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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
Calendar October 2018
Join us for World Suicide Prevention Day
Come and visit us at the Town Council Lawns on the 12th of September for World Suicide Prevention Day. Help us promote this important event by downloading the flyer.
SEPTEMBER D2DL ACTIVITIES CALENDAR 2018
Calendar September 2018
Day2DayLiving July 2018 Calendar
Calendar July 2018
Day2DayLiving Calendar June 2018
Calendar June 2018
Day2DayLiving Calendar MAY 2018
New Activities on the Calendar!! Come join in the fun!! Calendar May 2018 (2)
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MHACA participants had a great time at the Parrtjima Australia festival on the weekend, as part of the MHACA weekend group activities program.
A range of therapeutic activities are available at MHACA which are focused on educational pursuits, personal development, and increasing living skills for people experiencing mental illness. Find out more about the group activities at mhaca.org.au/supportandrecovery/groupactivities/
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Have a good weekend from us here at MHACA! Make sure you take some time to do something that supports your wellbeing.
Suicide Prevention Australia is searching for the unsung heroes of the suicide prevention sector. If you know someone who is dedicated to excellence in suicide prevention, nominate them for a LiFE Award today. Nominations close on Sunday 18 April.
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If you are a carer in Alice Springs come along to the next social gathering and lunch hosted by MHACA, Carers NT and Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia NT next Thursday 15 April at Watertank Cafe. RSVP's essential to info@mhaca.org.au
Check out the April edition of Mental Health Matters - MHACA's monthly E-newsletter - mailchi.mp/49030a760ca4/mental-health-matters-news-opportunities
Kate Worden, Minister for Territory Families and Urban Housing and Minister for Disabilities, dropped by MHACA yesterday with Policy Advisor Martin Reilly to hear more about MHACA's Tenancy Support Program (TSP). The TSP is a person-centred, short term support program for people with mental health difficulties who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
In the last financial year TSP supported 48 clients, 72.5% of whom were new to the program. 56.3% of the participants who accessed the program in 2019/20 were Aboriginal. Of the 48 clients supported, 82.8% have a diagnosed mental illness and are currently receiving treatment from mental health services.
Minister Worden and Martin Reilly are pictured here with Christine Boocock, MHACA Programs Manager, Ruby Shoko, Tenancy Support Program Team Leader and Helen Lambert, Acting CEO.
Did you know 1.3% of Australians are living with bipolar disorder? Tomorrow is World Bipolar Day and SANE Australia is putting the focus on bipolar disorder and relationships, providing resources, online discussions, Q&As, and hosting lived experience perspectives on this topic.
Find out more and be part of the discussion to #endthestigma about Bipolar Disorder.
Celebrating World Bipolar Day at SANE and how you can get involved
www.sane.org
This World Bipolar Day we are raising awareness in partnership with people who live with bipolar. Find out how you can be a part of this day and reduce stigma.It's on again this weekend! Ten Pin Bowling as part of the MHACA monthly group activities calendar. We hope you get to do something fun weekend this weekend too - prioritising time to do the things we enjoy is important for good mental health!
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It has been great to have Consumer Consultant Sandy Watson visiting Alice Springs as part of the Promoting Peer Work in the NT Project facilitated by MHACA.
Sandy is from Sydney and was in the first group of Consumer Consultants employed in Australia. She has had roles including consumer advocate, consumer representative, consumer network co-ordinator; workshop writer and educator, as well as being a public speaker.
She shared her insights with MHACA participants and staff and also facilitated a Self-advocacy workshop for people with lived experience focusing on what self-advocacy is, what the foundations of self-advocacy are, and how self-advocacy ties in with human rights and self-directed recovery.
Promoting Peer Work in the NT is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services to create employment opportunities for peer workers in the Northern Territory.
