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01 Oct 2014

Health and Medicine Mental Health Week lift-out

The West Australian and the WA Association for Mental Health partnered to bring you this newsworthy and quality written 24-page magazine, on workplace mental health, ahead of Mental Health Week 2014.

24 Sep 2014

What's On - Mental Health Week Oct 4 -10

Check out all the events happening during Mental Health Week in WA.

16 Sep 2014

WAAMH's Submission on IPS to NMHSR

WAAMH's submission to the National Mental Health Services Review on the Individual Placement and Support model.

12 Sep 2014

WAAMH's Third Submission to NMHSR

This is WAAMH's third submission to the National mental Health Services Review. It contains insight and feedback from our members, and consumers and carers in the community, as part of our key recommendations to the national peak body Mental Heath Australia.

01 Sep 2014

Xamon: Increasing mental health beds only a short term solution

WAAMH president Alison Xamon has responded to concerns raised about the number of hospital beds available for people presenting with serious mental health issues in emergency departments. Although she recognised emergency response staff were stretched and feeling high levels of pressure, simply increasing bed numbers was not the only solution, nor in the long term, the highest priority.

25 Aug 2014

Catch WAAMH staff at TheMHS

WAAMH staff are presenting at The Mental Health Services Conference this week on a range of topics including working with Aboriginal people on mental health, Peer Work Framework, Outcomes Measurement, IPS, and Shine Mental health eLearning.

20 Aug 2014

Media Release: Mental health services ready to shine

Peak body for mental health, WAAMH will launch its innovative new eLearning course, Shine at TheMHS Conference in Perth next week - August 27-29.

14 Aug 2014

HEADLINE ACT ANNOUNCED - Make a Move Concert - Mental Health Week Opening Ceremony

Let the wind run through your hair and listen to the exhilarating sounds from Melbourne rock group and Triple J favourite, British India as they headline Mental Health Week flagship event, the Opening Ceremony on Sunday, October 5.

08 Aug 2014

WAAMH Submission to Welfare Review

Following extensive research and consultation with our members, consumers and carers, this is WAAMH's response to the Welfare Review's Interim Report: 'A New System for-Better Employment and Social Outcomes' and its recommendations.

11 Jul 2014

Amy Coombe our Ambassador for Mental Health Week

WAAMH is thrilled to announce the WA Ambassador for Mental Health Week in 2014 is energetic and engaging professional speaker and youth mentor, Amy Coombe.