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Indian
Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (IACAM)
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Official
Journal:
Journal of Indian
Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (JIACAM) www.jiacam.org *Selected
for Indexing on EMBASE
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IX th IACAM
Conference 2007 will be at Mumbai-22-24 Nov: 2007
For every information concerning
conference, please contact:
Dr. P C
Shastri, 215,
Samir Apts., Bldg, “C” Andheri (West)
Mumbai 400 058.
Tel: 022-26282828; 022-26284616 ® Cell: 9821349317
Email:
pcs910@hotmail.com
Abstracts for free papers (oral and
poster)/smposia/ workshop for presentation at Mumbai conference should
be sent on the following address:
Dr. Manju Mohanty
Acting Secretary General,IACAM
Department of Psychiatry
PGIMER, Sector - 12
Chandigarh - 160 012
E mail: abhinav_di1@rediffmail.com
Letter to Members
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ABOUT THE
ORGANISATION
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A core group of
experts in the field of child and adolescent mental health felt the
need for creating awareness about the importance of child and
adolescent mental health and the
need for greater attention to development of services in this field.
The
idea to form an association was first mooted at the "National Workshop
on
Child Mental Health: needs and priorities in India" in November 1988
held at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research,
Chandigarh. The
memorandum for formation of the association prepared by Prof. Savita
Malhotra
was introduced at the first conference of the Indian Association of
Child
and adolescent Mental Health at Pune in November 1990. The IACAM came
into
being with Prof. Roshen Master as the founder President and Prof.
Savita
Malhotra as its first Secretary general. The association was registered
on
22.11.91 at Chandigarh. Foundation meeting of the Association was held
on
23.1.92 at New Delhi where the constitution of the IACAM was adopted
and membership
was opened to professionals working in the area of mental health and
allied
specialities. The Association has steadily grown and strengthened. The
present
membership stands very close to 200, of which 15 are overseas members.
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IACAM is a
multi-disciplinary organization with psychiatrists, psychologists,
social workers, teachers, pediatricians, special educators, child
development experts and other allied professionals working with
children or interested in the field of child mental health as its
members.
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To promote the
study, treatment, care and prevention of mental and emotional disorders
and deficiencies of infants, children, adolescents and their families.
To promote national and international collaboration among professionals
in the field related to child and adolescent mental health.
To focus on the practice and research in child and adolescent mental
health and to make the knowledge available to the professionals and
public through various scientific activities.
To promote positive mental health in children and adolescents with
concern for laying a foundation for better adulthood and future society.
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| AFFILIATION |
| IACAM is affiliated to International Association for Child
and Adolescent
Psychiatry and Allied Professionals (IACAPAP). |
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