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The Forum Speakers & Transcripts

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PROFILE OF SPEAKERS - Page 1

PAUL SPOONER TALK - Page 2

PETER CHOWN TALK - Page 3

PAUL WILSON TALK - Page 4

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

PAUL WILSON

PROFESSOR PAUL WILSON OAM: Chair of Criminology, Bond University. Fulbright Scholar, Rutgers University’s School of Criminal Justice Library Fellow. Awarded the OAM in 2003 for “services to education, particularly as a writer and lecturer in the field of criminology and to the community through raising public awareness of social justice issues”.

PETER CHOWN: Nth NSW Psychologist specializing in at-risk adolescents and their families. Peter has extensive experience in the areas of adolescent health, adolescent mental health, the development of youth-friendly health services and programs, and training of health professionals. Consultant for WHO, UNFPA and UNESCO on adolescent health programs in developing countries and former Head of Cellblock Youth Health Centre, Camperdown Children’s Hospital, Sydney.

WESLEY NOFFS: CEO, Ted Noffs Foundation, Masters in Public Health, Former Chair Ministerial Drugs Advisory Council, Member of the Australian National Council on Drugs. .

WES NOFFS

A member of the NSW Drug and Alcohol Workforce Development Council, Chair of the Prevention Committee for the NSW Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies, Editorial Board of the National D&A Magazine “of Substance”, Advisory Board of the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre at UNSW, Member of the Board of our NSW Peak Body NADA, Member of the Board of the Liverpool Headspace Project

JANE ENTER Psychologist and Psychotherapist, with 18 years experience treating substance abuse. Nth Coast Medical Centre, Clinical Consultant The Sanctuary Rehabilitation Centre, Federal Advisory Group on Addictions & Treatment and Youth Suicide.

PAUL SPOONER: Paul has extensive experience in the youth, community develop-

PAUL SPOONER

ment and education fields. He has been a member of National Youth Advocates Network, National Association Community Legal Centres, Australian Youth Policy & Action Coalition, Youth Action & Policy Association of NSW, Qld Youth Justice Coalition, and Byron Shire Social Plan Committee. Paul has held appointments with Youth Accommodation Assoc. of NSW, Fairfield Community Resource Centre, the Brisbane based Youth Advocacy Centre, Albert Park Flexi School, and is currently the Director of Byron Youth Services.

TOM BURREY: Youth Representative

LAURIE GANTER - Parent Representative

SUSAN SKYVINGTON - Susan has a BA (Honours) Dp Ed. an accredited secondary school teacher since 1972 and counsellor. Psychologist and Accredited Victims of Crime Counsellor.

Link next page for some Transcripts of the talks given.

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