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Mind Australia will lead a partnership of health care agencies to deliver much needed mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) services to the Great South Coast region in Victoria. 

Mind Australia will provide an important alternative to hospitalisation and Emergency Department presentations for people experiencing mental and psychological distress and/or suicidality in South Australia.

Psychosocial supports – like the kind provided by Mind Australia – help people with mental health and wellbeing issues manage daily activities

The phrase ‘knowledge is power’ sounds good in theory, but it has not been a reality for people with a lived experience of mental ill-health in Australia.  

Haven Mooroopna has enabled Billy to return to Country and family after years of living in Melbourne with only ad hoc support. 

Billy (pictured) is one of four people of First Nations heritage who have moved into The Haven Foundation’s new residence in Mooroopna (near Shepparton).  

The artistic talents of people with a lived experience of mental health and wellbeing concerns were recently showcased at the third annual Mind Mental Health Week Art Exhibition in Mackay, Queensland.