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Medicare Mental Health Check In launches self-guided service
Are you feeling down, stressed or overwhelmed? Do you think you might be experiencing mild mental health challenges? If so, you might like to try the Medicare Mental Health Check In, which now offers…
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The power of peer work in mental health recovery
Peer workers are mental health professionals who have lived through their own mental health challenges and now use that experience to support others on the path to recovery.In Australia, the peer…
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What NDIS reform could mean for people with psychosocial disability
In April, the federal government announced a major reset of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). According to the Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC), the reform package includes…
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A message from our CEO - July 2026
This month’s newsletter brings together stories that speak to something deeply human: our need for connection, purpose and belonging. These are not abstract ideas. They are part of everyday life and…
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Community backs inaugural youth formal evening for young people with mental health issues
As many as one hundred young people living with mental health issues from across Sydney and Newcastle have lived it up at an event they never expected to attend – a graduation-style formal evening…
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Ten years of changing and saving lives at Blacktown’s Women And Children’s Program
Blacktown, the Women and Children’s Program revolves around six self-contained villas where mothers with severe mental health issues take recovery steps with their babies and children by their sides…
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The Optimising…
New report informs a better support approach for NDIS participants with psychosocial disability
Mental Health Australia is pleased to release a report on a very important project that aims to improve the makeup of NDIS plans for people with psychosocial disability.The Optimising…
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Community engagement the key to Mental Health recovery at Liverpool’s Flowerdale Cottage
Flourish Australia has ramped up its community engagement programs in Sydney’s south-west to assist people with mental health issues shift towards independent living.Flowerdale cottage at…
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Sydney’s Figtree Conference Centre wins Top Employment Inclusion Award
Australia’s premier hospitality training centre for people with mental health issues is on a reputation roll, having won the Excellence in Workplace Inclusion at the Western Sydney Awards for…
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Meet the students getting a second chance at a school formal | ABC
School formals an important rite of passage for many school children. But some miss out - including young people with mental health issues that may prevent them from classes and milestone events.…
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Guildford
Flourish Australia, as part of our contribution to the community, completed the construction of 41 units in the Guildford area to provide houses under the National Affordable Housing Scheme, an…
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