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I’m back enjoying creating things and I’m connecting with community more.

- Ella

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Hailey’s story – a safe and supported home has changed my life

Living at Mind Australia’s Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation (PRR) service in Preston (Victoria) has given Hailey the space, safety and structure to work on her recovery.

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Celine's story - Youth Outreach Recovery Support making a difference

Two or three years ago, John’s teenage daughter Celine’s* mental health spiralled. She started to disengage at school and home and, struggling to connect with others, began using alcohol and recreational drugs as a coping mechanism.

Now 19, Celine has multiple diagnoses, including autism and anxiety, as well as her issues with alcohol and recreational drugs.

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Ella's story – Hub has given me hope for the future

Ella* says she feels more hopeful for the future after accessing support from a Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub.

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Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of women experiencing perimenopause

Mind Australia has held a peer-led retreat designed specifically to support the mental health and wellbeing of women experiencing perimenopause.
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Doing it for the next generation – NAIDOC Week 2025

NAIDOC Week 2025’s theme of strength, vision and legacy for the next generation is close to the heart for Mind Australia Board Director Leilani Darwin. Leilani is a proud Quandamooka woman who is well known within the mental health sector for her work and leadership in suicide prevention and youth mental health.
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Changes to National Carer Helpline signal end of an era

For nearly 10 years, Liza Staios has been the warm voice at the other end of the line when Victorians call the National Carer Helpline.
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Peer support achieving positive outcomes for young people in Perth

Mind Australia’s Youth Psychosocial Support Package (YPSP) supports young people (16-24) in the Perth metropolitan area.
Operating since 2023, the pilot program is making a significant difference to the lives of young participants by focusing on strengthening their social connection.
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Pride Month: fireys, carers and doctors making safer spaces for LBGTIQA+ people

The Western Sydney Recovery College’s Manager Jayke Burgess is passionate about human rights and social justice. Through the College’s LGBTIQA+ Inclusivity course, he has an opportunity to help people from all walks of life to make the spaces they live and work in safer and more inclusive for LGBTIQA+ people.
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From fear-based to love-based responses: depathologising engagement with suicide

2024 Stratford Scholarship recipient Mush McLoughlan’s ‘deathsong witnessing event’ attempts to move away from fear-based to love-based responses to suicide.