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Features

February 23, 2018

Supporting Each Other Online

  Mutual-aid groups are important spaces for both carers and people living with mental health issues to meet up to discuss or offer

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader Tagged With: addiction, online, recovery, SMART Recovery, support group

February 20, 2018

Mindfulness, Meditation and Mandalas

Adult colouring books have become widespread in recent years, driving up book sales from one million colouring books sold in 2014 to 12 million in

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader Tagged With: Anxiety, Art, Colouring, Meditation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Relax

December 16, 2017

When local Indigenous communities lead the way – The Weave model

Nestled beside the skate park in Waterloo, inside a metal-encased building which looks like a piece of public art, is a dedicated team of people

Filed Under: Features, MHMSummer17/18, Mind Reader Tagged With: Aboriginal and Torres Straight Island, Counselling, Culture, Indigenous, Lived Experience, Mental Health, Mental Health Matters Award, Relationship, Weave, Wellbeing

December 15, 2017

Enjoying Christmas with a mental health diagnosis: An insider’s view

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

Filed Under: Features, MHMSummer17/18, Mind Reader Tagged With: Christmas, Festive Season, Lived Experience, Mental Health, Volunteer

October 6, 2017

Kicking goals for mental health in AFL

The AFL Player’s Association (AFLPA) consider themselves leaders in the Australian sporting industry as a representative body for professional AFL

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader, Spring2017

October 6, 2017

The possibilities of virtual reality in treating mental illness

Virtual reality (VR) has recently exploded into the consumer world with devices like the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Samsung Gear. It refers to the

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader, Spring2017

October 6, 2017

Four ways to work mindfulness into a daily routine

Anxiety and stress are common emotional reactions experienced every day but they can become detrimental to a person’s health if they are not dealt

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader, Spring2017

October 6, 2017

Reflections from five years leading the NSW Mental Health Commission

During July, WayAhead, Being and Mental Health Carers NSW hosted a farewell lunch at the joint Collective Purpose office for outgoing NSW Mental

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader, Spring2017

October 6, 2017

Responding to refugees’ mental health needs in South-West Sydney

Fairfield is best known for its vibrancy and diversity of its residents, with a large proportion having a migrant background. Migrants have

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader, Spring2017

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