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School Holiday Programs Counselling & Support School Holiday Programs   HelpingMinds® invites young carers (8–17 years) to join our school holiday program. These activities provide a safe, fun environment to encourage positive attitudes. They assist in enhancing communication and problem solving skills, confidence, resilience and promote positive peer relationships. All activities are age specific andRead more

Patrick’s Story Patrick’s story tells how mental challenges affected his family and him as a carer “I felt very confused because her mental health issue came on very suddenly as a result of a car accident. Jude was really depressed and very anxious and I didn’t know how to deal with that. That was the hardestRead more

Arnold’s Story Arnold’s story tells how mental challenges affected his family and him as a carer “I have a daughter that’s got bipolar, a daughter that’s got schizophrenia, their mothers got schizophrenia. I love my family. I love being near them. I felt a bit jolted, when I know I wouldn’t be living a relaxedRead more

Catherine’s Story Catherine’s story tells how mental challenges affected her family and her as a carer “When you have a diagnosis for someone you love, especially a child it’s awful… you just want to deny it – it’s just not possible. Having a person in your life that was all over the place emotionally actuallyRead more

Courtney’s Story Courtney’s story tells how mental challenges affected her and her family I was concerned about my mental health because I’ve got children to raise & I want them to be happy and healthy. I hated myself, hated the world.  And I labored for my kids but I have no love. My whole lifeRead more

Franco’s Story Franco’s story tells how mental challenges affected his ex partner and him as a carer It felt like a kick in the guts, I knew nothing about mental challenges and I felt like: What do I do? What’s going on? How bad is it? Is it going to be treated? I just feltRead more

Judith’s Story Judith’s story tells how mental challenges affected her and her family I used to do some terrible things, I would go into the kids bedrooms and rant & rave etc. I went into my daughters room one day and I found a little note where she had written some things about me andRead more

Counselling Counselling support is available to adults who support a family member or friend with a diagnosed mental health issue or an un-diagnosed mental health concern. Support is available in person by appointment at several metro offices, as well as via telephone. Our Family Support Counsellors are qualified and from a variety of backgrounds includingRead more

Wellbeing Wonderland – Flying High Talk It Out’s School Holiday Workshop for 10 year old to 13 year old girls – Wellbeing Wonderland This September a group of girls joined HelpingMinds^® on the Wellbeing Program.  The feedback was extremely positive from both parents and clients. A number of parents mentioned that the girls would notRead more

Changing Minds This program is a free innovative school education program aimed at secondary school students in the Perth metro area and 200km from Perth City. The Changing Minds program addresses a wide range of information around mental illness and mental wellbeing. The program is flexible and can be tailored to a schools schedule andRead more