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This Bendigo workshop is open to anyone who has been a consumer of mental health services. The peer support team will be running this workshop to help consumer prepare their submissions.
Time: 11.00am - 1.00pm
Date: Friday 28 June 2019
Venue: Long Gully Community Centre (23-29 Havilah Road, Long Gully, VIC, 3550)
For further information and to RSVP your attendance, visit the website.
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Too many deaths by suicide each year in Australia are from the farming community. Every suicide or attempted suicide has a ripple effect as it impacts friends, family, colleagues and entire communities.
Because of the stigma associated with suicide, many of the experiences of those affected by suicide remain untold.
The Ripple Effect has been developed by the National Centre for Farmer Health, Deakin University, the Victorian Farmers Federation, AgChatOZ, the Mental Illness Fellowship North Queensland, Sandpit and Western District Health Service as part of beyondblue's STRIDE Project with donations from the Movember Foundation.
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The Loddon Healthy Minds Network are delighted to announce the winners of the 2018 Art Competition. A total of 34 entries were received this year, based on the themes “Stop Mental Health Stigma” and “Words For Wellbeing”.
This year also saw our first literary entry from Wedderburn College student Alexis Timu who wrote a great piece titled “Stand Up”.
And the winners are..........
Best In Show Anne-Maree Hansen
Best In Show (Schools) Sophie Perryman (Boort District School)
Open Section 1st Prize Anne-Maree Hansen
Open Section 2nd Prize Anne-Maree Hansen
Boort District School 1st Prize Rebecca Barsdell
Boort District School 2nd Prize Amy Malone
Pyramid Hill College 1st Prize Lizzie Newell
Pyramid Hill College 2nd Prize Isabelle Caspani
Wedderburn College 1st Prize Janet Launder
Wedderburn College 2nd Prize Genevieve Tonkin
Thank you to all the entrants who submitted artwork for this years competition, and congratulations to all the winners!!
We look forward to announcing the 2019 Art Competition theme in the new year!
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Loddon Healthy Minds Network in collaboration with Bendigo Community Health Services is producing a short video resource intended to provide greater understanding and insight into the role of carers who support people with mental illness in the community.
The video resource will be used predominantly online as well as relevant forums and information sessions in encouraging conversations and reflection on the role of a carer including the importance of self-care for people undertaking this role.
As part of the video production we are looking to interview several carers to gain their perspective on the following questions:
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On Friday 23 February 2018, the Hon Jacinta Allan MP, Minister for Public Transport and Minister for Major Projects, Member for Bendigo East officially launched the carers video.
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What is stigma?
Stigma happens when a group in society are not regarded with the same respect as others. There are numerous definitions but, put simply, stigma is primarily a problem of behaviours resulting in the unfair and inequitable treatment of people. Stigma involves a variety of myths, prejudices, and negative stereotyping of people with mental health issues.
Nearly half (45%) of Australians will experience a mental illness at some stage of their life. Despite this, people living with mental illness will often experience stigma and discrimination from friends, family, employers and the community as a whole. (Copied from the Murray Partners In Recovery Site)
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In 2017 The Loddon Healthy Minds Network held its annual art competition in an effort to raise awareness of mental health with the theme of “Mental Health – Share Your Journey”
Entrants were challenged to create a piece of artwork which shared their mental health journey so far. This might be as someone who is/has experienced poor mental health and your recovery journey; it may be what you do to support good mental health, your experience with someone who has good or poor mental health, or any stigma you may have encountered on your mental health journey.
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The Loddon Healthy Minds Committee are delighted to announce the winners of the 2016 Art Show. There were 32 entries from the four secondary schools in the Shire. It has been a great way of spreading the message about mental health throughout the Shire. The winners for 2016 are:
- Best In Show – Rochelle Vella
- Runners Up Best In Show – Scott Woodward
- Boort District School First Prize – Zoe Bremner
- Boort District School Second Prize – Fi Rae
- East Loddon P-12 First Prize – Sarah James
- East Loddon P-12 Second Prize – Chelsea Hicks
- Pyramid Hill First Prize – Mary Estrella
- Pyramid Hill Second Prize – Samantha Treacy
- Wedderburn College First Prize – Matt McMahon
- Wedderburn College Second Prize – Ella Turnbull
Click on Read More to see the entries.
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As advocates in the mental health and suicide prevention area, the group of people identified as LGBTI represent an area of particular concern for the Loddon Healthy Minds Network. This is because the statistics tell us that LGBTI people are the most at risk group in our community when it comes to mental health and suicide. These figures are documented in the report by the National LGBTI Alliance. You can download a copy of the report below.
When people talk about reducing suicide and reducing mental health issues in our communities, you would think the best place to start would be the highest risk groups. Unfortunately there is little evidence to suggest that this is being done.
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We have a new logo for our Community Representatives!
Loddon Healthy Minds Network has representatives from many various organisations. There are quite a number of professionals who contribute their expertise and knowledge to the running of the organisation.
The Network recently felt it was appropriate to list these partners and acknowledge their involvement. Being professional organisations, they all had a nice logo to add to the front page.
That was all but one group of people though; our Community Representatives.
Community Representatives are integral to the working of the Healthy Minds Network. They are the ears and voices of mental health and advocacy to the Network. These people give up their time freely to contribute to the betterment of mental health and wellbeing within our Shire.
A logo has been approved by the Committee for use by the Community Representatives. In the form of a tree, it is representative of having it's roots in the Loddon Shire. The trunk of the tree represents the Committee and the leaves are representative of the community representatives feeding back into the committee and the Shire.
No logo would be complete without the Healthy Minds logo itself sitting at the heart of the image.
Please note that the information provided on this page, or anywhere else on the site, is for general information only. It is NOT intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice from qualified practitioners. If you have concerns regarding your mental health, seek help from suitably qualfied people.