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Western Australian Association for Mental Health

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 6246 3000

Address: 1 Nash Street 6000 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: http://waamh.org.au

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20.01.2022 Last week, National Mental Health Commissioner, Professor Helen Milroy, was awarded the 2020 Australian Mental Health Prize in a joint win with Professor Gordon Parker, founder of Black Dog Institute. Professor Milroy is a descendant of the Palyku people of the Pilbara region here in Western Australia and was born and educated in Perth. She was recognised with the prestigious 2020 Australian Mental Health Prize for her passionate work and advocacy for the mental health needs... of children, and those affected by social, cultural and systemic trauma. WAAMH was honoured to host Professor Milroy at the WA Mental Health Conference in 2019 (pictured), and congratulates her and her fellow winner, Professor Parker, for their outstanding contributions to mental health in Australia and here in WA in particular. Upon receiving the award, Professor Milroy commented, I believe Australia’s greatest hope for the future rests in the potential of our children. I look forward to a greater focus and investment in our children, their family and community. I hope we can feel proud when we look back, knowing we did everything to give children the opportunity to thrive, to support them when they faltered and to make sure they receive the most comprehensive and well-resourced mental health services available. That would be something to celebrate. Read more here: https://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov.au//commissioner-pr Image description: A woman (professor Helen Milroy) stands in front of a lectern in a large dark room, with bright screens behind her. She has a serious expression as she speaks into a microphone.

18.01.2022 We only have a limited number of tickets left for the 2020 WA Mental Health Awards. To secure your ticket now visit https://waamh.org.au/awards/buy-awards-ceremony-tickets #strongertogether

16.01.2022 WAAMH welcomes the long-awaited Productivity Commission Mental Health Inquiry Report, released yesterday. The report contains 22 recommended reforms encompassing approximately 100 actions, across a wide range of mental health services and supports across the nation. Recommendations in the report focus on 5 key areas, including prevention and early intervention, recovery-focused healthcare, services beyond health, training and work, and key enablers of change. WAAMH is pleased... to note the strong focus on prevention and community supports, the integration of mental health services, and the social determinants of health. The report also highlights the need for alternatives to attending Emergency Departments, and the required whole-of-government, cross-sectoral approach to achieving a person-centered mental health system. The reinforcement of the crucial role that social determinants play in mental health is especially welcomed by WAAMH. The wrap around supports that address these social determinants, (in particular employment and safe housing, which continue to demonstrate their interconnectedness with good mental health), are vital to ensuring people aren’t just supported by the system in the short term, but are given every opportunity to live full and contributing lives in the long term. The recommendation to expand the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model is fantastic to see. IPS is an international evidence-based model and has some of the highest success rates for securing meaningful employment in the competitive labour market for people with mental health challenges. WAAMH's IPS WORKS project supports 24 sites across Australia to deliver this model. The Productivity Commission report underpins the fundamental imbalance that exists in our mental health systems at both national and state levels, speaking to the over-reliance on acute hospital-based supports, and the urgent need for investment into community supports, which are far more cost effective compared to bed-based treatments. While the report is extensive and will require further analysis, WAAMH has made its preliminary comments from initial readings of the first volume of the report available here: https://waamh.org.au//productivity-commission-mental-healt We look forward to updating you with more in-depth commentary soon. #mentalhealth #auspol #balancethesystem

15.01.2022 ARBOR and CYPRESS postvention services are inviting everyone to attend their event, Walk Through the Darkness, which is raising awareness of suicide bereavement. The event is on tomorrow at 4.15am, meeting at the Stirling Gardens on the corner of Barrack St and St George's Tce. For more information, contact Anglicare: 1300 11 44 46

15.01.2022 PrideFEST 2020 is kicking off this Saturday with a series of talks from the LGBTQI + Community, called Rainbow Talks. Bella Broadway and Connection And Wellbeing Australia - CAWA will be delivering 'From Surviving to Thriving: LGBTIQ+ Suicide Prevention and Mental Health in Western Australia', looking at LGBTQI + suicide prevention and mental health, inclusive practice training supports, and increasing LGBTQI+ visibility to support wellbeing in the community. The event is fre...e to attend but registrations are essential! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/pridefest-rainbow-talks-tic See more

14.01.2022 Congratulations to the McGowan Government on the opening of WA’s first therapeutic women’s refuge, Warlang Bidi - Supporting Women and Children. The refuge, which was opened in the Peel region, is a state-first initiative to provide accommodation for women and children escaping violence, as well as coordinated and tailored services for family and domestic violence victims who may have mental health concerns and/or harm from alcohol and other drugs. Family and domestic violenc...e prevention and supports like the Warlang Bidi refuge are integral factors in lessening the mental health issues in women and children experiencing or at risk of family and domestic violence. Having safe, stable accommodation with access to appropriate mental health and alcohol and other drug supports will help to build capacity, resilience and safety for WA women and children and support them to rebuild their futures. #16daysinwa

