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.

Colloquium: The importance of functional recovery in Mental Illness

Friday 1^st June 2012, 1pm – 2:45 pm

Venue: Kannanook & Sweetwaters Rooms, Brotherhood of St Laurence, 24-26 High Street, Frankston

Assoc. Prof. Eóin Killackey is the Director of Psychosocial Research and the Head of the Functional Recovery Research Unit at Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, and the Centre for Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne. This session will look at the impact that mental illness has on everyday functioning and the importance of addressing this area as part of recovery. For more information click on the flier image (above).

RSVP by Monday 28^th May to Anthea Tsismetsi at VICSERV, A.Tsismetsi@vicserv.org.au

Mind to develop new disability accommodation

Mind Australia has been successful in securing new government funding. The new service, to be located in one of Melbourne's western suburbs, will provide housing and support designed to promote independence and choice for five people with both an intellectual disability and a mental illness. The building will be designed and built to suit the needs of the future residents and is expected to open in 2014.

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Andrew Beck: A Journey through Seasons

Mind Australia is proud to present an exhibition of the paintings of Andrew Beck, an Adelaide-based artist.This is Andrew's first exhibition though he has been painting and selling his work over the last few years.

The exhibition is being held at the Adelaide South West Community Centre at 171 Sturt Street, Adelaide, just near Whitmore Square. Andrew's artwork will be on display until Wednesday 23rd May 2012.

For more information about Andrew, click here.

Everyone is welcome.

Successful quitting from a mental health perspective

At the Mind Colloquium in March, March Kristen Moeller-Saxone, a PH D candidate at the Centre for Health Policy, Programs and Economics at Melbourne University discussed how the experiences of people with mental illness can inform psychological theories of behaviour change and addictions, as well as the implications these theories have for practitioners and people who smoke. Click the image below for the slides from her presentation.

Write Mind: laughing the blues away, and more...

The latest edition of Mind's consumer newsletter Write Mind features as story on a mother and son who believe that laugher is the best medicine, and go out of their way to make others laugh. There are also several articles around the issue of smoking - quitting, plus interviews. poetry ... and more.

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 sfisher@mindaustralia.org.au

Mind Australia and Lantern to merge

The Boards and Chief Executive Officers of Mind Australia and Lantern would like to formally announce that they have agreed to a merger between the two organisations. It has been recognised that there will be benefits to our clients and their families, both organisations, staff and the community. It is expected that the merger processes will be finalised by the end of June this year. For more information, click here.

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 ...