Professor Judy Atkinson at Melaleuca Place Launch
Channel: ACT Government
Date: 2014-07-17

Melaleuca Place Symposium: A Trauma Informed Approach: Practice, Partnership, Recovery and Hope

The official opening of the ACT Government's Trauma Recovery Centre or Melaleuca Place as it will be known, will be held on Thursday 10 July. Following the opening of Melaleuca Place, the Community Services Directorate is hosting the Melaleuca Place Symposium: A Trauma Informed Approach; Practice, Partnership, Recovery and Hope.

The symposium will be of interest across government and the non-government sector in the ACT and nationally. It's a unique opportunity for the ACT to showcase a number of presentations and panel discussion from experts in the field including Professor Louise Newman, Professor Judy Atkinson, Annette Jackson (Take Two, Berry Street), Joe Tucci (Australian Childhood Foundation).