ACMHN

09/04/2026

The Call for Abstracts for the Central Coast and Hunter New England Winter Symposium is closing soon. If you have research, clinical insights, or ideas worth sharing with your peers, don't leave it too late.

The theme is Mental Health Nursing Re-imagined. We're looking for bold, forward-focused contributions from nurses, researchers, educators, and clinicians across the profession.

Registrations are also open, the symposium is on Friday 12 June at Gosford RSL Club.

Submit your abstract or register at https://ow.ly/RnNM50YGhZT

08/04/2026

Big news for mental health nursing in Australia.

New nurse prescriber legislation gives credentialed mental health nurses and nurse practitioners more capability to respond to the full needs of the people they work with.

Our President Professor Rhonda Wilson explains what's changed and what it means going forward.

07/04/2026

Are you across the expanding nurse prescribing landscape and what it means for your practice?

This Friday evening the Victorian Branch is hosting a CPD session on recognising and interpreting medication-related deterioration in mental health care. Presenter Claire Hudson brings together clinical experience in psychotherapy, addiction work, and advanced nursing practice to explore a question that comes up regularly in practice: when someone deteriorates, how do you know whether it's the illness or the medication?

The session is hybrid: face-to-face in Melbourne and online for everyone else.

Free for ACMHN members. $30 for non-members. Registration is essential.

Friday 10 April at 6:30pm AEDT

Register here: https://ow.ly/QqB950YyXZh

02/04/2026

"It is about the person at the center of it."

Our President Dr Rhonda Wilson joined MHPN to talk about collaborative models of care in mental health, and what it really means for nurses, allied health, GPs and other providers to work together well.

Worth a watch:

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01/04/2026

Something new is starting tonight.

The Older Adults Mental Health SIG is holding its inaugural meeting at 7:30pm AEDT online via Teams. If older adults are central to your practice, whether in aged care, community mental health, acute settings, or research, this group is for you.

The first meeting is about introductions, setting direction, and hearing from the people in the room. Come along and help shape what this SIG becomes.

ACMHN members are welcome to join tonight: https://ow.ly/I3Cn50YyXCF

01/04/2026

If you've been meaning to submit an abstract for the ACMHN's 50th Conference, the deadline has moved to Friday 10 April. This is the last extension.

We're accepting oral, lightning, and poster abstracts covering real-world evidence-informed practice, education, leadership, evaluation projects, and primary research.

This is a milestone conference for the profession. Don't miss your chance to be part of the program.

Submit your abstract here: https://ow.ly/gGkM50YBylz

30/03/2026

A reminder that the ACMHN Queensland Branch webinar is on tomorrow night: Tuesday 31 March, 6:00pm AEST.

Nathan Dart will be presenting the case for an International Council of Mental Health Nurses: why the profession needs one, what it would look like, and how we might actually build it.

Free to attend. Open to all mental health nurses and health professionals. No ACMHN membership required.

Registrations are still open: https://ow.ly/14NK50YyXA4

26/03/2026

Should mental health nursing have a global council?

It's a big question, and this Tuesday evening the ACMHN Queensland Branch is hosting a free online webinar to explore it.

Presenter Nathan Dart is Director of Nursing at Metro North Mental Health and an ACMHN Fellow. He put this case to international nursing leaders in Barcelona last year, and now he's bringing it to us.

The session is free and open to everyone. You don't need to be an ACMHN member to attend.

Tuesday 31 March, 6:00pm AEST (Brisbane) / 6:00pm AEDT (Sydney, Melbourne) / 5:30pm ACST (Adelaide) / 4:00pm AWST (Perth).

Register here: https://ow.ly/I6J550YyXwu

18/03/2026

70% of multiple birth parents reported facing mental health challenges within the first two years of their children's lives. 73% felt a significant sense of isolation. 💜

These numbers don't happen by accident. They reflect very real barriers that so many new families face, and often face alone.

Swipe to see what gets in the way of a strong start for families with twins, triplets, and more.

This Multiple Birth Awareness Week (15-22 March), we're shining a light on what needs to change.

16/03/2026

The early days with multiples can be overwhelming. But with the right support, every family can get a stronger start. 💜

This Multiple Birth Awareness Week (15–22 March), swipe to see how you can make a real difference for families navigating life with twins, triplets, and more.

Because 70% of multiple birth parents face mental health challenges in the first two years, and connection and support from the very beginning can change that.

12/03/2026

This week, our CEO Professor Wendy Cross and President Professor Rhonda Wilson joined more than 100 nursing policymakers, leaders and practitioners at the ACN Policy Summit at Old Parliament House in Canberra.

The conversation centred on what it will take to keep nurses in the profession: career development, leadership pathways, autonomous practice, full scope of work, and the critical role of nurse-led models of care.

11/03/2026

1 in 5 Australians lives with a mental health condition every year. Our health system is under pressure. But the solution is closer than you think.

ACMHN has lodged our 2026 Pre-Budget Submission to the Minister for Health, Disability and Ageing, making the case for real investment in mental health nursing. We're calling for three things: a national pathway for Endorsed Mental Health Nurses on the AHPRA Register, the establishment of a National Chief Mental Health Nurse, and budget investment that reflects the scale of demand.

Mental health nurses work across hospitals, primary care, aged care, disability services, and communities every single day. They are already doing this work. It's time to make it count.

Swipe through our carousel to see what we're asking for and why it matters.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/Lv8X50YnQqH