HelpingMinds® First Nations Reference Group HelpingMinds® acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we live, work, learn and care, and pay our respect to First Nations people and elders past, present and emerging. HelpingMinds® launched its Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) on 12 June 2018. A First Nations Reference Group is integral toRead more
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How to Help a Mate Who Is Struggling Are you concerned about someone close to you? Are they acting differently? Are they irritable or angry? Not seeing friends? Withdrawn? Confused? It’s hard to know where to start when it comes to talking about mental health. So here are five steps you can take to approachRead more
We Are Expanding into the Northern Territory HelpingMinds® is excited to announce that we will be expanding our service delivery to include the Northern Territory. This is a result of our successful track record of delivering quality mental health services across Western Australia over our 42-year history. Our local consultation in Darwin has shown thatRead more
Schizophrenia Awareness Week Schizophrenia Awareness Week aims to educate and reduce stigma surrounding schizophrenia. There are still many misconceptions about schizophrenia and it continues to be a mental health challenge that is rarely spoken about. Often, someone with schizophrenia is portrayed in the media and through film and television as dangerous or violent, however, thisRead more
Solutions Over Supper: The People Who Matter to Us Have you used a mental health service and wanted support from the people in your life who are close to you but felt concerned about losing your privacy and control when information about you is shared with others? Are you supporting someone using mental health services but you’veRead more
Have Your Say: Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote WA People in rural and remote areas tell us that they can’t always access the mental health services they need. We want to take your voices to Canberra in a submission to the inquiry into the Accessibility and quality of mental health services in ruralRead more
‘Good Healing Place’ by local artist Nerolie Bynder Blurton Good Healing Place Recently HelpingMinds® engaged with local Aboriginal artist and proud Badimia, Yamaji, Noongar women, Nerolie Bynder Blurton, to create a piece of work for our organisation. Nerolie far exceeded our expectations with this beautiful piece which will play an important part in HelpingMinds® branding.Read more
