International Early Psychosis Association
http://www.iepa.org.au/
The International Early Psychosis Association (IEPA) is an international free-to-join organisation for anyone actively participating in the early psychosis field. The IEPA's mission is to raise awareness about early psychosis, at the same time as providing a network for international communication and collaboration between stakeholders in early psychosis.
IEPA members include clinicians, researchers, administrators, policy makers, and individuals with an interest in the field of early psychosis.
The Aims of the IEPA are:
- To enhance awareness of early psychosis and the process of recovery
- To provide a network for international communication and collaboration between stakeholders, including mental health professionals, consumers and their families, and policy makers
- To contribute to the development of knowledge about early psychosis and its treatment
- To facilitate research, including multi-centre trials, cross-cultural research, and long-term studies
- To facilitate the development and promotion of best practice in identifying early psychosis, and providing optimal treatment
- To improve services for young people with emerging psychosis, and their families, through encouragement of appropriate mental health policies
- To improve access to information on the identification and treatment of early psychosis
- To arrange conferences and professional meetings on an international level that focus on the early phase of psychotic disorders
- To provide links to existing educational resources and training options