Healthy Development Adelaide - HDA

Next week :: Don't miss our Infant Mental Health forum ::

Join us for the Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) and Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (AAIMH) SA branch forum on Ways of supporting attunement in parents and infants and its significance for development and learning.

As Infant Mental Health Awareness Week approaches (8-14 June) this year’s theme is ‘Attunement’. Attunement is the ability to tune in and connect with others on an emotional level. Attunement is particularly crucial for babies and their parents or carers, as it helps infants feel safe, loved, and able to regulate their emotions.

Join our speakers and learn more!
Thursday 11 June 2026, 5.30-7.30pm
Napier G04 lecture theatre, Ground floor, Napier Building, North Terrace, Adelaide University

OUR SPEAKERS
Kathy Moar, Clinical Psychologist / Manager, Workforce Development, Emerging Minds Australia, and AAIMH SA branch President -
Welcome and introduction to the AAIMH SA branch

Alma-Jane O’Donnell, Infant mental health and early child services specialist - Conception to Reception: supporting the development of nurturing relationships predicts school readiness

Valerie Aylesbury, PhD candidate, Robinson Research Institute, College of Health, Adelaide University / Perinatal Infant Mental Health Clinician, Child and Family Health Service (CaFHS) - Evaluating the impact of relational tools and an intervention in midwifery practice

Dr Kate Russo, Senior Lecturer, CQUniversity Australia / SA Medical Imaging, Women’s and Children’s Hospital - Seeing Is Connecting: Sonography as a pathway to early relational health

OUR CHAIR
Kate Rush, Executive Director, Change and Engagement, Office for Early Childhood Development

Free and open to everyone!
For full information please view and register here:
https://events.humanitix.com/ways-of-supporting-attunement-in-parents-and-infants-and-its-significance-for-development-and-learning

HDA High School Student Scholarship closing soon!

Is your school interested? Do you know of a student that would qualify?

The scholarship is valued at $1000 over a two-year period of Year 11 and Year 12.

Eligibility
1. The applicant is enrolled in Year 11 and wants to proceed to tertiary education in a field relevant to health or education.
2. The applicant or their parent/carer is supported by means of a Health Care or Pension Concession Card.

Selection Process
1. Applicants will submit a statement (800 word maximum) describing their study and career goals, and identifying how the scholarship will facilitate their achieving these goals.
2. Schools will submit a one-page statement in support of the applicant. This will include information about the applicant’s attendance in Year 10 and their academic progress to date.

Enquiries/submission to [email protected] by 5.00pm Friday 29 May 2026.