HKA activities

May 07: Barbara LeBas & Sharron Steer

We were fortunate to have two speakers at the May meeting Barbara LeBas - Occupational Therapist - speaking about EPIS and Sharron Steer who is a family program consultant working for NSCC AMH.

Apr 07 Bernard McNair

Bemard spent six years with Beyond Blue and now has his own practice - Healthcare Nursing Agency at Pymble.

Jun 06: Dr. Alan Rosen
His main topic addressed the subject of Youth and Mental fitness, and how we should be making mental health services more 'user friendly' to youth.

Sep 05: "Computer assisted cognitive remediation - a trial of a new treatment for schizophrenia"

Dr Anthony Harris. Senior Lecturer, Discipline of Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney and Staff Specialist Sydney West Area Health Service

Aug 05: "Schizohrenia - Incidence and Influences"

Professor Vaughan Carr from NISAD (Neuroscience Institute of Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders). NISAD is one of the Projects that you, as HKA members, support financially through the Association.

A new direction for Mental health' - Making sense of the figures

NSW: "A new direction for Mental Health" is a five-year plan to transform and uplift the State's mental health services. The plan signals a refreshing approach and aims to balance hospital focused care with community care.

Correspondence: Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Future planning for sons and daughters with severe disability

Consumer & Carer Consultative Committee (Triple "C") ­

Collaborative meetings continue bi-monthly between HKA carers, Consumers and the Mental Health Director, Declan O'Riordan and his Deputy, Maureen Fechter, for which we are most grateful. These meetings provide a valuable opportunity to share vision, hopes and innovative ideas for improving local mental health services and we value this collaborative effort. 

Our grateful thanks to Hornsby Council who have donated $1,500 to HKA Inc., to assist in improving services to Consumers. We are extremely grateful to Mayor Nick Berman and councillors for their continued support.

Public Forum: Review of the Mental Health Act 1990

An initiative of NSW Health for Community Consultation

The public was invited to send in submissions. View HKA Submission: The Review of the Mental Health Act 1990

The submission was prepared and tendered by Judy Thompson on behalf of HKA. Concerns voiced at the meeting form the basis of the submission.

HKA is a member of the Mental Health Co-ordinating Council of NSW

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Association Action for Mental Health Inc.