meetingplanners.com.au

 

While Australia’s economic and technological progress has been strong over recent decades, these benefits have not resulted in significant improvements to the health and wellbeing of the nation’s young people. Many of the key indicators that measure how young people are faring remain unchanged or are worsening.  Without a society of healthy, well developed individuals, we cannot prosper as a nation. 

 

There is growing recognition that prevention is the most effective approach to addressing the problems affecting young people – indeed, the only feasible approach. The challenge is to make the radical shift to a preventive orientation, and to apply knowledge in specific social and political contexts. Genuine understanding of complex problems generally requires the perspective of multiple organisations and stakeholders.  Further, a national commitment to prevention requires the engagement of multiple organisations and stakeholders.  This conference will focus on how we can best learn from one another and work together to innovate and take action to improve outcomes for young Australians.

 

The conference aims to build links between international and national experts, researchers, social entrepreneurs, marketers, innovators, business and financiers.  It will explore pathways to success, and showcase preventive innovations that are improving the lives of children and young people. The conference will include a mix of keynote addresses, workshops, interactive sessions, symposia, creative presentations, and informal networking opportunities.

The conference is cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary. People from different disciplines including policy makers, practitioners, business people and academics from different sectors will have the opportunity to learn from each other, share their work, and debate the ongoing development and application of knowledge to improve the wellbeing of children and young people. 

Mark your diaries with the following

Early March 2009	Call for Abstracts opens
March 2009	Registration opens
Thursday 30 April, 2009	Deadline for submission of abstracts
Wednesday 3 June, 2009	Notification of acceptance
Friday 19 June, 2009	Deadline for confirming acceptance of presentation offer Deadline for presenters to be registered