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
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 […]
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 […]
Mental illness, violence and shootings
In the months since February’s school shooting in Florida, communities, lawmakers and young people themselves have been questioning what could have been done to prevent the loss of life and ensure that gun violence does not continue to occur. In the immediate aftermath, as President Trump cited the shooter’s mental health as the cause, the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Accommodating OCD
Our families are one of our best support networks that we can rely on when we need a hand. In the mental health sector, family can be someone who actively cares for a consumer and supports them through recovery. However, among obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) consumers, the family can potentially become engrained in a person’s […]
