News and Media

All media enquiries, including requests for comment from the CEO, should be directed to communications@waamh.org.au or call +61(0)8 6246 3027 or 0488 661 277.   This contact is for media outlets only, for all other enquiries, please visit the WAAMH contact page.

If you have news to contribute to WAAMH's monthly newsletter, please submit your content via the online form.

Resources for journalists

Mindframe is a national program supporting safe media reporting, portrayal and communication about suicide, mental health concerns and alcohol and other drugs. Mindframe is managed by Everymind and is funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Health under the National Suicide Prevention Leadership and Support Program.  

Mindframe have produced evidence-based resources developed in consultation with media professionals and peak media bodies, suicide prevention and mental health organisations, lived and living experience networks, and Mindframe advisory groups. Access resources

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Announcements

  • 16 Oct 2015

    Submission to the NDIS Act Rules and Review

    Our submission detailed the issues being faced for people with psychosocial disability in the NDIS trial sites in Western Australia. It made a number of recommendations about how the Act and Rules could be amended to equitably meet the support and advocacy needs of people with psychosocial disability including in the following areas: objects and principles of the Act, access and eligibility including permanency of disability, planning and review, ‘reasonable and necessary’ supports including recovery and clinical issues, and advocacy and support to access and navigate the NDIS.

  • 14 Oct 2015

    Mental Health Week 2015 - it's a wrap!

    Read and see all the highlights from the very successful Mental Health Week 2015.

  • 07 Oct 2015

    Mental Health Week is here!

    See what's on this week at mhw.waamh.org.au

  • 02 Oct 2015

    Call for change: justice reform for people with mental illness

    Mental Health Week is now upon us and we hope you will be joining us to celebrate by attending one of the many exciting mentally healthy events on offer. Take a moment too, to think of those who do not have the freedom to attend and add your voice to our urgent reform of the CLMIA Act.

  • 01 Oct 2015

    Mental Health Week 2015 magazine

    A lift-out distributed in The West Australian in the Health + Medicine section on 30 September contains a list of Mental Health Week events, information and great articles on the latest in mental health reform and community supports.

  • 22 Sep 2015

    Beach Sports - Mental Health Week

    Beach Sports Day - join the fun in the sun!

  • 21 Sep 2015

    Media Release - Mental Health Week has something for everyone

    Mental Health Week is nearly here! Find out what's on.

  • 04 Sep 2015

    WAAMH Submission

    WAAMH’s latest submission to the Economic Regulations Authority’s Draft Report of the Inquiry into the Efficiency and Performance of Western Australian Prisons identifies the need for greater focus on rehabilitation, additional mental health benchmarks, vastly improved mental health care in prisons and a review of prison health governance arrangements.

  • 05 Aug 2015

    Media Release - Justice centre welcome but silence falls on critical legislative reform

    WAAMH has welcomed the opening of the first disability justice centre by the State government this week, but calls for critical changes to the Criminal Law Mentally Impaired Accused (CLMIA) Act, which is the legislation which determines who ends up in these Centres and for how long.

  • 22 Jul 2015

    Stand Up for Comedy Mental Health Week Opening Ceremony - Tickets on sale now!

    Tickets on sale Wednesday, 22nd July from 9am.