Ending the Stigma of Mental Health Illnesses.


What happens when you are first diagnosed with a mental health illness and how do you manage the stigma?

It is also probable that you will get stuck finding a way of talking to people about it.  Now that your health professional has said you are suffering from a diagnosed mental health illness; you may feel both a relief and concern. You may well find an immediate sense that something feels ‘different’, but everything is still the same.

Is it my mental health?

How is the diagnosis going to impact on you and the people who love you? What parts of your diagnosis do you want to discuss with family and friends? How and what do you tell other people?

This is a short video of people discussing how a mental health diagnosis has impacted on them or their family member. What happened to their confidence and how they continued to function in society; and how they decided make a difference by opening up the conversations about mental health.

As a result: we all need to keep this conversation going!

 

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MHACA is hosting an Easter Morning Tea this Thursday 28 March at 10:30am. MHACA participants, dont forget to call MHACA on 89504600 if you would like to come.

This event is for MHACA participants only. If you, or someone you know, would like to access MHACAs group activities or mental health services, email intake@mhaca.org.au or call 8950 4600. People with and without an NDIS plan can access MHACA services.

#mentalhealth #wellbeing

Join SANE tomorrow Tuesday 26 March at 4pm NT Time for an online chat with one of SANE's Peer Ambassadors to explore the impacts of living with bipolar
on areas of life, such as work and parenting.

Find out how you can participate at
mhaca.saneforums.org/t5/Special-Events/Topic-Tuesday-Living-
with-Bipolar-Tuesday-26th-March-2024-5-30/m-p/1469812/thread-id/15332

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Join SANE tomorrow Tuesday 26 March at 4pm NT Time for an online chat with one of SANEs Peer Ambassadors to explore the impacts of living with bipolar
on areas of life, such as work and parenting.

Find out how you can participate at
https://mhaca.saneforums.org/t5/Special-Events/Topic-Tuesday-Living-
with-Bipolar-Tuesday-26th-March-2024-5-30/m-p/1469812/thread-id/15332

SANE Forums are an online space where you can connect with others without the pressure some people experience with in-person support. The moderated Forums are a supportive community where you can chat with others experiencing mental health issues.

#complexmentalhealth #mentalhealthaustralia #mentalhealthcommunity
#peersupport #livedexperience #mentalhealthrecovery #mentalhealthsupport
#mentalhealthmatters #saneforums #mentalhealthforums #communityforums #stigma
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