Mental Health Commission of Western Australia

Last chance to have your say! There’s still time to contribute your thoughts on the Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Strategy 2025-2030 (the Strategy)! We want to hear from people who have a lived or living experience of mental health and/or alcohol and/or other drugs, including families and significant others, as well as professionals, organisations, service providers and the wider community. Submissions close today at 5pm. To find out how you can share your feedback visit https://lnkd.in/gctN2emq.

Thanks to everyone who attended our regional workshops! Your feedback has been invaluable and will help us ensure the new Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Strategy 2025-2030 (the Strategy) meets the needs of individuals, families, communities and services across the state. We have also been working with some amazing organisations to hear from specific population groups about the Strategy, including @Alcohol and Other Drug Consumer & Community Coalition, @Consumers of Mental Health WA, @HelpingMinds, @AHCWA (Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia), @Multicultural Services Centre of WA, @Living Proud, and People With Disabilities WA. If you are still interested in providing feedback, please visit https://lnkd.in/gctN2emq to find out how. Submissions close Monday 2 December 2024 at 5pm.

This morning we hosted our last regional workshop in Port Hedland, where community members and service providers provided valuable contributions to inform the development of our new Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs 2025-2030 Strategy. If you’d also like to share your thoughts, we’d love to hear from you! Visit https://lnkd.in/gctN2emq to find out how you can provide feedback. Submissions close Monday 2 December at 5pm.

We are recruiting members for the Alcohol and Other Drugs Advisory Board (AODAB)! The AODAB provides advice to the Mental Health Commissioner on anything related to Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) and ensures decision-making is informed by contemporary and expert advice. Expressions of Interest are now open and can be found via https://lnkd.in/gTatzBpw If you have relevant expertise, please take a moment to consider applying. Applications will close at 5pm on Friday 13 December 2024.

Day one of the Mental Health Conference was a success! Thank you to everyone who stopped by to visit us. Our team will be here again today for guests to come visit – be sure to take some of our free merch home! #WAMentalHealthConference #PerthConventionCentre

Eleven people and organisations were awarded for their outstanding contributions to WA’s mental health sector at the WA Mental Health Awards on Monday night. Our Executive Director of Governance and Corporate Services, Matt Richardson, presented the Lived Experience Impact and Inspiration Award, sponsored by the Mental Health Commission, to deserving winner Joanne Khan. To see the full list of award winners, visit https://lnkd.in/gHwpGnQ7. 📷 credit Western Australian Association for Mental Health

Our friends at North Metropolitan Health Service are looking for a Lived Experience Educator to join their WA Eating Disorders Outreach and Consultation Service (WAEDOCS) team. This position will require the suitable candidate to provide education, training and support to health professionals and the lived experience workforce about the lived experience of eating disorders. Applications for this position will close at 4pm on Monday 9 December 2024. To find out more about this position or to apply, visit https://lnkd.in/gRrv5WmM

Day one of the Mental Health Conference was a success! Thank you to everyone who stopped by to visit us. Our team will be here again today for guests to come visit – be sure to take some of our free merch home! #WAMentalHealthConference #PerthConventionCentre

Beautiful Broome! Yesterday we were in the top end listening to the community about mental health and alcohol and other drugs systems, to help inform our new Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Strategy 2025-2030. It was great to hear feedback from this part of Western Australia. For more information on the strategy, or to have your say visit our website. Our last regional workshop will be on Friday 29 November in Port Hedland! If you are interested in attending a workshop, providing feedback, or downloading our discussion paper please visit https://lnkd.in/gctN2emq

Yesterday Mental Health Commissioner Maureen Lewis headed north to attend the ACHSM WA Port Hedland Regional Conference. The Commissioner shared some of the incredible programs implemented by the Mental Health Commission across the Pilbara region. It was also a great opportunity to discuss the future of mental health, alcohol and other drugs in the region. This included opportunities the Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Strategy 2025-2030 will bring to the Pilbara. Thank you to everyone who attended!