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Workplace Wellness Program One in five Australians (21%) have taken time off work in the past 12 months because they felt stressed, anxious, depressed or mentally unhealthy. We offer a series of Workplace Wellness Programs to organisations that focus on achieving and maintaining good mental health in the workplace. We deliver sessions covering the full range ofRead more

Feedback Form  Any person who accesses a HelpingMinds’ service, their family members, carers or other representative can raise a concern, comment or complaint about the service/s or support/s they receive. We are committed to ensuring positive outcomes for our clients so we need to know when things are going well and when they are not.Read more

Shelley’s Story Shelley’s story on how mental illness affected her family and her as a carer “Tessa had mental health concerns throughout her teenage life and when she was finally diagnosed at 19 it was a relief. The words would come up such as that she’s putting it on, she could change, she’s being naughty.Read more

Shelly’s Story Shelly’s story on how mental illness affected her and her family “When I first started feeling sick, and not able to cope I was ashamed to tell people that I was struggling. Mental health has such a stigma on it, that it really does feel like you are alone some days It feelsRead more

Terry’s Story Terry’s story talks about how mental health issues affected his whole family “Shelley used to self harm. One day she just had a complete breakdown she just stopped functioning as a person – she just stopped. And it was like holy crap, what do we do now? Like where do I go?  WhatRead more

Tessa’s Story Tessa’s story tells of how mental illness affected her “I think when I was just entering becoming a teenager, I started developing depression and anxiety. I think the hardest thing is knowing that you really want to be able to fix it, you really want to be able get out of it. YouRead more

COPMI WA Living with and caring for someone experiencing mental health challenges can be very difficult, especially for children that may not yet fully understand what their mums or dads are going through. To emotionally, mentally and physically help children in these challenging times, COPMI was created as a national initiative funded by the AustralianRead more

Kay’s Story Kay tells her story of how mental challenges affected her daughter and her “I guess I was a bit scared because I didn’t really know much about mental challenges. The hardest was taking over looking after the kids which was just thrust on to me. It had a big impact on me likeRead more

Peer Support When you are supporting someone through their journey of mental challenges and recovery, life can be challenging. When things become difficult it can be hard to know where to seek help or know what help is available. Sometimes talking with someone who has lived through or experienced a similar situation can help easeRead more

Melanie’s Story Melanie’s story tells how mental challenges affected her and her family  In my teenage years I noticed that my family members were a bit concerned about experiences that I was having so I was quite young at the time. Having these experiences needing to go and see professionals meant that I wasn’t ableRead more