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For over 30 years in Victoria and over 7 years in South Australia, Mind has been supporting people with mental illness, who often have a range of complex issues, to help them live well in the community. We also work with families and carers.
LATEST NEWS
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MIND's Colloquia - the next event
February 14th 2012
Evaluating family-centred approaches to recovery
Building Family Skills Together (Mind) is an innovative family service supporting the recovery of people experiencing mental health difficulties provided in collaboration with The Bouverie Centre, and North West Area Mental Health Service. One of the achievements of this innovative program is that it has been successful in reaching into culturally and linguistically diverse families.
The program has recently been evaluated by Laura Hayes, Research Development Manager at the Psychosocial Research Centre in Coburg, and Laura will be presenting her findings at the third Mind colloquium on February 14th 2012.
More details of the presentation are available here.
Venue: Mind Central Office, 86 - 92 Mount Street, Heidelberg
Tuesday 14th February, 12: 30 - 2pm. A light lunch will be served at 12:30 with the presentation starting at 1pm.
RSVP: by Tuesday 7th February to Lisa Brophy lbrophy@mindaustralia.org.au This is a free event, but places are limited.
Videos of the previous colloquium presentations are available:
- Dr Cameron Duff from Monash University on the significance of place in recovery
- Dr Guy Johnson on research into responses to homelessness.
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Open Mind
The Summer 2011/12 edition is now available.
This edition of our community newsletter has articles about various aspects of Mind's work including:
- our involvement in training police recruits
- peer support strategy and training
- Mind's 34th AGM, & South Australian staff conference
- opening of Prevention and Recovery Centre Recovery in Ringwood East
and more ...
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Research and Evaluation Framework for Mind Australia launched
At the Melbourne launch: (l-r) Gerry Naughtin, CEO, Mind Australia; Hon Mary Wooldridge MP, Victorian Minister for Health; Bill Healy, Chair, Mind Board of Management; Professor Terry Nolan – Head of Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne; Professor Ian Everall, Cato Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne.
The Mind Research and Evaluation Framework was launched late November at events in both Adelaide and Melbourne. The Framework represents the research agenda of the partnership between Mind Australia and the Centre for Health Policy, programs and Economics, Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne.
Bill Healy, Chair of the Mind Board launched the document at an event during the Mind staff conference in Adelaide; and in Melbourne the document was launched by the Minister for Health, the Hon Mary Wooldridge MP.
The Research and Evaluation Framework - click on title.
At the Melbourne launch: (l-r) Dr Lisa Brophy, Director of Research, Mind Australia; Hon Mary Wooldridge MP, Victorian Minister for Health; Gerry Naughtin, CEO, Mind Australia.
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Annual Report now available
In his report on the 12 months to June 2011, Mind CEO Gerry Naughtin writes:
“2010/11 has been another busy and productive year at Mind. Many things have been achieved including growth in the number of people Mind has been able to assist, significant growth in South Australia, continuing attraction of skilled and committed staff, the commencement of Mind’s research and evaluation program and a major organisational restructure. This annual report summarises Mind’s work over the past 12 months and highlights particular achievements.”
Click on this link to read the full 2010 - 2011 Annual Report including reports by the Chairman of the Board, Bill Healy, and the various operational areas of Mind in both Victoria and South Australia.
The 2010 - 2011 Financial report is also available.
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Write Mind launched
The first edition of Mind's redesigned newsletter for consumers Write Mind is hot off the press! It has a fresh look and a new name. To read the newsletter click here. If you would like to request a printed copy, or you wish to contribute, send an email to the editor, Sally Fisher (below): sfisher@mindaustralia.org.au
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Dragon Sighting in Footscray
The opening night of the Big West Festival in Footscray featured a dragon made by the Vietnamese group at Mind’s Western Respite Service. In a project co-ordinated by Mind worker and artist Adam Douglass, the local Vietnamese community, indigenous artists and contributors from the Barkly Arts Centre and the wider community have all been involved in making the magnificent creature.
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Open Mind
The latest edition of our community newsletter is now available. Click here to read it.
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