Who Is Holding the Baby?
2025 Infant Mental Health Awareness Week
Presented by Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) and
AAIMH South Australia (SA) branch.
Please join us for a forum in the 2025 Infant Mental Health Awareness Week. This FREE public forum seeks to
promote and connect innovations in SA programs for infants and young children.
DATE: Wednesday 11 June 2025
TIME: 5.30pm - 8.00pm
VENUE: Napier 102 lecture theatre, University of Adelaide.
OUR SPEAKERS
Kathy Moar, Clinical Psychologist and AAIMH SA branch
representative - An introduction to AAIMH & SA branch.
Hon. Mira El Dannawi, MLC - An insight into the interplay of family dynamic (caregivers’ emotional responsiveness), culture, social environment, and policies on infant mental health.
Dr Jo Fildes, Assistant Director, Evidence and Analytics, Office for Early Childhood Development - How does the Office for Early Childhood Development support our Youngest South Australians?
Julia Jones, Deputy Director, Raising Literacy Australia - Words Grow Minds: empowering families, connecting communities.
Samantha Welke, Inklings Program Manager, Office for Autism, Department of the Premier and Cabinet - What is your Baby Telling You? Supporting caregivers in babies’ communication - The South Australian Inklings Pilot Program.
FORUM CHAIR
Brad Morgan, Director, Emerging Minds.
This is a FREE public forum and open to the community. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please share with your colleagues, friends and networks.
For the full program information and to register please see here.
