Mind Australia and The Haven Foundation will house up to 80 people living with significant mental health and wellbeing concerns in Drouin, Ballarat West, North Bendigo, Seymour and Pakenham.
Victorians are experiencing significantly lower levels of psychological distress after receiving support from the Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs, according to new data from Mind Australia.
Mind Australia is encouraged by the Queensland Government’s Better Care Together plan for mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) services.
Mind Australia Board Chair Professor Allan Fels said sharing his family’s experience had helped normalise public conversations about mental health.
A co-designed initiative is helping young people experiencing mental health and wellbeing concerns settle into Mind’s youth residential support services more effectively.
The third and final webinar in Mind Australia’s Respect in action series will feature an in-depth conversation about intersectionality and how mental health practitioners can help flip the script.