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Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Applications close September 30th. Download the position description. The Suicide Prevention Coordinator will work under the direction of the Health Promotion Unit Manager to coordinate the development and delivery of evidence-based, effective and culturally safe initiatives to support those affected by or vulnerable to suicide. The position holder will play a key role in the
Group Activities Calendar September
The MHACA Group Activities program is a community based program which aims to improve the quality of life for individuals with mental illness by offering structured and socially based activities. Group activities also provide an opportunity for participants to develop personally and professionally as Peers. Download the Group Activities Calendar September 2019 To participate in
Suicide Story Evaluation – Strong Evidence of Impact
Suicide Story is a program that was developed by the Mental Health Association of Central Australia (MHACA) in conjunction with Aboriginal people from the Central Australian and Barkly regions, following a spate of suicides in those areas in the early 2000’s. MHACA has been delivering this community capacity building approach to remote communities across the
Day 2 Day Living Calendar – July 2019
Day 2 Day Living (D2DL) is a community based program which aims to improve the quality of life for individuals with mental illness by offering structured and socially based activities. D2DL also provides an opportunity for participants to develop personally and professionally as Peers. Download the D2DL Calendar July 2019 For more information or to
NDIS Transition Leaving People With Severe Mental Illness Behind
A report recently released by Community Mental Health Australia (CMHA) highlights some of the difficulties and barriers which are being experienced by people with a psychosocial disability in applying for the NDIS. MHACA is one of two organisations in the Northern Territory that have contributed data to the research being conducted by CMHA in conjunction
Day to Day Living Calendar March-May 2019
Day 2 Day Living (D2DL) is a community based program which aims to improve the quality of life for individuals with mental illness by offering structured and socially based activities. D2DL also provides an opportunity for participants to develop personally and professionally as Peers. Download the March – April – May D2DL Calendar For more information
Day2DayLiving December 2018 + January 2019 Calender
Calendar December 2018 – January 2019
November 2018 Day2DayLiving Calendar
Calendar November 2018
Mental Health Worker of the Year
MHACA has been busy celebrating 2018 Mental Health Week. A highlight this year was recognition of the wonderful contribution Kath Broadbent has made to the mental health sector over many years. She was awarded Mental Health Worker of the Year by the Hon. Vicki OHalloran, Administrator of the Northern Territory at Government House on the
Day2DayLiving October 2018 Calendar
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Congratulations to Cherry Hayward who has won the MHACA Wellbeing Hamper to the value of $150. Cherry dropped by the MHACA stall at Stress Less In The Park on Friday and answered a question about what mental health focused activities she would like to see organised in our community. Well done Cherry!
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We know that exercise and keeping active supports good mental health. Tomorrow is #Ride2Work Day and with cooler weather forecast if you have a bike why not ride it to work, or to the shops or to see a friend?
Register to be part of this national initiative and go in the draw to win a $1,000 travel voucher: bit.ly/2yOK910
It is Anti Poverty Week. This year communities across Australia are supporting the national Raise The Rate campaign, calling on the Federal Government to increase the rate of Newstart and associated allowances by at least $75 per week.
In the Northern Territory, we have the deepest rates of poverty and homelessness in Australia. Income inequality is widening, with the income disparity between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal households the highest in the country.
Cost of living pressures are going up for those who can least afford it, with too many people struggling for the basics of food, housing and energy.
Find out more at raisetherate.org.au/ and the Anti-Poverty Week and Northern Territory Council of Social Service Facebook pages
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Join the campaign to Raise the Rate
$40 per day is too low to give people the support they need to get through tough times and into suitable, paid work.Let's truely try improve people's mental health. Let's truely try in giving them a hand up, rather than increasing their hand out. Let's try giving these people the tools they need to keep themselves out of poverty and genuinely increase their self esteem and self worth. Increasing the rate won't achieve anything
A lovely relaxing day at Stress Less In The Park, with a special performance by MHACA music group Kututu Wattle Seeds. Great to see all the support organisations raising awareness about the services available in Alice Springs, and the community members who attended.
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It's Stress Less In The Park tomorrow, Friday 11th October. Come down between 9am-1pm to the Hospital Lawns, Stuart Terrace. 20 local organisations who support health and wellbeing in our community will be there. Lots of fun activities, speakers, music and a high tea. See you there!
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Thankyou to those who came, stretched and relaxed for World Mental Health Day! It was a great class led by Charmaine from Get Physical. Thankyou to the Alice Springs Town Council for supporting this event, and the Alice Springs Aquatic and Leisure Centre for hosting.
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It's World Mental Health Day! We know that exercise and being active is an important tool in supporting good mental health. If you're in Alice Springs then come join us at the Alice Springs Aquatic and Leisure Centre for the Stretch & Relax For Good Mental Health classes. There's still some spots left in both in the 10am and 12pm classes. Entry is free.
Regular exercise may alleviate symptoms of depression by:
• increasing energy levels
• improving sleep
• distracting from worries and rumination
• providing social support and reducing loneliness if exercise is done with other people
• increasing a sense of control and self-esteem, by allowing people to take an active role in their own wellbeing.
More information at: blackdoginstitute.org.au/docs/default-source/factsheets/exercise_depression.pdf?sfvrsn=8
A great start to Mental Health Week here in Alice Springs with the film screening of 'Mental' last night and the Morning Tea at MHACA today.
World Mental Health Day is tomorrow, Thursday 10th October and you are invited to join us to Stretch & Relax For Good Mental Health at the Alice Springs Aquatic and Leisure Centre at 10am and 12pm.
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Only in Australia....only in Alice... Jenni Shaw - screening the mad movie, Mental...to kick off International Mental Health Week! 🤣
Good news! More tickets have been released for tonight's screening of the Australian comedy 'Mental' at 6pm - Cinema 3 at the Alice Springs Cinema!
RSVP at events.humanitix.com.au/mental-free-film-screening up until 4pm.
Tickets will be available at the door also - first in, first seated from 5.45pm
'Mental' - Free Film Screening Tickets, Tue 8th Oct 2019 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Humanitix
It's Mental Health Week! Join us for a free film screening of 'Mental', a 2012 Australian comedy-drama film directed and written by P. J. Hogan. It stars Toni Collette, Rebecca Gibney, Anthony LaPagli...Online RSVP's have now closed. There will be 30 tickets left at the door. First in first seated from 5.30pm
Great to see these initiatives, Blue Tree Project and CheckMate Mens Health coming from rural Western Australia to increase awareness of mental health in rural and remote communities.
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www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-01/painting-the-country-blue-to-tackle-suicide-regional-australia/115...
The blue trees appearing around Australia are the 'bittersweet legacy' of a 'terrible waste'
Jayden Whyte's death has inspired grassroots projects aimed at reducing the amount of suicides in regional Australia.