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2022 WA Mental Health Awards winners announced
On Friday night, nine individuals, schools and organisations were recognised at the 2022 WA Mental Health Awards ceremony.
#StopTheViolence
The 16 Days Campaign, dedicated to ending violence against women, has been running globally since 1991.
Agency Commissioning Plan released
The recently released State Commissioning Strategy will transform the way community services are commissioned and delivered.
World Kindness Day - 13 November 2022
World Kindness Day is celebrated annually on 13 November and provides us with the opportunity to reflect on, celebrate and promote the positive actions all around us that contribute to a culture of kindness.
Learn from alcohol and other drug prevention experts at our online forum
Do you work in the alcohol and other drug prevention sector and want the opportunity for cross-learning, networking and to learn the latest on prevention research and best practice in alcohol and other drug prevention services?
Release of the Western Australian Lived Experience (Peer) Workforces Framework
The Minister for Mental Health and the Mental Health Commission are pleased to release the Western Australian Lived Experience (Peer) Workforces Framework.
EOI: Lived Experience member for the Mental Health Executive Committee and Community Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drug Council
The Mental Health Commission is seeking to appoint a consumer member, with a lived or living experience of mental health and/or alcohol or other drug use.
Opioids. Pain and Problems: Now and the Future
The Western Australian Addictions Symposium, presented by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) WA Faculty of Addiction Psychiatry, is on Saturday 29 October 2022.
New Alcohol and Other Drugs Advisory Board Chair to inform Mental Health Commission services
Professor Steve Allsop has been appointed Chairperson of the Western Australian Alcohol and Other Drugs Advisory Board (AODAB).
Can you provide hope and support to other families?
We’re looking for Parent Peer Volunteers, who have supported a child of any age through drug and alcohol use to help provide hope and support to other parents and families struggling with a loved one’s alcohol and other drug use. Your Lived Experience can help facilitate family support groups in the Bunbury / South West region.