Fostering Compassionate Communities for Mental Health
As nominations open for the Australian Mental Health Prize, experts are uniting to underscore the critical need to foster compassionate communities.
Recent tragic events have heightened emotions across Australia, particularly fear, despair and sadness. In these difficult times it is even more important to nurture compassion and open dialogue, to better address the multifaceted challenges surrounding mental health across our nation.
Read more: Fostering Compassionate Communities for Mental Health (unsw.edu.au)
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Emerging researcher appointed to James Packer Chair in Mood Disorders at UNSW
April 30, 2024Dr Aswin Ratheesh is a leading clinical researcher in mood and psychotic disorders who is passionate about prompt and early access to interventions for people with such conditions.
Supported education success for youth with mental health challenges
April 30, 2024Young people who experience serious mental health challenges can successfully continue or re-engage with education if they receive the right support, a new study shows, with almost half of participants returning to education following the program.
Mindgardens introduces the Lived Experience Framework
April 30, 2024Mindgardens, a leading translational research organisation specialising in disorders related to the brain, emotions, nervous system and cognitive processes, is proud to announce the launch of the Lived Experience Engagement Framework.
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.
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