ACT Mental Health Sector Update: 30 September 2024
We hope you had an opportunity for some rest and respite during the end of year holiday period. Following a Christmas shutdown period…
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ACT Mental Health Sector Update: 16 August 2024
We hope you had an opportunity for some rest and respite during the end of year holiday period. Following a Christmas shutdown period…
ACT Government 2024–25 Budget Analysis
We welcomed the continued funding for Government-run mental health services in the 2024–25 ACT Budget. However, we were disappointed the focus on wellbeing in this budget has not translated into new funding for community-managed mental health services.
ACT Mental Health Sector Update: 5 July 2024
For those who I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting, my name is Kylie Burnett and I have been engaged by the MHCC ACT Board to cover the duties of a Chief Operating Officer, reporting through to the board until Melanie returns from parental leave in August…
MHCC ACT Election Platform 2024
The community-managed mental health sector’s account of how to invest for a mentally healthy ACT.
ACT Mental Health Sector Update: 24 May 2024
May has been a big month for the country, and the community managed mental health sector. Following the announcement of the Federal Budget, which fell short by way of mental health commitments and spend, we wait with bated breath for the ACT Budget…
ACT Mental Health Sector Update: 3 May 2024
During the past few weeks, I have had the pleasure and privilege of meeting more members. I am in awe of their dedication, commitment, and efforts in what can only be described as challenging times.
Coming through the other side
| Corinne Dobson, Acting CEO of MHCC ACT | Op ed This article was originally published in The Riotact on 8 October 2022. It is not surprising that rates of …
Focus needed on the jobs and skills that support everyone
| Media release With the mental health workforce at breaking point, the national Jobs and Skills Summit and the ACT Government must prioritise the urgent needs of the mental health …
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Small steps for progress on older persons’ mental health
| Media release The ACT Government’s long-anticipated strategy for older persons’ mental health and wellbeing has a lot of promise but lacks significant commitment to meaningful change. The ACT Government …
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Homelessness and mental health: connected and both failed by government inaction
| Media release As Homelessness Week comes to an end, we need to remember the link between homelessness and mental health conditions: that each can result in and exacerbate the …
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ACT Budget investments in mental health are welcome, but mainly for bandaid solutions
| Media release The Mental Health Community Coalition ACT (MHCC ACT) welcomes increased funding for suicide prevention and mental health services in the 2022–23 ACT Budget. However, the funding commitments …
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Working on our workforce: 2022 Mid-year forum wrap-up
Thanks to everyone who came to our 2022 Mid-year forum on 21 July! We had an excellent time discussing mental health workforce strategies, networking, catching up and celebrating the achievements …
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MHCC ACT Sector Outreach Initiative
Ben Matthews, Sector Development Officer Hi to all our MHCC ACT members, friends and well-wishers. First, happy mental month to all. I would like to thank our team here at …
Reconciliation and Trauma
Ben Matthews, Sector Development Officer I recently attended a training event in Sydney last week to discover more about Aboriginal trauma Informed Care and I was fortunate enough to have …
Lived Experience Committee Help Guide MHCC ACT Decision Making and Advocacy
MHCC strives to ensure lived experience is at the heart of service development and provision in the ACT community mental health sector. To help guide this, in 2020 the MHCC …
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Enhanced Communication for NFPs
As part of MHCC ACT’s professional development, I recently attended messaging and communication training: · Strategic Communications and Messaging, delivered by For Purpose · Easy English training, delivered by Access …
EO Musings: July 2020
Reflections on 2020 These last few months have been tremendously challenging for all of us in different ways. I would like to acknowledge that people who are vulnerable – financially, …
The Science of Wellbeing
Recently, I came across a link to The Science of Wellbeing, a course offered by Yale University via Coursera. I signed up for it because I was interested in the …
“Peer work in Australia: A New Future for Mental Health” A reflection by Erin Cargill
“Peer work in Australia: A New Future for Mental Health” provides readers with an in-depth insight into being a peer worker and the importance of their role. The contribution by …
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EO Musings: August 2019
I am attending the TheMHS conference this week and I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on one of the presentations I have watched so far. The presentation …
When the NDIS came to the ACT
A story of Hope and Disruption in the Mental
Health Sector