Please join in the next conversation on Wednesday 27th July 2022 from 10:00am to 11.30am Brett McDermott – Professor of Psychiatry, Statewide Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) will be the guest speaker for this session. This is a free event. Light refreshments will be provided. Participation is either by face-to-face (MHFFTas, 2 Terry Street Glenorchy) or via Zoom (the link will be emailed the day prior) Numbers are limited to eight people per attendance platform, so book early Face-to-face registration: https://www.trybooking.com/BZXMC Zoom registration: https://www.trybooking.com/BZXLW  

Mental Health Families and Friends are offering one on one support to families and friends who support someone living with mental ill health or co-occurring AOD and mental ill health in Launceston on the 3rd and 4th of August.  Have a chat over coffee with our Lived Experience Project Officer/Social Worker, at a time and place that works for you. If you are interested, Call Rahnee on 0429 121 576, or email, at rahnee@mhff.ofg.au to organise a time”  

The Department of Health is holding focus groups across the State for people with lived experience of suicidal distress and/or supporting someone experiencing suicidal distress.  The  focus group will provide a safe, compassionate, and collaborative space to support you to share your views and experiences and discuss the suicide prevention needs of the community. Registrations can be made up until Thursday 7th July by completing the Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Strategy – Lived Experience Focus Group Registration Form                               For more information or discussion about the workshops, focus…

Alicia Chester, a Master of Social Work student, is completing her final placement here at Mental Health Families and Friends TAS. Mental Health Families and Friends Tasmania is researching the impacts of confidentiality and privacy as experienced by family and friends to assist the inclusion and partnership in mental health and AOD service provision and support roles. Family and friends have told us that confidentiality and privacy is quite a point of confusion and is subsequently acting as a barrier to including families and friends, and limits sharing important information with this key partner in recovery, that would help them…

The Department of Health, Tasmania, through the Tasmanian Mental Health Reform Program, has been progressing a staged implementation of Access Mental Health, the new mental health support, triage, and referral line, since late last year. This service is now fully operational across Adult Mental Health Services Statewide. This program is operated in partnership with A Tasmanian Lifeline, Access Mental Health is available from 9am to 10pm, seven days a week to support the Tasmanian community and make it easier to access and engage with the Tasmanian mental health system. It uses advanced communication software to enable you to choose the…

   Family and friends’ experiences supporting people with mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic within Australia     The National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum, has asked SWITCH Research Group, Monash University to prepare a report for the National Mental Health Commission to understand the experiences and the needs of family, friends, carers and supporters during COVID-19, within Australia. It is hoped the report will influence policy and practices to assist family, carers, kin and supporters of people with mental health challenges. We are seeking participants who have been family, friends, carers or supporters of people with mental health challenges,…

The Recovery College is one initiative through the ongoing Tasmanian Mental Health Reform Program. The college aims to build mental health in our community through an education focus. College’s value the diverse skills, experiences and perspectives in our community and have a focus on recovery at an individual, family, community, and system level. Community forums occurred in March this year supported by Flourish and Mental Health Families and Friends. There was great attendance, and they gave us an opportunity to start the co-design process. People attending reflected the Recovery College model of being open to everyone including: Community members Community…