Draft National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Conference Program

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1 Wednesday 4 May pm Registration open 4.00pm Art Workshop - Sponsored by IAHA 25 people Convention Centre 5.00pm 7.00pm Traditional Welcome Lhere Artepe (Welcome to Country) Welcome Reception Alice Springs Convention Centre MC: Professor Tom Calma Professor Tom Calma AO Co-Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Advisory Group Cultural Activities local entertainment Speakers Hon Adam Giles, Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services, Tourism, Northern and Central Australia, Economic Development and Major Projects and Indigenous Affairs (TBC) Apologies Senator Hon Nigel Scullion, Minister for Indigenous Affairs (may be in Parliament) Warren Snowdon, Member for Lingiari, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for External Affairs, Indigenous Affairs and Northern Australia (TBA) Nova Peris, Senator of the Northern Territory Facilitator: Adele Cox

2 7.30am 8.30am 8.30am 10.00am 10.00am 10.30am REGISTRATION CONFERENCE OPENING Facilitator: Adele Cox (5 mins) Thursday 5 May 2016 Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony (30 mins) Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation Opening Address Senator Hon Nigel Scullion, Minister of Indigenous Affairs (VIDEO) (10 mins) Welcome to Delegates Professor Tom Calma AO (10 mins) Co-Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Advisory Group William Tilmouth General Manager, Tangentyere Council Alice Springs (10mins) Donna Ah Chee CEO, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress (5 mins) 1 minute s silence to acknowledge those who have gone MORNING TEA (30 mins) Update from the ATSISPEP Project (30 mins) Professor Tom Calma AO, Co-Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Advisory Group Professor Pat Dudgeon, Project Director, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP) Richard Weston, Director, Healing Foundation Keynote Speaker Inspirational Rosalie Kunoth- Monks (30 minutes) 12.00pm 12.00pm 1.00pm Questions LUNCH DVD - Soul Hunter by Yolgnu youth and Elders

3 Thursday 5 May 2016 continued CONCURRENT SESSIONS Community Based Solutions Cultural Solutions Social Determinants Cultural Practices 1.25pm 1.25pm 1.50pm 1.50pm 2.15pm Darryl Kickett (Red Dust Healing) 25 mins June Mills and Duwan Lee Caring for Country, caring for a each other (Larrakia Healing Group) Dion Tatow Lighting the Dark preventing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide (QAIHC) Dameyon Bonson (30 mins) Nola Turner- Jensen Restoring the Circle CultuRegenera tion (Crackerjack Education) () Jody Kopp, Natasha Abbott, Natalie Williams Culturally Safe Practice Suicide Story () Fiona Livingstone, Nathaniel Blacklock, (Development of a culturally appropriate Aboriginal Suicide Prevention Skills program) Micklo McKenzie, Jacob Tyndall Programs that Work StandBy West Kimberley Dwesmond Wiggan-Dan, Kikka Poelina McKenzie Kimberley Rainbow Project () Ngangkari (NT) 2 hours Drop in Yarning Place: Stories from the Heart 2.15pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 3.30pm 3.30pm 4.30pm 4.30pm AFTERNOON TEA Panel Discussion: Racism and Suicide Mary O Reeri Joe Williams Indi Clarke Professor Helen Milroy Tracy Jerri Close Dinner Host Tom Calma /Ernie Dingo Entertainment: Ted Wilkes, Foxxy Empire (tbc) and Steven Oliver (tbc)

4 Friday 6 May am Adele Cox to recap (15 minutes) 9.15am 9.45am Keynote Speaker Inspirational Stan Grant (30 minutes) 9.45am 10.00am 10.00am 10.30am Questions (15 mins) MORNING TEA (30 mins) CONCURRENT SESSIONS (1 hour) Data & Statistics Prison and Its Impact Stolen Generations International Speakers NZ 10.45am 10.45am 11.00am 11.00am 11.15am 11.15am Vicki O Donnell (KAMSC) 30 mins 11.00am Telethon Kids Institute Roz Walker/Glenn Pearson 11.00am 11.15am Mervyn Eades Summer May Finlay JustJustice 15mins Heather Agius Granny Group member justice issues (15 mins) Line up of speakers or a panel discussion Michael Naera and Te Pae Fitzell (Te Runanga o Ngati Pikiao Trust) 15 mins Moewaka Trotman and Pip Newton (Te Runanga o Ngati Pikiao Trust) 15 mins TBC Kelleigh Ryan Drop in Yarning Place: Stories from the Heart 12.00pm 12.00pm 1.00pm LUNCH

5 Friday 6 May 2016 continued CONCURRENT SESSIONS Empowerment Community Sharing Social Yarning Based Solutions Knowledge Determinants Circle 1.25pm 1.25pm 1.50pm 1.50pm 2.15pm 2.15pm 2.30pm Vicki McKenna & Brendan Cox (Kimberley Empowerment Healing & Leadership Program) Gregory Armstrong, Kerry Arabena, Anthony Jorn, Natalie Ironfield Redevelopment of MHFA guidelines Scott Avery First Peoples Disability Network Australia Joe Brown, Annie Milgin, Tanya Carter, Dave Palmer Yiriman keeps country good so young people are healthy Ken Zulumovski (Garamada UIR) Ngoombi - Glenis Grogan Cheri Yavu-Kama- Harathunian Empowering Aboriginal men and women to break their cycles of abuse and expressions of lateral violence Kanat Wano W&W Professor Ted Wilkes, Professor Dennis Gray AOD Discussions and Warringarri Carol Hapke and Regina Sebastian Leilani Darwin and Suzie Lewis UHELP Innovation in the Engagement of Indigenous youth Cynthia Deeble (Hopelessness, Helplessness, Homelessness) Rosalie Green Session 2.30pm 3.30pm 3.30pm 5.00pm 5.00pm AFTERNOON TEA Panel Discussion: Solutions and Future Directions Professor Ted Wilkes Dameyon Bonson Tauto Sansbury Josie Farrer MLA Professor Gracelyn Smallwood Ngangkari Healing Session men s and women s healing sessions Drum Atweme Close/BBQ LGBTQI Talking Together - Shared Yarning Space Outside