Mental Health Week runs from October 9-15 2011.
There are many events scheduled during the Week. Download the Programme.
Further information can be found at www.mhcsa.org.au.
Call for Bloggers
The Mental Health Coalition of SA together with the Media Resource Centre are seeking participants to be bloggers on a new site ‘Mind Share’ a Mental Health Community On Line – which will be released during Mental Health Week. They are seeking individuals who are interested in blogging about their views on mental health, events, news, controversy and personal stories. You may also submit blogs from the perspective of being a person with a lived experience of a mental health problem.
They are also seeking poetry and short stories for the site.
The site will open for Mental Health Week on the 9th of October at the Media Resource Centre’s Mercury Cinema’s.
You may participate in the following ways:
- To join up to be a regular blogger on the site (this can be once a week or once every few months).
- To submit original poetry in the form of text to be viewed on the site
- To submit short stories for the site in text format
If you would like to take part please contact Tracey Davis at the MHCSA via mindshare@mhcsa.org.au for an application form.
For further details please also contact Tracey Davis by phone at 8212 8873.
Be part of the Mental Health Week Exhibition Trail 2011
Mental Health Week Exhibition Trail
Register Your Artwork Today
Exhibit in Metropolitan and Rural South Australia during October as part of Mental Health Week. Artists and collectives may exhibit in a variety of locations and also enter to be part of the main exhibitions at the Town Hall and the Bakehouse Theatre.
- Established Artists at The Adelaide Town Hall – opening 15/10/11 at 11am.
- Emerging Artists at The Bakehouse Theatre – opening 10/10/11 at 6pm.
- Artists may submit up to five pieces to the curated exhibitions
- Artists and Organisations may enter a body of work to be exhibited at other sites and locations not just the Town Hall and Bakehouse (variety of venues)
- Prizes are awarded at the curated exhibition in the categories of: Technical Skill, Expression, Experimentation, Wild Card and People’s Choice!
- With judges Steve Donaldson, Daisy and professional artist Chris Wake
- Exhibit along with other talented artists
- Be part of a widely publicised & marketed event
- Open to emerging and established artists
The Mental Health Week Exhibition is open to everyone including Carers, those living with a mental health problem, a disadvantage and the general public. As 1 in 5 of us will experience a mental health problem in any given year the Big Circle is a group that is relevant for us all.
HOW? Complete the Registration form.
WHEN? Entries close: Friday August 19th 2011.
Contact The Big Circle:
T: 8212 8873 F: 8212 8874 E: bigcircle@mhcsa.org.au
Website: www.mhcsa.org.au
1/408 King William Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Mental Health Week: 9-15th October 2011
Mental Health Week 2010
This week (October 10 to 16 2010) is Mental Health Week. Health promotions and awareness building activities and competitions are being held across the state.
A full program and description of the aims and goals Mental Health Week can be found here.
Making a Difference for Carers of People with a Mental Illness
As part of Mental Health Week 2010, Carers SA is presenting a program consisting of 3 sessions showcasing Carers SA’s services and model in supporting Carers of people with mental illness. This session has been designed specifically for service providers and family carers. Places are limited and bookings are essential.
Enterprise House, 136 Greenhill Road, Unley
14 October 2010, 9.15 to 11.45 (includes morning tea).
RSVP Carers SA 8291 5600.
Stress Less during Mental Health Week
What is Stress Less in the Workforce Mental Health Project about?
Stress less in the workforce is a project designed for Australian businesses to engage in during Mental Health Week 10-16 Oct 2010. This program has been created in order to reduce work related stress within Australian business and the Mental Health Coalition is registering interested businesses in the program. Working groups will participate in creating awareness about mental health problems in the workforce during the month of October.
Why?
Stress related presenteeism and absenteeism is costing the Australian economy nearly $15 Billion a year.*
* Information from “The Cost of Workplace Stress, August 2008, MediBank Private”
The cost of untreated depression to an organisation is $647,000 per 1000 employees per year *.
