Media Releases: 2021
Mental Health Australia Welcomes Recovery Framework
16 December 2021
Mental Health Australia congratulates the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) and the governments across Australia on the release of the NDIS Psychosocial Disability Recovery-Orientated Framew…
Read moreMatt Berriman appointed new Chair of Mental Health Australia
1 December 2021
Leading technology entrepreneur and corporate advisor Matt Berriman has today been appointed as Chair of Mental Health Australia, replacing Robyn Kruk AO.Mr Berriman has 15 plus years’ experience in s…
Read moreFederal Government urged to tackle mental health and wellbeing crisis by investing in social prescribing
20 October 2021
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Consumer Health Forum of Australia (CHF) and Mental Health Australia are urging the government to implement a national social prescribing…
Read moreTwo days to go until World Mental Health Day on Sunday 10 October
8 October 2021
October is Mental Health Month, the highlight of which is World Mental Health Day on Sunday 10 October, only two days away.This year’s World Mental Health Day campaign encourages everyone to “Look aft…
Read moreHappiness on the horizon: mental health and wellbeing of healthcare professionals revealed
7 October 2021
New research from Mental Health Australia has revealed how healthcare professionals have been faring on the frontline, and how support from family and friends remains crucial to their wellbeing. Accor…
Read moreMake a promise to look after your mental health this October
1 October 2021
In the lead up to World Mental Health Day on Sunday 10 October, Mental Health Australia is asking all Australians to make a promise to look after their mental health.Promises are image files generated…
Read moreDaily ideas for looking after your mental health this October
29 September 2021
Mental Health Australia has launched its October 2021 calendars for Mental Health Month ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10 October, including daily ideas for all Australians to look after th…
Read moreLook after your mental health, Australia 2021
20 August 2021
Mental Health Australia has today launched the 2021 World Mental Health Day campaign for October 10, encouraging all Australians to look after their mental health in the midst of the ongoing pandemic.…
Read moreBig issues require big commitments, and even bigger dollars – Mental Health Australia welcomes the 2021 Federal Budget
11 May 2021
Mental Health Australia has tonight welcomed the 2021 Federal Budget, at a time when the mental health of our nation has never seen such need, nor experienced such a willingness to address the issues …
Read moreIt's time to fix mental health
21 March 2021
Representatives from more than 50 mental health organisations will meet with politicians in Canberra this Thursday 23 March, with a clear goal… to fix mental health. The 2017 Mental Health Australia P…
Read moreEmbrace Project welcomes funding for multicultural mental health
16 March 2021
Mental Health Australia and Alliance partners the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA), and the National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA) are pleased to welcome the extensi…
Read moreALIVE — a new era of lived experience at the centre of mental health research and reform
16 March 2021
Mental Health Australia has today welcomed the announcement of ALIVE, a new national Academy of LIVed Experience, which will put expertise gained from the lived experience of people with mental ill-he…
Read moreVictorian Royal Commission the final piece in solving the national mental health reform puzzle
2 March 2021
Mental Health Australia has today welcomed the release of the final report from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, and the commitment to implement all recommendations, saying s…
Read moreMental health concerns among the most common in Aged Care Royal Commission
1 March 2021
Mental Health Australia has today welcomed the much-anticipated release of the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, and thanked the Commissioners for listening to pe…
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