Mindgardens FND Clinic named a NSW Premier’s Awards finalist
The Mindgardens Functional Neurological Disorders (FND) Clinic has been announced as a finalist in the prestigious 2024 NSW Premier’s Awards, which celebrate outstanding work in the NSW public sector.
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Celebrating innovation and leadership at the 2026 SESLHD CORE Awards
June 3, 2026Mindgardens was proud to join colleagues from across the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) to celebrate the remarkable teams and individuals who go above and beyond to deliver exceptional, innovative health care.
Coroner’s recommendations could transform care for people living with severe mental illness
February 6, 2026Professor Jackie Curtis, the Executive Director of Mindgardens Neuroscience Network, has welcomed the recommendations of the NSW State Coroner for mental health system reforms to provide more intensive and consistent care for people living with severe mental illness.
Psychosis service welcomes new Clinical Director
November 26, 2025Mindgardens Neuroscience Network welcomes Associate Professor Brooke Short as Clinical Director of the Mindgardens Tertiary Referral Service for Psychosis (TRSP) as she outlines her ambitions for the state-wide service.
Creating knowledge, supporting innovation: The MindLabs Impact Report
November 18, 2025The MindLabs Impact Report captures the perspectives of thousands of attendees since the platform’s inception, chronicling its growth and individual accounts of those involved.
Mindgardens honoured with Angelo Cocchi Translational Impact Award
September 12, 2025Mindgardens Neuroscience Network’s flagship Keeping the Body in Mind program (KBIM) has been honoured with the Angelo Cocchi Translational Impact Award at the 15th International Conference on Early Intervention and Prevention in Mental Health (IEPA), held this year in Berlin.
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What is mild cognitive impairment? And does it always lead to dementia?
July 3, 2026Mild cognitive decline doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll develop dementia. But it’s a common fear. Becoming more forgetful and feeling slower in your thinking is normal in older age. But when these changes are more than you’d expect for your age it might be a sign of mild cognitive impairment.
Recognising excellence across our District
June 2, 2026On Monday night we celebrated excellence, innovation in care and service delivery at the 2026 CORE Awards at the State Library of NSW. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners. This year, a record number of 298 nominations were received, which translated into 53 finalists across the 18 award categories.
UNSW researchers target invisible heart disease in women
June 2, 2026Researchers hope to deliver a female-specific treatment approach for a condition that has been overlooked for generations.
Celebrating innovation and leadership at the 2026 SESLHD CORE Awards
June 3, 2026Mindgardens was proud to join colleagues from across the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) to celebrate the remarkable teams and individuals who go above and beyond to deliver exceptional, innovative health care.
To improve children’s mental health, start by supporting their parents
May 19, 2026Long-term data shows children are more likely to develop mental health issues when their parents experience financial stress and housing instability. So what can actually help?
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The future of early intervention: A MindLabs Psychosis Webinar
12 August 2026Sixth edition of the MindLabs Psychosis Webinar series for 2026, presented by Professor Ian Hickie, University of Sydney.
Co-Designing Better Services: A MindLabs Workshop
20 August 2026This highly interactive workshop provides clinicians, quality improvement practitioners, evaluators, and researchers with the ethical foundations and practical tools needed to partner meaningfully with people with lived experience.
Keeping the Co in Co-Design: A MindLabs Workshop
9 September 2026 & 10 September 2026This workshop is for people who are interested in understanding and incorporating multiple perspectives and goals into projects.
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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.
