NEWS

See this page to keep up to date with the activities at the Mental Health Community Coalition ACT and updates in relation to mental health in the ACT and across the nation.

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Jan 23
1 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 23 January 2020

In this newsletter we bring you a number of articles related to the bushfire and climate crisis, including government funding announcements; health, wellbein...

Jan 9
2 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 9 January 2020

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2020! The normal new years greetings feel a bit hollow with the amount of devastation and loss which has been happening ar...

Dec 19, 2019
1 min

Merry Christmas from the team at MHCC ACT

MHCC ACT will be closed from 5pm Thursday 19th of December and will re-open 9am Monday 6th of January. The MHCC ACT team would like thank you for your suppor...

Dec 12, 2019
1 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 12 December 2019

In this edition: We start this newsletter with Christmas wishes as well as letting you know our opening times over the festive season. Our spotlight member o...

Nov 28, 2019
1 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 28 November 2019

In this edition: ...MHCC ACT is looking for two exceptional people to fill current vacancies. Wesley Mission Youth survey highlights mental health as key con...

Nov 20, 2019
3 min

EO Musings - November 2019

Telling positive stories, giving opportunities for people to have exposure to people living with mental illness when they are well, celebr

Nov 20, 2019
3 min

“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...

Nov 14, 2019
1 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 14 November 2019

In this edition: Nominate to be on the MHCC ACT Board by Monday 18 November ahead of our AGM on Thursday 28 November under a new constitution - see informati...

Oct 31, 2019
2 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 31 October 2019

In this edition: Mental Health Month (MHM) is drawing to a close, and as the dust settles, we are looking forward to summer, Christmas and the New Year. MHM...

Oct 17, 2019
1 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 17 October 2019

In this edition: It's still Mental Health Month! … the centrepiece of the month, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Expo, went off beautifully last Thursday, an...

Oct 3, 2019
1 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 3 October 2019

In this edition: Mental Health Month … suddenly, it’s here! As you may know, we at the Mental Health Community Coalition of the ACT have carriage of Mental ...

Oct 1, 2019
2 min

Media Release: Canberra will be home to over 40 Mental Health Month Events this October

October 1, 2019 – For Immediate Release The Mental Health Community Coalition of the ACT (MHCC ACT) coordinates Mental Health Month each October in the ACT. ...

Sep 19, 2019
1 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 19 September 2019

In this edition: ... we kick off with encouragement to all workers to have a ‘Priori-Tea’ at their workplace during Mental Health Month (October!) to build c...

Sep 5, 2019
2 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 5 September 2019

In this edition: Did you know that we at the Mental Health Community Coalition ACT are offering discounted training in NDIS ‘Quality and Safeguards’ and ‘Beh...

Aug 29, 2019
2 min

Our newsletter - let me know how I'm doing

Good afternoon. Please allow me to introduce myself – I’m Charlie Richardson, and I put our newsletter together and send it out each second Thursday. I also ...

Aug 29, 2019
3 min

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 pr...

Aug 22, 2019
1 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 22 August 2019

In this edition: Here at the Mental Health Community Coalition of the ACT (MHCC ACT), we've been busy organising some relevant and timely training courses on...

Aug 14, 2019
2 min

Join us for Mental Health Month this October!

MHCC ACT coordinates Mental Health Month (MHM) each October here in the ACT. This year the ACT will be home to over 35 MHM events!

Aug 8, 2019
1 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 8 August 2019

In this edition: Good morning! In this edition, a new section highlighting what our Member organisations do in mental health, kicking off with Woden Communi...

Jul 31, 2019
4 min

EO Musings – July 2019

Lately there has been a fair bit of media discussion of a possible raise to the Newstart allowance.