Everyone in the workforce can think of a story either positive or negative where their place of work has had an impact on them. The kind of place where we work, socialise and spend a significant portion of our lives plays a huge role in our overall wellbeing. Workplaces are increasingly recognising this and turning […]
মানসিক স্বাস্থ্য ফ্যাক্ট শীট বাংলা
WayAhead has had a number of our Mental Health fact sheets translated into Bengali. These fact sheets are available to download and print.এখানে ডাউনলোড করুন Download here
WayAhead Workplaces
Our WayAhead Workplaces Manager, Sharon Leadbetter, talks about how to create a mentally healthy workplace.
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Mental Health Matters
CEO Report
Dear Readers Welcome to the latest edition of Mental Health Matters. We have included a variety of articles that will touch your heart and others that will open your mind to new ways of communicating with others whether it be as a vlogger or a photographer. It is uplifting to read the stories of migrants […]
Interview with Sharon Leadbetter – WayAhead Workplaces Coordinator
At WayAhead, we are lucky to work with some very keen minds, working on some very important issues. Before the WayAhead Workplaces Annual Members Forum, we had a chance to sit down with Sharon Leadbetter, the WayAhead Workplaces Coordinator, to have a chat about the program and the latest research and trends in mental health […]
The latest in Australian memoirs
A number of new memoirs have been released in the last few months, exploring the experiences of those who have either experienced illness first hand or have cared for those with mental ill health. Addiction in women isn’t often talked about but Woman of Substances, Jenny Valentish’s research treatise and memoir, never shies away. Having […]
Behind the Photographer’s Lens
Last month, documentary photographer, Jennifer Blau, exhibited her portraits of people who had had an eating disorder in the series Just ask me how I feel, created in partnership with WayAhead. The portraits were shown at Manly Library as part of the international Head On photo exhibition that runs in Sydney every year. Since […]
Talking about it: Celebrities opening up about mental health
Recently, several celebrities have opened up about their personal journey living with a mental health condition. One of the most high-profile of these was musician Lady Gaga’s recorded FaceTime conversation with Prince William. The pair discussed the open letter Lady Gaga penned about what her life has been like, living with a mental health condition. […]
Young and Promising
SBS has a streaming video service called SBS On Demand and it is a great way to catch up on shows you may have missed or didn’t know existed. The Scandinavian countries are excellent producers of television content and having plenty of it to catch through the On Demand service can provide many hours of […]
Recent Workings Within
WayAhead’s scope of interests covers a range of different issues relating to mental health and wellbeing. Our public statements, a key part of our work, are now all available online to read. Read our response to the Federal Budget and the proposed investments in improving Australia’s mental health sector. We have also written a statement for […]
