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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MHCC ACT have compiled a list of reliable sources of information and updates on the COVID-19 pandemic that will be continually updated online, and are included in each COVID-19 newsletter.

May 27
1 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 28 May 2020

In this edition we start with an acknowledgement of Country and pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians of this land. National Rec...

May 18
2 min

COVID-19 updateACT Mental Health Sector - 19 May 2020

In this edition we feature a broad selection of articles and webinars about mental health impacts of the pandemic and physical distancing...

May 13
1 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update -14 May 2020

In this edition we are inviting nominations for a Lived Experience Director to sit on the MHCC ACT Board. We are also excited to announce...

May 6
2 min

COVID-19 Update - ACT Mental Health Sector - 5 May 2020

In this edition we celebrate the ACT as the first State or Territory to be COVID-19 free - long may it stay this way (though it would nic...

May 6
2 min

COVID-19 Update - ACT Mental Health Sector - 21 April 2020

In this edition we have quite a focus on younger people .... Also the work of the World Health Organisation and UNICEF - take a look at t...

Apr 29
1 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 30 April 2020

In this edition we announce the new MHCC ACT Community of Practice for community mental health service staff to gather online and discuss...

Apr 17
1 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 17 April 2020

People who experience mental health distress often have co-occurring issues with drugs and alcohol. Being in isolation can exacerbate thi...

Apr 16
1 min

COVID-19 Mental Health Masterclass

MHCC ACT is alerting you to this offering as it closely matches many of the issues that have been raised over the past few weeks - whethe...

Apr 14
1 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 2 April 2020

In this edition we have news of the recent release by the Office for Mental health and Wellbeing of their "Review of Children and Young ...

Apr 14
1 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 19 March 2020

We have put aside our usual newsletter content to focus on the developing situation with COVID-19. As you will be aware, everything is in...

Apr 14
1 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 5 March 2020

In this edition more research into the effectiveness of peer workers. ACT service providers yet again facing funding uncertainty as well ...

Apr 14
1 min

ACT Mental Health Sector Update - 20 February 2020

This week saw the release of an important report into the interplay between housing and mental health pathways and Cassandra Goldie, ACOS...

Apr 14
1 min

Mental Health Sector Update - 6 February 2020

This newsletter starts off with details about $64 million in new funding for suicide prevention; the Productivity Commission (PC) report ...

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 announcemen...

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 h...

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. Ou...

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 ment...

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 constitu...

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 an...

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 beautiful...