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Latest News
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23 May 2014
State of Wellbeing Lift-out
In partnership with The West Australian, WAAMH produced an eight-page lift-out on mental health and wellbeing in WA's schools and workplaces. It aimed to create more awareness about mental health issues and provide people with some basic knowledge, understanding and tools to manage wellbeing in professional spaces.
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23 May 2014
Four IPS sites developed in WA
Individual Placement and Support is a compelling solution for finding people with mental illness work - and WA is only just gaining momentum.
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16 May 2014
Media Release: Budget leaves mental health wanting
Media Release on WAAMH response to state and federal budgets
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12 May 2014
MEDIA RELEASE - Co-payments bad for our mental health
MEDIA RELEASE from WAAMH in response to co-payments for GP and ED department.
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01 May 2014
Media Release - State Budget crunch time for mental health
Media Release from WAAMH on the crucial importance of investment in mental health ahead of the state and federal budgets being handed down this month.
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28 Apr 2014
Open the Door to Real Homes for People Needing Long Term Mental Health Support
MEDIA RELEASE: WA Association for Mental Health's response to the report by the Coroner and the Opinion piece by the Head of the Council of Official Visitors re: Graylands Hospital in Perth.
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21 Apr 2014
Armadale Mental Health sets the employment bar
BECOMING the first metropolitan partnership to deliver a co-located Individual Placement & Support (IPS) service in Western Australia has meant Armadale Mental Health Services and ORS Group now offer jobseekers' living with mental health issues a significant advantage in realising their employment goals and potential.
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03 Apr 2014
WAAMH's First Submission to NMHSR
WAAMH's first submission to the National Mental Health Services Review.
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05 Mar 2014
Care Coordination
Care Coordination brochure out now.
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26 Feb 2014
NDIS / My Way Sector Event Presentations
Power Point Presentations from our sector event on integrating mental health into NDIS / My Way.