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NAIDOC WEEK 2017 The end of June 2017 saw the NAIDOC week celebrations take place across Australia. HelpingMinds® offices ran a variety of activities across WA. Broome HelpingMinds® celebrated NAIDOC week in a number of ways. The NAIDOC Walk & Opening Ceremony  held on Friday 23rd June.  This event attracted a huge crowd across theRead more

Alternatives To Suicide WA – Steering Committee We invite you to apply to join this Steering Committee in its collaborative work to introduce Alternatives to Suicide groups to WA. 1 x Consumer Representative 1 x Family/Carer Representative 1 x Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community Representative This unique group model offer peer support groups byRead more

A Father’s Story A father’s story tells how his son mental health challenges affect his life. My son’s mental health issues began when he was in his 20s – he’s 52 now. He came to see me at work one day and he looked terrible. He said to me: “Dad, I think I’m dying.” ThatRead more

I Learned To Love Food Again When asked if I would be prepared to share my story about my experience with an eating disorder I jumped at the opportunity. It distresses me to think of the amount of people living every day with this illness so I would like this to be a message ofRead more

Carers Conference Adelaide 2017 Expression of Interest from a Family or Friend Carer for Sponsorship to attend the 7th International Carers Conference in Adelaide 4-6th October 2017 HelpingMinds^® values the input and knowledge of family members and friends who are in a caring role. In order to support family members and friends who are inRead more

South Hedland REGIONAL FOCUS South Hedland have had a busy few months. Firstly HelpingMinds® would like to welcome Kesi-Maree on board, Kesi has hit the ground running and has already been involved in a number of community programs and is working on many more. Here are some of the highlights from the last few months.Read more

Digital Mental Health Supports Apps/Site In this fast paced world we live in, smart phones, facebook, instagram, twitter, google chat, Snapchat, Viber, WhatsApp, Kik messenger keeping up with family and friends we sometimes we do not take time out for ourselves. This is often the case for carers. HelpingMinds^® aim is to provide support forRead more

Family and friends of people with mental ill health save the Australian economy $13.2 billion a year   Research undertaken by the University of Queensland and commissioned by MIND Australia has calculated that there are at least 240,000 family members and friends across Australia providing ongoing unpaid care to someone close to them aged 16 and over whoRead more

School Holiday Program Fun The School Holiday Program runs every school holidays giving young carers a chance to be a kid and take a break from their caring roles. The program runs for 8-12yr olds and 13-17yr olds. The school holiday program is always a whirlwind of fun, excitement and friendship and this January wasRead more

Stigma Over the last few years I have spent the majority of my working life speaking to young people about mental health in schools (about 19000 young people in around 80 school to give you a ball park figure). This means that I have enjoyed hearing many perspectives and tried my best to answer 100sRead more