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Black Dog Institute welcomes substantial $1 billion election commitment for mental health
Black Dog Institute has today welcomed the Albanese Labor Government’s $1 billion election commitment to expand access to free, public mental health care backed by Medicare if elected.
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UNSW and Mindgardens receive $5m to accelerate psychosis research and care
May 26, 2025Serpentine Foundation commits $5 million over five years to the Mindgardens Psychosis Centre to advance research and care for people experiencing psychosis.
Championing movement for mental wellbeing during Multicultural Health Week 2026
May 26, 2025Mindgardens proudly collaborated with NSW Health to highlight the essential link between a healthy body and a healthy mind as a central focus of our ongoing partnership .
Cannabis linked to earlier onset of psychosis
May 26, 2025People who use cannabis are developing psychosis years earlier than non-users, new research shows, prompting calls for greater health warnings about one of the nation’s most widely used substances. Cannabis users develop psychosis an average of two-and-a-half years earlier than non-users, a new meta-analysis from UNSW Sydney researchers shows.
Mindgardens Neuroscience Network acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures, and to Elders past, present and emerging.
We acknowledge the voices of people with lived experience, their carers, families and kinship groups. We recognise the expertise acquired through living with a mental health, drug and alcohol or neurological disorder and acknowledge those who care for people on their recovery journey. We place lived experience at the heart of all that we do.

