New Zealand

Fjordland

Events

April 8, 2010   in Auckland - venue and time to be advised.  "Can health services prevent suicide?"

Professor Navneet Kapur, from the University of Manchester, is Head of Research at the Centre for Suicide Presentation at the University.  He is also the Assistant Director of the National                              Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, and Chair of the Guideline Development Group for NICE self harm guidelines.   Prof Kapur is the 2010 Fellow for the Chad Buckle Fellowship and will be presenting a series of lectures in Wellington in March, one of which will be a public address on "Suicidal Behaviour: Causes and Prevention"      

May 20, 2010    in Auckland - venue and time to be advised.  " Therapeutic Jurisprudence"

Judge Peggy Fulton Hora retired from the California Superior Court after serving 21 years.  She is the 2009 Thinker in Residence appointed by the Premier of South Australia.  She will work on therapeutic jurisprudence and restorative justice issues for the government in Adelaide.     

Mental Health Law Conferences

Tentative dates are:  

Wellington                Monday, 18 October
Dunedin                     Thursday, 4  November
Christchurch              Friday, 5 November
Hamilton                  Thursday, 11 November
Auckland                  Friday, 12 November

Committee

 

President

Nigel Fairley

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Nigel.fairley@ccdhb.org.nz

Vice President

Dr Justin Barry-Walsh

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Justin.barry-walsh@ccdhb.org.nz

Treasurer

Anne Le’aupepe

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Anne.le’aupepe@ccdhb.org.nz

Secretary

Anne Le’aupepe

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Anne.le’aupepe@ccdhb.org.nz

Committee Member

Bryan Yeoman
Dr Mark Earthrowl
Assoc Prof Kate Diesfeld

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bryan_yeoman@xtra.co.nz
Mark.earthrowl@cdhb.govt.nz
kate.diesfeld@aut.ac.nz

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