Western Australian Association for Mental Health

Our Semester 2 training calendar is now live!

We're running 4️⃣ NEW courses in Semester 2, plus a special offer to help you save.

Book any full-day course in Semester 2 and use code at check-out to save $50.

View the training calendar ➡️ https://waamh.org.au/training/upcoming-training

Applications for complimentary tickets to the WA Mental Health Conference are now open!

Complimentary tickets are available for:

🔹Western Australians with lived experience.
🔹Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
🔹Tertiary students currently studying a mental health-related topic.

If you're eligible, be sure to complete an application before 19 June.

Learn more and apply ➡️ https://bit.ly/4tZev87

Great to see Amity Health WA's Connected Communities Project receiving national attention.

We can't wait to learn more about this project and social prescribing at this year's WA Mental Health Conference!

View the conference program at https://eventandconfco-waamh-conference.eventsair.site/program

More Australians report feeling lonely. This WA program is trialling a new idea to help If we are serious about improving health outcomes and reducing pressure on our health system in Western Australia, we must start recognising community connection as a form of care.

Meet Cath 👋

For 12 years, Cath has helped bring WAAMH training to life.

Working closely with our training team, Cath facilitates sessions with training participants right across WA.

Cath is passionate about education that empowers people to recognise the signs and symptoms of mental ill-health, understand the supports that are available, and build up the confidence to respond.

With a background in mental health work in both the UK and Australia, and a strong focus on wellbeing and su***de prevention, Cath believes a non-judgmental, informed approach can be life-saving.

Cath’s formula for good mental health includes faith, family, friends, connection, nature and swimming! An adventurer at heart, Cath has even gone wing-walking (yes, on top of a bi-plane at 1,000 feet!) 🛩️

Learn more about Cath as well as our other training facilitators ➡️ https://bit.ly/4nOl1gR

If you work with young people, you won't want to miss our new and improved course – De-escalation Skills Youth.

📅 Monday 29 June
⏱️ 9AM - 4.30PM
📍 In-person, Perth CBD location

Join us next month and learn to safely and confidently de‑escalate challenging situations involving young people.

Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4tWmq6j

National Reconciliation Week kicks off today!

This year's theme, All In, encourages all Australians to play their part in reconciliation.

WAAMH is proud to be working on a Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan, and we look forward to sharing our RAP later this year.

Exciting news! The full program for this year's WA Mental Health Conference is now live!

We've packed more than 30 incredible speakers into the 2 day program.

View the program ➡️ https://bit.ly/4nL84nX

Last week, WAAMH staff had the pleasure of celebrating allyship, inclusion and progress to mark 🌈

Inclusion and Respect are two of the WAAMH values and we aim to embed these in everything we do, so we're proud to be a LGBTQIA+ ally and take a stand against discrimination 🫶

An interesting article from The Conversation Australia + NZ on the need to support parents in order to improve children's mental health.

The article highlights parents' social connections, housing stability, financial security, access to mental health care and parenting support as key drivers of their mental wellbeing.

Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4dDEv31

To improve children’s mental health, start by supporting their parents Long-term data shows children are more likely to develop mental health issues when their parents experience financial stress and housing instability.

🚨 2-for-1 offer on now!

Join us next month for Mental Health in the Workplace and bring a friend or colleague for FREE!

Want to learn how to create and sustain a mentally healthy workplace culture? Then this is the course for you.

Learn more and register ➡️ https://bit.ly/4dQaYnO