The Mental Health Community Coalition ACT. We advocate for community mental health services to enhance the lives of people with lived experience.
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Felicity Maher has been awarded the Consumer Small Business Grant! Her creative business, Princess Glitter Creations, is empowering women and boosting mental health.
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Congratulations to Amy Warner, winner of the David Perrin Award! Her journey from recovery to becoming a mental health educator is truly inspiring.
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Catherine Vonarx has been awarded the Lived Experience Ally Recognition Award (Individual)! Her work with Carers ACT bridges the gap between carers and consumers.
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Well done to the ACT Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Partnership Group for winning the Lived Experience Ally Recognition Award (Group)! Their work is vital in supporting culturally appropriate mental health care.
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Congratulations to Julia Bocking, recipient of the ACT Mental Health Consumer Network Scholarship! Her advocacy and lived experience are making a real difference in mental health education.
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Ravi Krishnamurthy has won the Mentally Healthy Community Award (Individual)! His leadership in multicultural mental health advocacy is creating positive change across Canberra.
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A huge round of applause for the @MIEACT_CBR Volunteer Program, winners of the Mentally Healthy Community Award (Group)! Their efforts to improve mental health literacy in Canberra are truly inspiring.
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Congratulations to Dalanglin Dkhar, winner of the Mental Health Carer Award! Her advocacy and powerful storytelling are shining a light on the experiences of carers.
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Beth Garwood is the winner of the Leadership Through Lived Experience Award! Her work with @MIEACT_CBR is inspiring, helping to reduce stigma and empower others through lived experience.
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Huge congratulations to Vendra Begonja, winner of the Innovative Person-Centred Supports Award! Her trauma-informed care at XTend Yourself is making a real difference for mental health in the community.
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Congratulations to Nova Marmion for winning the Community Connection through Recovery Award! Her leadership at Safe Haven Belconnen has transformed peer-led mental health support in Canberra.
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🎉 Congrats to our 2024 Mental Health Month Awards recipients! 🏆 We'll post more about them in the coming weeks.
We're honoured to support & advocate for the community mental health sector, to make #Canberra a mentally healthy community.
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Thanks to the Canberra Times for highlighting the extraordinary winners of this year's Mental Health Month ACT Awards. We will be posting more information about them in the coming weeks.
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MHCC ACT retweeted
30 Sep 2024
Today marks the beginning of #MentalHealthMonth. Mental Health Month is a nation-wide awareness month that prompts us all to reflect on our mental health and overall wellbeing. Find out more @MHFAus, @mentalhealthnsw, @MHCoalitionSA, @WFMH_Official, @MHCCACT, @MHCTas
ALT Social media tile by the Mental Health Commission with Australian Government and Commission crest/logo in bottom left corner. A vibrant graphic with a bright blue background. At the top, in a red curved banner, with text ‘Mental Health Month October 2024’ in white. Centred is a large yellow circle, with silhouettes of various communication icons such as speech bubbles and chat symbols in black. On the left, there is a silhouette of an individual seated on a blue stool with thought bubbles above their head. On the right, there is a silhouette of an individual standing and reaching out. Both individuals are depicted in black against the yellow circle.
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MHCC ACT retweeted
1 Oct 2024
Based on publicly available information at 1 October, we have produced an #ACTvotes #housing policy comparator which lists our shared election platform asks with @ACTCOSS and whether/how parties and indies have addressed them - it is now on our website: actshelter.net.au/act-electi…
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MHCC ACT retweeted
AFI welcomes commitments by @ElizabethLeeMLA @jameskmilligan to boost disability orgs by $875k p.a over 4 yrs to cope with additional demand plus funding for disability liaison officers in #CBR hospitals & services for Neurodivergent children #ACTVotes2024 #CBRdecides
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APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED: There's still time to apply for our #MentalHealthMonth event grants of up to $2k until next Monday. Any event idea big or small is welcome. Find out everything you need to know and check your eligibility at mhccact.org.au/mhmgrants
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MHCC ACT retweeted
@2CANBERRA @ShaneRattenbury @ABarrMLA @ElizabethLeeMLA @canberratimes @criprights @WWDACT @MHCCACT @ACTCOSS @WINNews_ACT @nimmityjah - Disability IS an election issue - find out more here
Come to our #CBRdecides #ACTVotes election town hall disability event - Thurs 26 Sept from noon. Register here: advocacyforinclusion.org/act…
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