Keynote speakers at the Summit are Professor Graham Martin, Director, Australian Early Intervention Network for Mental Health; Associate Professor Susan Sawyer, Deputy Director, Centre for Adolescent Health Victoria; Julie Tongs, CEO, Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service ACT; and Georgie Ferrari, CEO, NSW Association for Adolescent Health.

The Summit will tackle the issues of health care access and service provision for young people who face problems such as mental health, drugs and alcohol. Problems in indigenous health and rural health will also be addressed. Delegates from the following groups are confirmed participants in the Summit:

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Quit Victoria

Australian Rural Health Inc

Alcohol & Drug Council of Australia

Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospitals

Department of Health and Aged Care

Centrelink

Commonwealth Bank

Junction Youth Health Centre

Australian Drug Foundation

Centre for Adolescent Health

AMA Doctors-In-Training

Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs

NT Health Connections for Youth

NSW Eating and Dieting Disorder Shared Care Project

NSW Department of Health/QUIT

Australian Institute of Family Studies

Goulburn Community Health Centre

Women's Centre for Health Matters

Mental Health Foundation

Adolescent Day Unit

The Children's Hospital at Westmead

Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture

Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues

Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia

Youth Affairs Network of Queensland

ACT Division of General Practice

Head Injury Council of Australia

YWCA of Australia

The Link Health Service

The National Youth Health Summit is an initiative of the Commonwealth Bank and AMA Youth Health Advocate Program.

CONTACT: Joanne Murray, AMA Youth Health Advocate, (02) 6270 5447

Sarah Crichton, AMA Public Affairs, (02) 6270 5493 / (0419) 440 076