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February Group Activities Calendar

February Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in February include Smart Eating Week between Monday 12 and Friday 16 as part of our Healthy Bodies Support Healthy Minds program. Different activities will be held during that week to support improving our wellbeing through eating healthy: Tuesday 11...

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January Group Activities Calendar

January Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in January include Swimming activity every Wednesday of the month, except on Join Lucinda and get some gentle exercise at the Alice Springs Town Pool. Bring your swimmers and jump in! Weekend activities include Cinema, Ten Pin Bowling, Lawn Bowls and a a...

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December Group Activities Calendar

December Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in December include MHACA's Christmas Lunch on Wednesday 20 December. All participants are invited to join, just talk to a Drop-In staff member or call MHACA if you would like to attend. Swimming activity is back on the calendar every Wednesday of the...

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Heads Up Youth Wellbeing event

Heads Up Youth Wellbeing event

More than 350 young people joined us at the Heads Up event On Monday 13 November. They learnt about how to support their wellbeing and enjoyed some live music, speakers, face painting and workshops. 10 local organisations hosted stalls and engaged kids with...

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Mental Health Week 2023 – Celebrating Our Strengths

Mental Health Week 2023 – Celebrating Our Strengths

The Northern Territory Mental Health Week was held between 7-15 October 2023. This year's theme was Celebrating Our Strengths. MHACA's 30th Birthday Happy birthday MHACA! We hosted our 30th birthday celebration at MHACA's Drop-in Centre as part of Mental Health Week....

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November Group Activities Calendar

November Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in November include Alice Springs Christmas Show weekend activity in the evening on Saturday 18 November. Lawn Bowling was also included as a new weekend activity on Saturday 11 November. MHACA participants are encouraged to RSVP as soon as possible as...

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October Group Activities Calendar

October Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in October include Mental Health Week between Monday 9 and Friday 13 October. MHACA is hosting a series of events during that week: MHACA's 30th birthday celebration on Monday 9, a Weaving workshop by Tjanpi Desert Weavers exclusively for MHACA participants...

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September Group Activities Calendar

September Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in September include Bird Show and Picnic at the Desert Park on Monday 18 September where MHACA participants can enjoy a day outdoors. Participants are invited to a planning session at 11am Wednesday 20 September in the Drop-in Centre to discuss activities....

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Healthy Bodies Support Healthy Minds Project

Healthy Bodies Support Healthy Minds Project

MHACA is a signatory to the Equally Well Consensus Statement, a national initiative to improve the physical wellbeing of people living with mental illness. MHACA developed a Healthy Bodies Support Healthy Minds Strategy to provide a focus on improving the physical...

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August Group Activities Calendar

August Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in August include Participant Wellbeing Day on Wednesday 23 August where MHACA participants are invited to an event that provides a focus on physical wellbeing. FOOTY 4 LIFE continues on throughout August as part of MHACA’s Group Activities Calendar, and...

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Trigger warning: This video addresses myths and facts about suicide.

April is Autism Awareness Month.

Not everyone takes on information in the same way, which is why it's important for all of us to be aware of who we are chatting with and think about the best way for us to make them feel heard and supported.

Research has shown that autistic and neurodivergent people are more likely to experience anxiety and depression and be at risk of self-harm and suicide.

Neurodivergence is a word that describes people whose brain is thought to work differently to typical (neurotypical) people. There are a number of conditions that sit under the umbrella term of neurodivergence. Some of the more common ones that you may have heard of are Autism, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), Tourette Syndrome, Dyslexia and other learning difficulties such as Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia and Dyspraxia/Developmental Coordination Disorder. Neurodivergent people may or may not also have an intellectual disability.

R U OK? and the Suicide Response Project co-designed some resources with neurodivergent people with lived experience of suicide as well as their families and those who supported them. These resources have been designed to guide you on how to have an R U OK? conversation with your neurodivergent friends, family members and colleagues who might be struggling with life's ups and downs. By meaningfully connecting and lending support, we can help those we care about long before they're in crisis. Download the free resources at www.ruok.org.au/neurodivergent
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Check out MHACA's April E-Newsletter Mental Health Matters - mailchi.mp/1df36ca34490/mental-health-matters-5856887 ... See MoreSee Less

Check out MHACAs April E-Newsletter Mental Health Matters - https://mailchi.mp/1df36ca34490/mental-health-matters-5856887
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