* Assessing the financial return on investment of good management strategies and the WORC Project Michael Hilton, The University of Queensland and The Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research At Psychological Injury and Stress in the Workplace Conference, 10 – 12 April 2006, Sydney
In the next 12 months, 1 in 5 of us will experience a mental health problem. Let’s work together to reduce the stigma and discrimination. What you do can make the difference *.
* Information from “the MHW Poster 2010”
How?
By creating and implementing stress reducing strategies.
By creating activities and events for staff participation.
What can we do in order to help you to reduce stress at your workplace during Mental Health Week in the month of October?
Provide free information packs for employers and employees
Free Massage provided by the Adelaide’s TAFE students (No of spaces limited)
Walk for Mental Health Week 15th Oct 2010 10am to 2pm (River Torrens location)
Vouchers for first lesson free at Jim Fung’s International Wing Chun Academy (Kung-Fu)
Free talks for Organisations by Centacare’s ACCESS Programs. The Access program is a provider of workplace counselling, training and consultancy services to over 200 companies throughout South Australia. ACCESS consultants are available to organisations who have an interest mental wellbeing in the workplace throughout Mental Health Week.
October MusicWorks Mental Health Special
To coincide with mental health week, all performers at the October MusicWorks have experienced and are survivors of mental illness.
MusicWorks
Tuesday 5th October 10.30am to 2.30pm
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, 59 Port Road, Hindmarsh
$6 – Carers free
Mental Health Week Special
Featuring:
- JMG Band
- JMG Acoustic
- Unity Band
Tony Doyle Visions
08 8212 0390
www.tonydoylevisions.com.au
Cota Beyond Maturity Blues sessions
As part of Mental Health Week 2010 Council on the Ageing (COTA) are promoting the Cota Beyond Maturity Blues project. This project is a free service through a partnership between Cota and Beyond Blue. It is an information session about maintaining good mental health with handouts, give aways and morning tea provided afterwards. COTA would like to have a few of these sessions occurring around the Metropolitan and Rural Areas as part of mental health week 10-16 Oct.
An Excerpt from the attached brochure is:
Peer Educators from COTA in all States and Territories are now available to host interactive ‘beyond maturity blues – depression and older people’ information sessions for your seniors group or club.
These sessions focus on learning about depression, treatments, ways to identify and prevent depression, how to support those with depression and what you can do to enjoy better health.
COTA Peer Educators are volunteers over 50 who have been trained by COTA to talk with groups about depression and its effects.
These groups include:
- Carers
- Chronic disease groups
- Men
- Veterans
- Rural communities
A peer educator will be allocated to your group and session details will be confirmed. COTA also provides sessions for CaLD communities and has bilingual Italian, Greek, Vietnamese, and Chinese Peer Educators to deliver to non-English speaking groups.
‘Beyond Maturity Blues’ Information sessions are for Seniors Clubs and Groups. these sessions focus on learning about depression, treatments, ways to identify and prevent depression, how to support those with depression and what you can do to enjoy better health.
If you are interested in the Information Session, book a free ‘beyond maturity blues’ Information Session right now. Contact details are:
Jane Barnett – Beyond Maturity Blues Project Officer
COTA Seniors Voice
45 Flinders Street, Adelaide SA 5000
t 08 8232 0422 f 08 8232 0433
www.seniorsvoice.org.au
E: Jane Barnett jbarnett@seniorsvoice.org.au
GROW Family Fair Day
To coincide with Mental Health Week, GROW are holding a Family Fair Day.
Saturday October 9th
355 Brighton Road, Hove
10am – 3pm
Have a look at the flyer.
For more information call 1800 558 268 or visit www.grow.net.au.
Open Your Mind Poetry Competition
The closing date for the Open Your Mind Poetry competition has been extended to 10th September 2010.
Full details on the competition, including an application form can be found here.
