Awards
July 2010
2010 Enterprise and Resourcefulness Award - NSW Aboriginal Health Awards 2010
The Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander MHFA Program received this prestigious award and was a finalist in two other categories - Minister's Award for Aboriginal Health, and Working Together to Make a Difference. Members of the Greater Western Area Health Service team accepted the award.
Above: Members of the Greater Wester Area Health Service team accepting the award. Left - right - Sandra Bailey (CEO, Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW); Donna Stanley (Aboriginal Clinical Leader, Orange & Regions); Carmen Parter (Director, Centre for Aboriginal Health, NSW Health); Thomas Brideson (state-wide coordinator, Aboriginal Mental Health Workforce Program) and Len Kanowski (Area Coordinator, Aboriginal MHDA).
September 2009
2009 Exceptional Contribution to Mental Health Services Award - TheMHS
At the 19th annual TheMHS conference 1 - 4 September this year in Perth, WA, Betty Kitchener was awarded the Exceptional Contribution to Mental Health Services Award to “honour the outstanding innovation and dedication to mental health services through the creation of the Mental Health First Aid Training program, and through untiring commitment to the development of the program in Australia and globally”.
March 2008
2008 Excellence in Mental Health Education Award - from the National Council for Behavioral Healthcare, USA
Betty Kitchener and Tony Jorm will be presented with this award at the NCCBH Annual Conference in Boston on 2 May 2008.
This is the first international award that the Mental Health First Aid Australia program has been awarded. The National Council of Community Behavioral Healthcare Council (http://www.thenationalcouncil.org/) is a not for profit association in the USA representing 1,300 organizations providing treatment and rehabilitation to help people recover from mental illnesses and addiction disorders. The National Council members serve nearly six million adults, children, and families in communities across America. This year, the NCCBH has begun adopting the MHFA Program for the USA.
September 2007
GOLD ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2007 - The Winner of the Mental Health Promotion Mental Illness Prevention Program or Project category at the TheMHS Conference
The Mental Health Services Conference is an international mental health educational forum, attracting over 1000 mental health clinicians, managers, consumers, carers, researchers, educators and policy makers, annually. The MHFA Training and Research Program received the Award in recognition of an innovative brief training course to teach members of the public how to provide initial help to someone developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis situation.
Above: The Hon Brett Mason presented the award to Betty Kitchener and Len Kanowski, Sept 2007.
September 2007
Suicide Prevention Australia National 'LiFe' Award - Healthy Communities Category
The MHFA Training and Research Program received the award and certificate at the ceremony held in Federation Square, Melbourne from the Hon Brett Mason, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing.
Above: The Hon Brett Mason presented the award to Betty Kitchener and Prof Tony Jorm, Sept 2007.
September 2006
Public Health Programs Award for Innovation
The MHFA Training and Research Program received this award from VIC Health Minister
Bronwyn Pike at Federation Square, Melbourne on 5 September 2006.
More information available at this URL: http://www.health.vic.gov.au/publichealthawards/
Above: Dr Claire Kelly & Leanne Northausen 3rd & 4th from left in front row, Prof Tony Jorm front far right holding award
September 2005
Suicide Prevention Australia - 2005 Life Award
Mental Health First Aid was a recipient of a Commended Award and recognised as having made valuable contributions
to suicide prevention in Australia at the 2005 Life Awards.
December 2004
ASPR Consumer Researcher Award
In December 2004, Betty was awarded the ASPR Consumer Researcher Award at the National Scientific Meeting of
the Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research in Fremantle, WA. This award is given for research, "that
involves a consumer perspective, presented by someone who has received mental health services and is currently
employed as a health professional or researcher".
July 2004
Vice-Chancellor's Award for Community Outreach
On 29 July 2004 at the Staff Excellence Awards Ceremony at The Australian National University, Betty Kitchener
was the recipient of this award "in recognition of outstanding
contribution as ANU staff in volunteering her time, skills and expertise to community outreach".
Betty received a plaque that is on display at the Centre for Mental Health Research.
Above. Prof. Tony Jorm, the Vice Chancellor and Betty Kitchener with her award.
September 2003
The MHFA Program was the winner of Category 5 (Mental Health Promotion or Mental Illness Prevention Program or Project) at the Awards Ceremony at The National Mental Health Services Conference, Canberra, 3 September 2003.
Betty received a certificate and $3000.
Above. Betty with the National Mental Health Services Award.