The summer holidays are ideally a time to rest and recharge, so we face a new working year fully refreshed. But psychologists with Mind’s Employee Assistance Program often hear otherwise from employees, who often find themselves frazzled before the working year has barely started.
What impact have the reforms from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System had on consumers?
That’s what Mind Lived Experience Researchers are hoping to learn more about, in a research project funded by the Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC).
Mind Australia’s thoughts are with the communities affected by the Victorian bushfires. We know from our experience supporting people in bushfires, floods and other natural disasters what a profound impact these have on people’s mental health and wellbeing, while these events are unfolding – and also in the longer term.
For many people, the holiday season is a joyous time spent with family and friends.
For many others, it can be an especially vulnerable, stressful and isolating time.
Mind Australia mourns with our staff and service users from the Jewish community as we try to process the horrific events in Bondi.
The attack has been confirmed as a targeted attack on Australia’s Jewish community.
Brianna McKnight has been a young carer herself, so she understands the challenges young carers often face.