13.01.2022 Congratulations to the Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia - AHCWA and its Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services members on the launch of the history-making AHCWA Mappa Platform. Mappa is a free-to-use online mapping platform designed to clarify the health and mental health care being delivered across remote, rural and metro areas in WA. The platform provides comprehensive, culturally appropriate and reliable information for health services, health profe...ssionals, clients, consumers and patients, and their communities. The AHCWA Mappa Platform is the meeting of three worlds: The patient or client and consumer world, the healthcare world, and the technological world, to help Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people and their communities to better-access health services as close as possible to family, home and country. Well done on bringing this platform together and congratulations again to AHCWA, their supporting partners, and to the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services that inspired the design and development of this important tool to strengthen the patient and consumer journey. The right care, in the right place, at the right time. Explore the Mappa site here: http://mappa.com.au

05.01.2022 The Mental Health Services Learning Network - Themhs Perth Virtual Conference is taking place online from 9 - 12 February 2021. Applications are now open for mental health consumers to apply for bursaries to attend the conference. A limited number of Bursaries are offered to each Australian state/territory and to New Zealand. This year, thanks to support from the Commonwealth Government, TheMHS is offering more than double its usual number of bursaries! The Bursary includes c...ost of free registration to the consumer virtual forum and the 4-day virtual conference. Click the link to apply https://www.themhs.org/bursaries/ Application close midnight, Friday 18 December 2020. See more

04.01.2022 The 2020 WA Mental Health Awards, held at the Hyatt Regency Perth, presented by the WA Association for Mental Health and the WA Mental Health Commission. Photos by Ryan Ammon Photography.

03.01.2022 Congratulations! The winners of the 2020 WA Mental Health Awards were announced at last night’s award ceremony, at the Hyatt Regency in Perth. Please join us in congratulating the winners for their outstanding achievements:... Mercy Community Services and Ruah Community Services (dual winners) Mental Health Commission Innovation for change Award. South West Aboriginal Medical Service - Even Keel Bipolar Association Diversity Award. Lorenzo Martinez - Act-Belong-Commit Mental Health Volunteer or Employee Excellence Award. The Wellbeing Zone - Lifeline WA Promotion and Prevention Award. North Albany Senior High School and Ocean Road Primary School (dual winners) - Commissioner for Children and Young People Mentally Healthy Education Award. Sodexo - Chamber of Minerals and Energy Mentally Healthy Workplace Award. Virginia Catterall - Mental Illness Fellowship of WA Lived Experience Impact and Inspiration Award. Out in Perth - News Media Award. Thank you to all of our Awards judges, sponsors, nominees, finalists, and our presenting partner, the Western Australian Mental Health Commission. #timetoshine #mentalhealth #excellence #innovation #initiative

03.01.2022 Nominations are now open for the Injury Matters Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Awards for 2021. The awards recognise individuals and organisations that are having a positive impact on the community by conducting activities that aim to prevent and reduce the impact of injury within Western Australia, and applications are encouraged from diverse sectors, including mental health! To learn more about these awards, and to submit your nominations, visit: https://injurymatte...rs.org.au//2021AwardsNominationBooklet. Nominations close 11 December 2020. #prevention #recovery #mentalhealth

02.01.2022 Tonight's the night We can't wait to host our guests tonight at the 2020 WA Mental Health Awards! The Awards recognise the individuals and organisations that made outstanding contributions to mental health in the calendar year of 2019 through excellence, innovation, and initiative. ... Good luck to all of the finalists, and we are very much looking forward to announcing the winners tomorrow morning, for those who aren't able to attend this evening's ceremony. It's #timetoshine WA! The WA Mental Health Awards are presented by WAAMH in partnership with the Western Australian Mental Health Commission.

02.01.2022 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures often incorporate mental health into a broader holistic framework of Social Emotional Wellbeing. This #NAIDOCweek, WAAMH recognises that inequities in mental health outcomes exist for Aboriginal people in WA. The Prevent Support Heal State Election Platform outlines several election asks that seek to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' wellbeing, including: - Investing into Aboriginal Community Controlled Heal...th services with social and emotional wellbeing programs that are Aboriginal developed and led, - Establishing a local grants fund to support culturally based wellbeing and suicide prevention programs, and, - Facilitating the continued improvement of cultural competency of mainstream mental health and alcohol and other drug services. Learn more about these asks and our State Election Campaign, Prevent Support Heal, here: https://preventsupportheal.org.au//Prevent-Support-Heal-Ma