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Youth Mental Health Training in Narembeen
26-11-2020
In November, MIFWA kicked off the first of our training sessions in Narembeen as part of the CBH…
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Carers Week 2020 #ShareYouCare
24-11-2020
Each year, MIFWA takes part in Carers Week, which runs during the third week of October. Carers Week…
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Lorikeet Open Your Mind Poetry Competition 2020
19-11-2020
This year the theme for the Lorikeet Open Your Mind Poetry Competition was ‘Milestones & Memories’. Thank you…
Read more2021 Tecwyn Jones Bequest Grant
19-11-2020
The 2021 round of the Tecwyn Jones Bequest Grant has now closed Tecwyn Jones was a member of…
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Support from People with Lived Experience Makes All the Difference – Lorraine’s Carer Story
06-11-2020
My husband and I have been sweethearts since we were 12 and have been married for 33 years….
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Celebrating Children’s Week at Rosemount Bowl
03-11-2020
Children’s Week 2020 is an annual event and in 2020 it took place from 24 October to 1…
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What is Perinatal Mental Illness?
02-11-2020
Perinatal mental illnesses like anxiety and depression are common and can be serious. One in five expecting or…
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The Importance of Finding Your Tribe – Robyn’s Carer Story
08-10-2020
My husband was diagnosed with Bipolar II Disorder eight years ago. Backtracking four years, he had been experiencing…
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Our Final Wellways to Work Program – For Now
01-10-2020
We recently held our last Wellways to Work program for the time being. Wellways to Work is a…
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Mental Illness, Recovery, Re-occurrence and Rebuilding – Trudy’s Carer Story
01-10-2020
My carer story is one of peaks and troughs. Of mental illness, recovery, re-occurrence and rebuilding. I care…
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