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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Psychosis Australia and Mindgardens Neuroscience Network Urge National Action on Underfunded Mental Health Crisis
April 7, 2025Groundbreaking position paper delivered to nearly 60 Federal MPs and Senators
Spotlight Interview: Perinatal Peer Support Project Continues Post-Grant
February 27, 2025Ashleigh Allan, the first perinatal mental health peer worker appointed in NSW, is committed to expanding the role to help more women in the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) and beyond as they adjust to pregnancy and new motherhood.
Telling the Story of Keeping the Body in Mind (KBIM)
December 2, 2024The Keeping the Body in Mind (KBIM) Program is recognised internationally as the gold standard for integrating physical health care with mental health treatment and support. Now, the history of the ground-breaking program is finally being told in Keeping the Body in Mind: The evolution of a lifestyle program for mental health consumers.
Mindgardens FND Clinic named a NSW Premier’s Awards finalist
September 27, 2024The 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.
New Study Validates Psychosis Metabolic Risk Calculator for Australian Youth
August 21, 2024Researchers have found preliminary evidence of effectiveness of a new way of calculating the Metabolic Syndrome risk of young Australians with first-episode psychosis, with important implications for preventive treatment.
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Enhancing culturally appropriate care for mums and families
February 3, 2025Galuh Sapthari, a Cross-Cultural Worker at the Royal Hospital for Women, works with families and the Royal’s clinical teams to help support culturally appropriate care, and is one of a handful of Cross-Cultural Workers in the state dedicated to supporting maternity, child and family health.
Online lifestyle trial boosts cognition in older Australians: new study
January 29, 2025Cognitive decline can lead to dementia, making improving cognition as you age key to prevention.
Bringing hospital care into homes
January 20, 2025SESLHD’s highly regarded hospital at home service, which operates out of St George, Sutherland and Prince of Wales hospitals, sees results.
Mind blindness decoded: people who can’t see with their ‘mind’s eye’ still activate their visual cortex, study finds
January 11, 2025People with aphantasia still have a blueprint for mental imagery, even if they can’t consciously ‘see’ it.
Welcome investment in mental health support for healthcare workers
January 9, 2025Black Dog Institute welcomes and commends the Federal Government’s continued commitment to improving mental health outcomes for Australia’s healthcare workforce through today’s funding announcements in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO).
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Working with Lived Experience in Practice: Employees of UNSW, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Black Dog Institute and NeuRA – Discount Tickets $20
16 July 2025The purpose of this workshop is to provide participants with practical tips for working with people with lived experience in the design and delivery of research.
Keeping the Co in Co-design: Employees of UNSW, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Black Dog Institute and NeuRA – Discount Tickets $40
6 May 2025 – 7 May 2025This workshop is for people who are interested in developing individual and/or organisational capability to engage in co-design projects relating to mental health, drug & alcohol and neurological disorders, and is open to people in a lived experience, clinical and/or research role.
Ethics in Lived Experience Research: Employees of UNSW, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Black Dog Institute and NeuRA – Discount Tickets $20
21 May 2025This workshop explores a series of ethical challenges which will identify the strengths, challenges and potential options researchers may explore, explaining that there are no ‘black and white’ answers to ethical challenges but there are core principles that researchers need to keep in mind.
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.
Brings together the strengths of four founding organisations
