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September Group Activities Calendar

September Group Activities Calendar

The monthly Group Activities program provides a range of therapeutic activities for people living with mental illness. It provides a focus on educational pursuits, personal development, living skills, social connection and includes recreational outings. The program is...

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Housing and Homelessness Support Worker

Housing and Homelessness Support Worker

The Housing and Homelessness Support Worker (HHSW) will work across MHACA’s housing and homelessness programs specifically the Tenancy Support Program (TSP) and Housing and Psychosocial Support Program (HPSP). The TSP is a person-centred, short-term program that...

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August Group Activities Calendar

August Group Activities Calendar

The monthly Group Activities program provides a range of therapeutic activities for people living with mental illness. It provides a focus on educational pursuits, personal development, living skills, social connection and includes recreational outings. The program is...

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Training and Development Officer

Training and Development Officer

The Central Australian Suicide Prevention Training Program aims to increase the NT populations’ protective factors through training and education. It promotes awareness, literacy and intervention that can help to prevent escalating distress and the incidence of...

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Suicide Prevention Forum 1-2 June

Suicide Prevention Forum 1-2 June

MHACA organised a successful Suicide Prevention Forum at the Alice Springs Desert Park 1-2 June. The aim of the forum was to connect people, share the learnings from local programs that are working on addressing suicide, and have some good collective discussions that...

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Support Coordinator

Support Coordinator

MHACA’s Support Coordination Team assists NDIS participants with mental health difficulties and a permanent and significant disability to access quality formal and informal support services in their community.The Support Coordinator will have responsibility for...

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International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day

More then 400 people attended the Equal Futures International Women's Day Event on Saturday 5 March at the Women's Museum of Australia. There were great speakers and performers including Kirra Voller, Katie Harder and the Splinter Sisters, information and market...

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Mental Health Recovery Support Worker

Mental Health Recovery Support Worker

MHACA is seeking a Mental Health Recovery Support Worker to work alongside participants experiencing mental illness to enhance the quality of their lives and ability to live independently with a focus on self-determined recovery. This requires assisting in setting...

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Day Program Activities Officer

In keeping with MHACA’s vision, the Day Program promotes opportunities and choices for people with mental health difficulties in a supportive and facilitative environment that promotes recovery. It is a welcoming environment offering practical assistance and...

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March Group Activities Calendar

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...

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Registrations are open for the Central Australian Suicide Prevention Forum 2026.

📍 DoubleTree by Hilton, 82 Barrett Drive, Alice Springs
📅 Day 1 – Wednesday 10 June 2026 (8:30am–4:00pm)
📅 Day 2 – Thursday 11 June 2026 (8:30am–4:00pm)

This annual event brings community members, professionals and leaders together to share knowledge and strengthen suicide prevention and postvention. There will be:
• Guest speakers
• Lived experience presentations
• Aftercare supports
• Safety planning group activity
• Learnings from suicide prevention training
• Interactive workshops
• Self-care activities
• Networking opportunities

The forum is free to attend, but places are limited. We encourage you to register for both days to get the most out of the program, although single-day attendance is welcome. Register at events.humanitix.com/central-australia-suicide-prevention-forum-2026

The forum is hosted by the Mental Health Association of Central Australia (MHACA) in partnership with Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, with support from the Northern Territory Government and DoubleTree by Hilton Alice Springs.

#suicideprevention #centralaustralia
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Registrations are open for the Central Australian Suicide Prevention Forum 2026.
 
📍 DoubleTree by Hilton, 82 Barrett Drive, Alice Springs
📅 Day 1 – Wednesday 10 June 2026 (8:30am–4:00pm)
📅 Day 2 – Thursday 11 June 2026 (8:30am–4:00pm)

This annual event brings community members, professionals and leaders together to share knowledge and strengthen suicide prevention and postvention. There will be:
• Guest speakers
• Lived experience presentations
• Aftercare supports
• Safety planning group activity
• Learnings from suicide prevention training
• Interactive workshops
• Self-care activities
• Networking opportunities
 
The forum is free to attend, but places are limited. We encourage you to register for both days to get the most out of the program, although single-day attendance is welcome. Register at https://events.humanitix.com/central-australia-suicide-prevention-forum-2026 

The forum is hosted by the Mental Health Association of Central Australia (MHACA) in partnership with Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, with support from the Northern Territory Government and DoubleTree by Hilton Alice Springs.

#suicideprevention #centralaustralia
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