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A co-designed initiative is helping young people experiencing mental health and wellbeing concerns settle into Mind’s youth residential support services more effectively.
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The recently released Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) data demonstrates Mind’s commitment to gender equality.
The publicly available results shows that while the average gender pay gap across Australia is 19% in favour of men, Mind employees do not experience pay inequality.
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Our research and advocacy function has become well-known and sought after across the mental health sector, consistently being called upon by state and federal government and inquiry bodies to inform local and national policy.
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This year has been a transformative one for Mind; one we are extremely proud to showcase in our Annual Report.
Mind is at the vanguard of the movement to put lived experience at the heart of our mental health system.
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Mind’s media team is happy to work with journalists and media organisations interested in mental health and related issues.
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Mind Australia and One Door Mental Health (One Door) are merging to establish one of the largest community managed mental health and wellbeing service specialists in Australia, offering a full continuum of mental health services, ranging from early intervention to complex care.
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New research has found NDIS support workers believe emergency departments to be unsafe environments for NDIS participants with psychosocial disability.
Research conducted by Mind Australia and the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research and Education Group has been exploring the experience of NDIS participants when presenting to emergency departments.
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By Belinda Gazic and Marnie Deller.
Mental health challenges are a strong predictor of unstable housing throughout a person’s life. Without access to stable, supported accommodation, cycles of unwellness, housing instability and interactions with clinical systems persist. ₁ (Brackertz, Borrowman, Roggenbuck, Pollock, & Davis, 2020).
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I entered foster care at just 19 months due to my birth parents’ circumstances. Over the years I lived in five foster homes, one group home, two respite placements and one host family.
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Mind Australia has an exciting opportunity for an intern to get on the job training at Haven Pakenham while they complete their Certificate IV or Diploma of Mental Health.
The six-month full-time placement will give the intern first-hand experience supporting residents at Haven Pakenham with daily tasks and to achieve their long-term goals.