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22.01.2022 Commission Community Advisory Council member Dr Jonathan Ho will be presenting at the launch event for Ending Loneliness Together tonight! Dr Ho will discuss what is needed to better identify people who are lonely in regional areas. Register to #ELTlaunch today: https://elt20.eventbrite.com.au #endinglonelinesstogether... WayAhead - Mental Health Association NSW Ending Loneliness Together UnitingCare Australia Fiona Martin MP

21.01.2022 MEDIA RELEASE: NAIDOC Week: Focus on Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Associate Professor Faye McMillan from Charles Sturt University and Ann Baker at South Western Sydney Local Health District join Deputy Commissioners Jenna-Kate Roberts and Tom Brideson Gayaa Dhuwi - Proud Spirit - Australia to help support the Commission to better understand the issues that affect the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people in NSW.... NSW Mental Health Commissioner, Catherine Lourey, said the appointments were vital to ensuring that Aboriginal people’s social and emotional wellbeing is a priority for mental health reform. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3nwvBsv It is unacceptable that rates of distress, suicide and interaction with the justice system for Aboriginal people far exceed those of non-Aboriginal people. Ms Lourey said. Through our work with Aboriginal communities, leaders, service providers and the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council, we have developed Journey of Wellbeing, an Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) model of care that emphasises the individual at the core of a healing plan. You can read more at the Journey of Wellbeing here: https://bit.ly/3nhdvKE #NAIDOC2020 #asewb #aboriginal #leadership #mentalhealth #indigenous Indigenous Allied Health Australia IndigenousX Jenna-Kate Roberts Gayaa Dhuwi - Proud Spirit - Australia AH&MRC of NSW South Western Sydney Local Health District Bronnie Taylor MLC

20.01.2022 Join us today on TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE 2020 as we light a candle to remember trans and gender diverse people whose lives have been lost to transphobic violence. This year The Gender Centre is creating a live online event curated by Bhenji Ra and featuring a cast of BIPOC transgender and gender-diverse performers, the event will be a stunning commemoration of friends and family we have lost but will always remember. You are invited to watch at home, light a candle (re...al or digital) and reflect with us on the friends and family we have lost. 7pm AEST Friday 20 November The event will be live on Facebook here bit.ly/331r5dA Gender Centre ACON Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

20.01.2022 ‘Tune into yourself and what works best for you’ -Stella Stella recently shared what helped her during the one in one hundred year pandemic. Here are some tips. https://bit.ly/3pNrKJd For World Children’s Day we are sharing insights from young people who spoke at our recent event: Surviving and Thriving an online event for young people. ... See the full event here https://bit.ly/3pHYELj headspace batyr ReachOut.com Australiat ACYP NSW Advocate for Children and Young People NSW Department of Education Stella Ladikos #youngpeople #youthmentalhealth #WorldChildrensDay

17.01.2022 #TransAwarenessWeek is about celebrating, raising awareness, advocating and sharing stories. Held in November each year, Trans Awareness Week is an important week because it raises the visibility of trans people around the world. It is about educating, celebrating, raising awareness, advocating, sharing stories, experiences, successes, and community. Read Max’s story on the Commission's website: bit.ly/3pmxjy9 ... ACON

17.01.2022 Deputy Commissioner Tom Brideson, proud Kamilaroi/Gomeroi man, shares his thoughts as we celebrate NAIDOC Week 2020: "NAIDOC week is an opportunity to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culture. The oldest surviving culture on earth has nurtured and looked after the lands, rivers and seas over thousands of years across the many nations in this country. This care is echoed in the 2020 theme 'Always Was, Always Will Be." AH&MRC of NSW Gayaa Dhuwi - Prou...d Spirit - Australia Catherine Lourey #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOC #NAIDOCweek #Alwayswasalwayswillbe #IndigenousX #SEWB

16.01.2022 Aim for donuts SA! We are with you! If you know someone in South Australia give them a call today as they are day one of a 6-day circuit breaker against #COVID19 If you are in NSW and experiencing a tough time and need someone to talk to, you can call BEING Supported Mental Health Peer Support Line. ... It is a warm line service staffed by trained and experienced Peer Support Specialists all with their own lived experience of mental health issues. If you are feeling isolated, alone, depressed and/or anxious or simply want someone to talk to, we are here to listen with empathy and without judgement. BEING Supported is open 7 days a week from 10:00am 4:00pm & 6:00pm 10:00pm Call: 1800 151 151 #withyouSA #SACovid #CovidSA #inthistogether #SAHealth Mental Health Commissioners - South Australia

