Dylan is a volunteer at WayAhead with a lived experience of mental illness. Here he shares his insights into what it is like ushering in the festive season and how to make the most of Christmas. Christmas is often a time for celebration. It can also be a time of stress, especially for those of […]
Fact Sheets
We have a variety of Fact Sheets providing you with information about many aspects of mental health and wellbeing.
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Collective Purpose Speaker Series
WayAhead, in partnership with Being and Mental Health Carers NSW, have launched a speaker series inviting members of the public interested in mental health to hear from a prominent members of the NSW mental health sector. Read MoreThe Mind Reader
Buying a packet of mental wellbeing
If you were wandering around the Sydney CBD in late March or early April, you might have spotted a vending machine, standing alone in the middle of Martin Place, Pitt Street Mall or even Customs House Square. It looked a lot like an ordinary vending machine that sells chips, lollies and chocolates to hungry office […]
Peer Led Recovery
Imagine you walk into a restaurant and ask for the day’s special. Instead you’re served the same dish as everyone else. You try to speak out but you’re told it’s what everyone else gets, that it’s been taken by hundreds of customers before you. Explaining what you need to a business but being sold something […]
Tackling mental health through NRL
Among many other sporting codes, the National Rugby League has been working on supporting better mental health of their players, supporters and community. Earlier this year, as part of their Festival of Indigenous Rugby League, the NRL ran a suite of programs alongside to encourage wellbeing and good mental health. Some of the best […]
Stress Less in the Mountains
At WayAhead, each year, we put together a page of stress-less tips for helping people find ways to improve their day to day life through small changes and one of these is to “be active everyday in as many ways as you can”. While it is widely recognised that exercising regularly improves your physical […]
Circus Skills Opens Way for Social Connectedness
Juggling scarves or smashing plates may not sound like your typical therapy session but for Honora Jenkins, it offers the ideal way for kids, and adults, to feel engaged and connected in a fun, energetic and safe space. The Wollongong-based circus facilitator has been working with Flourish Australia, formerly Richmond RPA, for the past 12 […]
The impacts of unemployment on youth mental health
Caught in the cycle of ‘need experience to get a job; need a job to get experience’, mental health issues such as stress, anxiety and depression are rising alongside unemployment rates – and young Australians are among those who are the most affected. The Participation, Job Search and Mobility survey conducted by the Australian Bureau […]
Tackling the effects of trauma with painting and play
In Sydney’s north, a group of people plays, dances, sings and paints with hundreds of children each year to give them a better chance to reach their potential. However, they aren’t just artists but rather trained expressive therapists who use art and play to help children who have had difficult experiences. Since 2006, KidsXpress has […]
