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Mental Health Month: Learn and Grow

This message is simple and very important: We should all learn about mental health, know about our thoughts, feelings and take action to improve our mental wellbeing.

This will help us grow towards maintaining our mental health & wellbeing. Learning about mental health is important for good health and wellbeing in our everyday lives. It also helps breakdown any shame around mental health. We are also encouraged to learn other new and exciting things because learning can have many positive outcomes for our wellbeing. Whether it’s learning at work, home or in everyday life all are essential for our mental growth and are enjoyable.

National Mental Health Week 9 – 15 October 2016

The aim of Mental Health Week is to promote social and emotional wellbeing to the community, encouraging people to maximise their health potential, enhancing the coping capacity of communities, families, individuals and increasing mental health recovery.

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Mental Health

Find out more about the AH&MRC Mental Health Program and other useful resources.

‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health is viewed in a holistic context that encompasses mental health, and physical, cultural and spiritual health…’

  pdf National Strategic Framework (2004-2009) (606 KB) , page 6

Mental health care is an important element of holistic health for Aboriginal Peoples.

The AH&MRC has a State Co-ordinator for Aboriginal Mental Health to advise and represent the AH&MRC, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services and the NSW Aboriginal Health Partnership on issues related to mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal people in NSW.

These activities include, but are not limited to:

  • Participating in numerous committees and engages in partnerships
  • Consulting where possible with ACCHOs to feedback to policy and frameworks
  • Assisting in the planning of a yearly Aboriginal Mental Health Workers Forum
  • Support of the workforce in their mental health program implementation and strengthening their regional networks and partnerships
  • Support for workers to receive culturally appropriate supervision and reflective practice

The AH&MC has an MoU with the NSW Mental Health Commission and the NSW Mental Health Association, and works works collaboratively with the Mental Health Branch of NSW Health.

Links

Mental Health Association: https://wayahead.org.au

Mental Health Commission: http://nswmentalhealthcommission.com.au

MHDAO: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/pages/default.aspx

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