New Approaches to Mental Health: Depression, Anxiety, Addiction, PTSD and more

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New Approaches to Mental Health: Depression, Anxiety, Addiction, PTSD and more

New Approaches to Mental Health: Depression, Anxiety, Addiction, PTSD and more

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Tuesday 8th October 2019

Event Date: October 8, 2019, 6:30 pm

Join Mind Medicine Australia and NIIM at this public event to learn why psychedelic therapies are being hailed as potentially ground-breaking treatments for mental illness.

WHEN: Tuesday 8 October 6.30pm – 8.00pm

LOCATION:

NIIM Lecture Theatre
Level 3, 21 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122

Book your online ticket now

Featuring:

Professor David Castle

MBChB MSc MD DLSHTM GCUT FRCPsych FRANZCP
Professor of Psychiatry at The University of Melbourne; works clinically in both public and private mental health settings; expert on the effect of licit and illicit substances on the mind.

Tania de Jong AM

LL.B (Hons) GradDipMus Co-founder Mind Medicine Australia
Tania de Jong AM is a trail-blazing Australian soprano, TED speaker, award-winning social entrepreneur and Founder of three charities; committed to creating more connected communities and reducing mental illness and loneliness.

Peter Hunt AM

B.Com LL.B Co-founder Mind Medicine Australia
Engaged philanthropist involved in funding, developing and scaling social sector organisations which seek to create a better and fairer world; committed to changing the paradigm for mental health in Australia.

Dr Paul Liknaitzky

BSc (Hons) PhD
Research Fellow at Deakin University and Odyssey House Victoria; works in mental health treatment development and evaluation; expertise in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies.

Prof Avni Sali AM

MBBS PhD FRACS FACS FACNEM – NIIM Founder & Director
Founding Director of NIIM. Avni is the former Head of Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, Swinburne University and the University of Melbourne Dept of Surgery, Heidelberg Hospital.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

NIIM is approx 6kms from the CBD

Train: Hawthorn station is located across the road

Tram: Route 75 Stop 25 (St James Park) along Burwood Rd, to/from the CBD

PARKING

Limited onsite parking is available at the rear of the venue. On-street parking is available in nearby streets. Paid parking is also available in the multi-level car park across the road at Epworth Hawthorn.