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Latest News
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23 Jan 2017
Media Release - IPS WORKS to support headspace with employment model
WAAMH's service IPS WORKS has been contracted by the Department of Social Services to provide Individual Placement and Support (IPS) support to 14 new headspace sites participating in the national IPS youth trial.
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05 Dec 2016
Media Release - Inquiry points to work still to do on NDIS and psycho-social disability
WHILE the future governance of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Western Australia was recently decided, there are still key issues relating to psycho-social disability under the scheme which need to be addressed.
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01 Dec 2016
Media Release - WAAMH welcomes Senate Inquiry recommendation to abolish indefinite detention
AFTER more than a decade of lobbying for the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act to be amended, Western Australia’s peak body for mental health, the WA Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) has welcomed the long awaited Senate’s report on the indefinite detention of people with disability or psychiatric impairment.
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06 Nov 2016
WAAMH's new president and board changes
WAAMH board member Kerry Hawkins was voted in as president at the 2016 AGM, after outgoing president Alison Xamon decided to step down from the role after three years.
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06 Nov 2016
Senator Ludlam's leave role models how to best manage mental health in the workplace
WAAMH commends Greens Senator's courage to speak up about his mental health problems and acknowledges the measured and appropriate approach his workplace has taken to managing the leave of absence, while he focuses on his recovery.
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25 Oct 2016
Thank you - Mental Health Week 2016 all wrapped up!
Read a full wrap of the highlights of #MHW2016. Thank you to everyone who participated in creating awareness and helping us reach new heights this year.
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12 Oct 2016
Mental Health Week 8-15 Oct #MHW2016
See all the events happening around WA this week.
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07 Oct 2016
Media Release: Mental Health Week tips off tomorrow
Please feel free to contact WAAMH to arrange comments or interviews on Mental Health Week.
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06 Oct 2016
Media Release: Mental Health Week tips off Saturday
MENTAL Health Week starts Saturday 8 October tipping off at the Perth Wildcats basketball game, and although this annual event’s reach and size has grown significantly over its 49-year span, the community focus has remained the same.
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05 Oct 2016
Together we can save lives - magazine on suicide prevention
WAAMH partnered with the Health + Medicine team from The West Australian to produce a Mental Health Week lift out focusing on suicide prevention. The magazine tells the stories of struggle and survival from people around WA.