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Brittany George February 15, 2019 Headspace, Mental Health, Mental Health Australia, mental health awareness

Welcome to the Walk of Wonders!

I am Sophie and I decided to hike the Bibbulmun Track from the 17th of March. It is a 1000 kilometre journey starting in Albany at the bottom of Western Australia, up to Kalamunda, in the Perth hills. It should take…
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Brittany George December 14, 2016 Facebook, Headspace, Mental Health, Mental Illness, social media

Headspace using social media to combat youth suicide in Albury Wodonga

Headspace, the National Youth Mental Health Foundation, is partnering with Facebook to combat youth suicide. Facebook has provided Headspace with free targeted advertising, which is being used to promote mental health messages to 11 communities across Australia with high rates…
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Brittany George September 26, 2016 Headspace, Hobart, Mental Health

Hobart’s Headspace centre minds when it matters

Awareness  of mental health and wellbeing has led to soaring demand for a Hobart youth health service. Hobart’s Headspace centre, a mental health service for 12 to 25-year-olds, has seen demand increase as stigma in the community has reduced. Manager…
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Brittany George June 22, 2016 17th international mental health conference, Headspace

Keep people at the heart of mental health

Services such as headspace are vital to our community’s health. There is no disputing this, and nobody is trying to, discusses Emma D’Agostino. The question is, how best to set such services up to meet the ever-growing demand for their help. We will be…
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Brittany George September 24, 2015 Beyondblue, child mental health, Headspace, Lifeline, Mens Line, Mental Health, Mental Illness, suicide, suicide prevention

It’s time we talked to our kids about suicide

Daily Mercury DON’T let our kids’ calls go unanswered. The Daily Mercury in conjunction with Grapevine Group has launched a petition to Mackay’s principals urging them to get the suicide prevention program SafeTALK into their schools. With suicide rates in…
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Brittany George May 20, 2015 depressed teenagers, depression, Headspace, Mental Health, youth

Help available for depressed teens, parents

Article published by The Murray Valley Standard 18 May 2015 Parents concerned about their children’s mental health have a new avenue through which to find help. Youth mental health organisation Headspace has extended its support line to parents, as well…
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Brittany George July 7, 2014 15th International Mental Health Conference, Headspace

The headspace best practice framework

Mr Nic Telford, Evaluation Manager, headspace will provide an overview of the research, outline the best practice framework and demonstrate how these principles are being practically implemented across headspace centres to improve practice and increase the accessibility, acceptability, appropriateness and…
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Brittany George July 29, 2012 ANZMHa, Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association, Headspace, Regional mental health issues, rural mental health, Swan Hill

Advocates ramp up Headspace campaign

Thomas O’Byrne and Michelle SpeirsThe Guardian – Northern Victoria   SWAN Hill Rural City Council and local health care workers have stepped up their campaign to improve mental health outcomes for young people in the municipality.  With time of the essence,…
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As an association that is a leader in mental health, we stand beside our First Nations people in both Australia and New Zealand to empower their people and communities to improve their wellbeing. We support our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia and Maori people in New Zealand/Aotearoa and acknowledge the beauty, strength and uniqueness in their people and cultures. We celebrate their diversity and acknowledge that we work, walk and talk on your lands and we thank and pay yindyamarra/whakaute/respect to your ancestors, Elders and people. Our association will work to continue to amplify voices and empower communities to improve the mental health within First Nations people in both countries.