Across Australia 580 000 children and adolescents, between 4-17 years of age, experience mental health problems each year. Too many families struggle through the crisis of not knowing what to do when their child expresses thoughts of self-harm, suicide or are unable to be kept safe due to behaviours caused by mental health issues.
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Dr Bennett often has many points of interest that she would like to share with the patients and families that come to her clinic. Most of the time, the appointment is focused on reviewing progress and management plans, there is little chance to chat! Dr Bennett has created this page to increase the opportunity that she has to share new knowledge, interesting facts and her latest professional development experiences.
Please note that this is general information and intended to be discussed further with Dr Bennett and her patients at their clinic visits.
Upcoming courses for parents, teachers and children’s advocates
It’s fabulous to be able to invite you all to some learning opportunities that I will be attending in the coming month! I would like to share with you two…
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Clinical Insights ADHD Networks Meeting 2018: February 17th-18th
Dr Bennett advises her patients that she will be attending the Clinical Insights ADHD Networks Meeting 2018 in Melbourne on the weekend of 17th-18th of February. The meeting will offer…
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Effects of Instant Messaging in the Dark
If you needed some motivation to continue the fight to remove electronic devices from your teenagers at night, Dr Bennett has found some ammunition! A study published in the Journal…
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Tooth Fairy Facts
A fun start to the year! Just when you think you were getting over the Christmas holiday financial strain, the Tooth Fairy dropped off her invoice! Did you know that,…
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