15.01.2022 Happy World Kindness Day! Here's a template for you :) A day where we can connect and spread kindness through our words and actions. This year we have seen a remarkable increase in kindness across the globe as we ride the waves of uncertainty with the pandemic. ... With Commission staff working from home during this time we found a way to share kindness through our compliment a colleague campaign. Staff were encouraged to write and share compliments with each other virtually to show our appreciation of our colleagues. Many touching comments were shared. To continue sharing the kindness we would like to share these templates with you and encourage you to spread the kindness across your community. https://nswmentalhealthcommission.com.au//world-kindness-d #WorldKindnessDay #worldkindnessday2020 #COVID19 #Kindness #kind #Bekind #itscooltobekind #makekindnessthenorm Bronnie Taylor MLC WayAhead - Mental Health Association NSWBEING - Mental Health Consumers Inc. Mental Health Carers NSW United Nations

11.01.2022 R.E.M.E.M.B.E.R Today we remember people who have made the ultimate sacrifice for us and our freedom. We thank the many women and men who have fought for Australia, and those who returned from service with battle scars on the inside - as you stood for us, we stand by you. ... Open Arms - Veterans & Families Counselling provides mental health assessment and counselling for Australian veterans and their families. Call 1800 011 046. #lestweforget #rememberanceday2020 #veteran #vetmentalhealth #mentalhealth

10.01.2022 The latest Commission Update newsletter gives a re-cap all of the inspiring initiatives we participated in, supported or presented during Mental Health Month as we ‘tuned in to the lived experience of people with mental health issues, carers, families and kinship groups. Here are our highlights that you might like to explore. More information is available in our newsletter here https://bit.ly/33eBKla... - The month kicked off with the announcement of the Commissioner’s Community Champion Award winner Corina Kemp, Aboriginal Mental Health & Drug and Alcohol Clinical Leader with the Far West NSW Local Health District https://bit.ly/37cUlPA - Mental Health at Work: COVID-19 this event brought together two distinguished speaker panels to explore how people with lived experience of mental health issues navigate the workplace, and how employers can create more accepting and safer workplaces for people experiencing mental health issues and for the people who care for them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTfkfjEM3mo - Surviving and thriving an online event designed for young people by young people. talking about what they are doing to stay well during the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing stories of people who are thriving during the challenges and giving their advice on how to stay motivated and keep mentally healthy. We have bite-sized videos from each of our speakers on our YouTube https://bit.ly/2HCXz6l - During Carers’ Week, the Commissioner attended a Mental Health Carers NSW launch of LEAP a carer advocacy toolbox. This resource aims to empower people with a lived experience of caring for a loved one with a mental health diagnosis to share their story and experiences in order to advocate for change. See the toolkit here https://bit.ly/36bzflL - Deputy Commissioner Jenna Roberts participated in an event to launch the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) Lived Experience Framework on 20 October 2020. The Framework aims to enable SIRA to engage more effectively with people who have experienced a mental health issue. View the event recording. https://bit.ly/3o1ekrB - Deputy Commissioner Tim Heffernan participated in the MAD Poetry Initiative with his piece from the book of puns and other altered sentences. https://bit.ly/39n1fot - The BEING Supported Warmline was launched providing Peer support when you need it. BEING Supported is open 7 days a week from 10:00am 4:00pm & 6:00pm 10:00pm. Call 1800 151 151 Visit https://beingsupported.org.au/ to learn more BEING - Mental Health Consumers Inc. SafeWork NSW Mental Health Carers NSW Far West Local Health District

03.01.2022 Last chance to register for this free event, hosted by our friends at MHCC.

01.01.2022 Commission staff and family enjoying the sunshine today for the Wellness Walk One Door Mental Health #livingwellnsw #stayingwell

01.01.2022 Community Advisory Council member and R U OK? Ambassador Craig Mack shares a photo from Day 25 of Movember. "I believe that each of us have important roles to play in our own, and others' lives that can contribute to improving life for us all - reducing stigma, educating, supporting everyone who experiences living with a mental health condition." https://www.craigontoast.com/mental-health-blog... #Movember CraigOnToast