In 2017 as part of Mental Health Week activities the Mental Health Coalition (Coalition) invited the Northern Territory Community to provide feedback about their experiences of the mental health services, programs or the systems in the Territory, as well as people’s...

Join us for a smoking ceremony, guest speakers, music and a commemorative event aimed at helping with your reflections and healing.  Click here to download the flyer When: Wednesday 12th of September Time: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Where: Alice Springs Town Council Lawns

The 2018 NEDC Members’ Meeting is a free forum showcasing the collective impact of knowledge building and research in eating disorders. This year’s theme is “Eating Disorders in Primary Care”, with a special welcome to Primary Health Networks (PHNs). For more information and to register click here

The Darwin Mental Health Network is an information sharing and networking opportunity for Workers within the Mental Health Sector. For more information click here

Get your Support Coordination skills up to scratch with TeamHEALTH’s award winning, tried and tested, NDIS CREW Training, 4th June 2018. The NDIS WoW training will provide you with the tools and technical skills required to provide NDIS Support Coordination (Level 2). To learn more click here. To register click here

Wednesday, 11 April 2018 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm, at the Australian Red Cross Training Room. For more information contact Sharon Jeffrey here

Click here to read about Mental Health Week 2017

The Office of Disability is excited to announce a range of sector development workshops in 2018. These sector development workshops will support your organisation to deliver services that are flexible and tailored to individual strengths and needs. You can register your attendance at here

The Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Roundtable was held in Alice Springs & Darwin in April 2017. Visit this page to download a copy of the presentations or view the video and audio presentations. click here

The Darwin Mental Health Network is an information sharing and networking opportunity for Workers within the Mental Health Sector. The next meeting is on Monday 12 March 2018. For more information click here

The Office of Disability invites you to attend a forum in Darwin on 17 November 2017, commencing at 9am – 12:30pm to include two sessions:
• Introduction to the Critical Incident Reporting Guidelines
• NDIS Provider Forum facilitated by PwC Indigenous Consulting (Implementation Partners)
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ABC Radio Darwin 18 July 2017
Mental health advocates in Katherine are questioning the efficiency of support services in the town, despite the recent announcement of federal funding for a new youth mental health service. Read more here

Community Mental Health Australia invites you to attend the NDIS Mental Health Conference 16-17 November 2017. To register click here

Workshop on the 5th May 2017 in Alice Springs.
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Seminar on 4th May 2017 in Alice Springs.
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28th April in Katherine
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‘Integrated Lives’
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The reported prevalence of mental illness in rural and remote Australia appears similar to that of major cities. Access to mental health services are substantially more limited than in major cities. Tragically, rates of self-harm and suicide increase with remoteness. To view the latest Mental Health Fact Sheet click here

Workshops for music, health and education practitioners and carers of people experiencing mental health challenges. Saturday 6th May 2017 at Charles Darwin University. For more information or to register by April 24 email: nt@austmta.org.au

To view Carers NT – Program Update – Mental Health Education and Carer Support Programs, click here

Registrations for the Towards Elimination of Restrictive Practices 11th National Forum (formerly Seclusion & Restraint Reduction forum) are now open.
The forum will be held at The University of Western Australia in Perth on  4 – 5 May 2017, with the theme, Working together, a culture of care.
Register here

The Coalition would like to congratulate our member organisation Mental Health Association of Central Australia (MHACA’s ) Suicide Story program which receive The Northern Territory Fitzgerald Human Rights award for Social Change on 7 December 2016.

MHACA is very proud of ‘Suicide Story – Our Way’ and its way of using cultural practices to guide participants through the process of understanding suicide and reducing stigma so communities can help one another in times of crisis.

Suicide Story would not have been possible without the hard work and commitment of many brothers, sisters, aunties, uncles and elders throughout the NT who provided their wisdom in its development and implementation.

MHACA would like to acknowledge the work and dedication of all the Suicide Story team members from Central, Barkly and Top End regions both past and present. This includes, Suicide Story Facilitators, Program Managers, Project Officers, Trainers, past SSAAG members and all community members who have welcomed our program into their lives and contributed to its growing strength.

Finally, they gratefully acknowledge their sponsors, the Northern Territory Department of Health and the Northern Territory Primary Health Network.

For more information about Suicide Story please call 8950 4600 or visit the MHACA website.

Click here to download the list of events for Mental Health Week 2016