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Mind CEO Gill Callister said the exponential growth of the Haven Foundation’s building program and recognition of Mind’s lived experience leadership have made this a landmark year for Mind Australia.
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Trajectories: the interplay between mental health and housing pathways
Mind Australia, in partnership with Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute (AHURI), has completed a two-year national study examining the relationship between the housing and mental health pathways of people with lived experience of mental ill-health.
This ground-breaking research confirms a direct relationship between housing and mental health. Among other key findings, the research shows that housing is the foundation for mental health recovery and that mental health, housing and homelessness are interrelated.
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The more you look after yourself, the better you feel and the stronger you are. Making even small improvements in things like getting enough sleep, relaxing, doing a bit of exercise and eating and drinking as healthily as you can make a big, positive difference.
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Family and Carer Peer Support Worker Julie Kelly says carers often experience burnout because they aren’t aware that support is available or they don’t identify as a carer.
Peer Cadet Program - Lived Experience Career Compass
The Peer Cadet Program provides paid work experience opportunities for Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work students in Victoria. These roles are dedicated part-time lived and living experience positions at non-government community mental health service providers.
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A new Mind Australia service will provide targeted support to young people who care for someone with mental ill-health or drug and alcohol addiction.
Family, Friends and Carers Support (FFCS) is a youth-focused program that is part of the Victorian Support for Carers Program.
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Judith Wright, a long-time carer from Creswick in central-west Victoria, says being at the Grampians Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect centre is so warm that it feels like a second home.
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As a long-time carer, Mary Hollick knows how challenging navigating the mental health system in Victoria can be. The 70-year-old from Ballarat has, at various times, cared for her mother, her sister and her son, who all experienced mental health challenges for lengthy periods of their lives.
Peer Work in Australia: A new future for mental health
One of the most comprehensive overviews of peer work ever produced, Peer Work in Australia: A new future for mental health, covers Australia’s pioneering role and how peer work has been embraced by mainstream mental health services locally and abroad over the past 20 years.
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To mark Mental Health Week (9-16 October) members of Mind Australia’s Lived Experience Advisory Team are sharing their wellbeing tips based on their own personal experiences.