3DN have made a submission on the Exposure Draft of the Disability Inclusion Act 2014 in January advocating for consideration of people with an intellectual disability.
UNSW’s Chair in Intellectual Disability Mental Health presents at “Our Time to Shine”, a Special Olympics Australia Health Symposium, held in conjunction with the opening of the Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games.
UNSW’s Chair in Intellectual Disability Mental Health presented practical guidance on ID and mental health issues to medical officers working within forensic and custodial settings.
Dr Willemijn Hensbroek is an Intellectual Disability (ID) Medicine registrar from Erasmus University of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. A three year Specialty training in ID Medicine has been available in the Netherlands since 2000.
Associate Professor Julian Trollor presented at the 9th Congress of the International Neuropsychiatric Association in Chicago, Illinois on September 26, 2013.
The SAge-ID team has released their first study newsletter.
See attached for preliminary study findings, information on increased NSW target areas for study recruitment, an overview of our recent public forums and more!
Two UNSW partnerships focusing on the mental health of rural children and people with intellectual disabilities have received $2.4 million in federal government health funding.
The Federal Minister for Health, Hon Tanya Plibersek has announced the outcomes of the National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Partnerships for Better Health Second Call Grant Round 2012 in which UNSW has been successful.
Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC), Department of Family and Community Services NSW (FACS) has announced today that the University of New South Wales is to be awarded a Chair in Intellectual Disability and Behaviour Support.
A newly established UNSW Chair in Intellectual Disability and Behaviour Support has been announced by the NSW Minister for Disability Services Andrew Constance.
On Tuesday October 30th 2012, the Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, held a free forum for people with an intellectual disability, their carers and family members at the South Sydney Juniors Club, Kingsford.
