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Latest News

  • 05 Mar 2026

    On learning and leading: Take five with WAAMH’s CEO

    As International Women’s Day approaches, we sat down with WAAMH’s CEO, Taryn Harvey, to delve into her motivations, her optimism for the future of mental health care in WA, and her unique role as a leader of a peak body.

  • 03 Mar 2026

    How to Support Someone Through Grief and Loss

    Grief is a universal human experience – something that we all encounter at times during our lives when we experience any sort of loss. Yet when someone we care about is grieving, many of us feel unsure about what to say, how to help, or what they might need. So, how can we best support someone who is grieving?

  • 26 Feb 2026

    WA Mental Health Conference returns in 2026!

    Join us for WA’s premier event in mental health, as we unpack the role that control and optimism can play in sustaining mentally healthy people, communities and systems – and how we can respond when our ability to take control may be limited.

  • 25 Feb 2026

    Conversations continue on new National Agreement

    Discussions about a new National Agreement continue in the wake of the joint meeting of health and mental health ministers earlier this month, however there remains no clear pathway to action on psychosocial supports.

  • 12 Feb 2026

    WAAMH outlines sector priorities ahead of new National Agreement

    The WA Association for Mental Health has collaborated with mental health peak bodies from across the country, to outline the community mental health sector’s priorities, ahead of discussions about the next National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement.

  • 16 Dec 2025

    WAAMH joins national workforce advisory group to inform government

    WAAMH’s CEO has joined a national advisory group to inform the implementation of Australia’s mental health workforce strategy.

  • 01 Dec 2025

    Community is key to reducing emergency department demand

    As more Western Australians than ever before are seeking urgent mental health care from hospital emergency departments, and wait times are soaring to more than 21 hours, one must ask the question – when an individual’s mental health reaches crisis point, hasn’t the system already failed them?

  • 13 Nov 2025

    “Well known, but still shocking” finds final Productivity Commission report

    The Productivity Commission last night released its final report into its review of the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement – the plan that sets out how state and federal governments will work together to improve Australians’ mental health and prevent deaths by suicide.

  • 27 Oct 2025

    Community mental health workforce urged to be part of historic survey

    The inaugural survey of WA’s community mental health sector is now live, with all eligible not-for-profit organisations encouraged to get involved.

  • 10 Oct 2025

    WA Mental Health Award winners celebrated on World Mental Health Day

    As communities across the globe mark World Mental Health Day, the winners of the 2025 WA Mental Health Awards have been announced at a gala celebration.