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Uluru Statement from the Heart
The Uluru Statement from the Heart is calls for formal recognition of First Nations people in the Constitution. The Uluru Statement from the Heart seeks three main actions:Voice: the…
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A message from our CEO - July 2023
The end of the financial year is a time to reflect on outcomes, and what has been done over the previous twelve months. Each year I have conversations with people about the next year maybe being a…
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Elevating Indigenous voices in the NDIS
The National Disability Insurance Agency is working to elevate the voices and experiences of Indigenous NDIS participants through a dedicated First Nations Strategy.The NDIS is talking to service…
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Wear It Purple Day happens every year in August. It unites people globally to support and include LGBTIQA+ young people. Started in 2010 to address discrimination and bullying, this day…
Celebrating Wear It Purple Day: Embracing Diversity and Inclusion
Wear It Purple Day happens every year in August. It unites people globally to support and include LGBTIQA+ young people. Started in 2010 to address discrimination and bullying, this day…
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Focus on human rights in mental health research: Highlights from TheMHS Conference
Ensuring human rights are at the forefront of mental health access, services and treatment has brought leading practitioners, researchers and experts from Australia and New Zealand together in…
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A message from our CEO - August 2023
Flourish Australia has been a national leader in the development and growth of the Lived Experience (Peer) workforce for more than a decade. In 2014 we did some reflecting about why we did not employ…
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Everyone has a role to play in preventing suicide
Each year, more than 3000 people die by suicide in Australia. That equates to an average of nine people per day. Each one of these deaths is preventable and that’s why Flourish Australia is…
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Asking someone if they’re OK
More than two in five Australians experience mental illness at least once during their life, while about 800,000 people are estimated to become seriously ill. R U OK? Day on Thursday, September 14 is…
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Why food matters for you mind
Eating a healthy and balanced diet doesn’t just benefit your body, it feeds your mind as well. Food is an integral part of mental health.Individual finances, responsibilities including…
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Taking time out from training health professionals in humanitarian settings around the globe, to do lunch…
Let’s Do Lunch with Associate Prof. Simon Rosenbaum
Taking action to change life through fully integrated physical and mental healthcareTaking time out from training health professionals in humanitarian settings around the globe, to do lunch…
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Bust mental health stigma this October
We all have a role to play when it comes to busting mental health stigma. That’s the theme of this year’s Mental Health Month, which urges us all to keep mental health and wellbeing front of mind.…
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