Neami is a not-for-profit organisation providing mental health, homelessness and suicide prevention services.

Joined June 2012
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We are proud of what we have achieved together this year & are pleased to share with you a selection of these achievements in our 2021-22 Annual Report. Thank you to our funders, partners, staff, & consumers who’ve trusted us to walk alongside them. neaminational.org.au/about-u…
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Our team at @themhsorg Conference asked participants at our stall, ‘how do we create the conditions for services to be truly Lived Experience-led’. What do you think would make a difference? #TheMHSConference2022
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Neami Hear2Talk Service Manager Helen Piper was featured in The Illawarra Flame for National Mental Health Month. Helen reflects on how the peer-worker-run phone service is helping NSW workers get the support they need. Read her interview here: theillawarraflame.com.au/hea…
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“My role has always meant a great deal to me in walking beside others in their journey and supporting them to see more purpose and meaning in their lives, despite having mental health challenges.” Lisa, Neami Peer Practice Leader shares reflections. neaminational.org.au/news/ce…
National Carers Week recognises and celebrates the 2.65 million Australians who provide care and support to a family member or friend. For people living with mental ill health, carers play a vital role. carersweek.com.au/ #NationalCarersWeek @CarersAustralia
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Neami National retweeted
So much sharing and learning at #TheMHSConference2022 - great work @themhsorg - thanks to the sponsors including @FlourishAus @neaminational @MHFA_Australia @MHCC_NSW @AUMentalHealth
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World Mental Health Day encourages us to look after our mental health by building awareness, belonging, and connection. For mental health tips and to find out more visit: lookafteryourmentalhealthaus… #WMHD #LookAfterYourMentalHealthAustralia
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We’ll be at The Mental Health Services Conference Sydney (11 – 14 Oct) to explore the collaborative action being developed with other sectors and investigate what still needs to happen. themhs.org/sydney-annual-con… #TheMHSConference2022 @themhsorg #MentalHealth
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This year’s theme for National Mental Health Month is ‘Building Resilience: Communities and Connections’. Throughout Australia, events have been organised to unite people to support better mental health in our communities. mhfa.org.au/cms/national-men… #mentalhealth @MHFAus
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‘We all have a role to play’ in preventing suicide is this year’s theme for World Suicide Prevention Day. The annual campaign encourages stigma reduction, policy change, help-seeking, & remembering those who have been impacted by suicide. suicidepreventionaust.org/wo… @SuicidePrevAU
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‘No qualifications needed’ is this year’s theme for R U Ok? Day. You don’t need to be an expert to have an R U OK? conversation. Listening and giving someone your time might be just what they need to help them through. ruok.org.au/ @ruokday #RUOK
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To celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day, the @indigenouslf will be hosting an online event with children in remote Milikapiti and Jilkminggan, in the NT. They’ll be sharing their Stories, Cultures, and Languages. indigenousliteracyfoundation… #Indigenous #Stories #Language
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‘It’s all about you’ is this year’s message for Women’s Health Week. The week is dedicated to good health and well-being for women, girls, and gender-diverse people across the country to put themselves first. womenshealthweek.com.au #womenshealth @JeanHailes
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Ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September, Neami & 40 other orgs and leaders in suicide prevention have signed an open letter calling for a National Suicide Prevention Act.
Peak body, Suicide Prevention Australia has joined 40 prominent organisations and in an open letter delivered to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and all 227 MPs and Senators in the lead up to World Suicide Prevention Day. Read more: ow.ly/I4hH50KxrfV
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Neami National retweeted
Great news about a homelessness project CSI UNSW recently evaluated: "...NSW Families and Communities Minister @nmaclarenjones committed on Sunday to $20 million funding to extend the program for three years." smh.com.au/national/nsw/home… @BridgeHousingAu @neaminational @1chrishartley
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Neami National retweeted
Today ⁦@MissionAust⁩ ⁦@HomelessnessNSW⁩ and ⁦@neaminational⁩ gave evidence at the Disability Royal Commission advocating for people with a disability who are homeless. Key messages: more social housing; more long term support and a better connected system.
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Happy Wear It Purple Day! 💜 This year’s theme ‘Still me, still human’ is about challenging the focus on labels, news stories, and data and remembering our LGBTQIA young people are, just that, people. To find out more visit: wearitpurple.org/ #WearItPurpleDay #WIPD
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The Big Anxiety is coming to Melbourne (21 Sept – 15 Oct). The festival focuses on the lived experience of mental health & explores the diverse ways art & design can provide psychosocial support while normalising experiences of trauma & distress. thebiganxiety.org/
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Everyone deserves a safe and warm place to sleep. That’s why we’re proud to announce we have partnered with @neaminational to support the new Geelong Zero Project to reduce homelessness in the Geelong region and end rough sleeping by 2025. Learn more here givewhereyoulive.com.au/2022…
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Today we celebrate International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. This year’s theme highlights “The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge”. un.org/development/desa/indi… #InspiringIndigenousWomen