Media Releases

Mental health families and friends to launch new website design
Mental health families and friends to launch new website design DATE: Monday 20 March 2023 RELEASE: IMMEDIATE Mental Health Families and Friends Tasmania is happy [...]
Self-Advocacy Toolkit and Workshop Program Launch
After 18 months of work, MHFFTas officially launched its self-advocacy program on 21 June 2022 at Moonah Arts Centre in Moonah. An intimate, yet [...]
A new, shared approach to Tasmania’s mental health plan
mental health families and friends TAS are proud to promote Primary Tasmania’s review and development of the Rethink 2020 document which we were involved [...]
Mental Health Week and National Carers Week
Given it is National Mental Health Week this week, and National Carers Week next week, we at mental health families and friends TAS would like [...]
Federal Government Budget Response
You haven’t listened! Read the media release from Maxine Griffiths, the CEO of Mental Health Carers Tasmania to the 2019 Federal Budget.
Who cares for our carers?
Read the response from Mental Health Carers Australia to the 2019-2020 Federal Budget.
Men Care Too
Carers Week Sunday 14th October - Saturday 20th October.
Hospital in the Home
A welcome initiative helping mental health patients and their families
“I Care” Campaign
On behalf of friends, families and carers of people with ill mental health, Mental Health Families and Friends Tasmania is lobbying political parties to recognise [...]
Media Release – Response to the Labor Party Mental Health Services policy release
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Media Release Mental Health Week October 2016
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Joint Response to State Budget 2023
Joint Response to State Budget 2023 The 2023 Tasmanian State budget, which was [...]
CEO Communique
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Current Board Vacancies at MHFFTas
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MHLEEN (Mental Health Lived Experience Engagement Network) Annual Forum 2023
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National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum
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Schizophrenia Awareness Week 21 – 27 May
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