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Bartyr
Bartyr
Batyr is an organisation that focuses on preventative education in the area of youth mental health. Batyr provides programs that train young people to speak about their personal experience with mental ill health and start a conversation in their community. Batyr takes these speakers into schools, universities and corporate arenas to continue this conversation around mental health. The programs engage, educate and empower the audience to learn from the experiences of others and to reach out to the great services around them.From training young people to share their lived experience of mental ill health, to running dynamic programs in schools and universities, Batyr aims to smash the stigma surrounding mental health and encourage young people to reach out for help when they need it.
- batyr@school programs aim to remove the stigma around mental health and engage, educate and empower young people to reach out for help when they need it. The carefully researched programs are unique in that trained young speakers share their lived experiences with mental ill health, alongside trained facilitators who deliver vital educational information in a fun, safe and engaging way.
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60 – 90min batyr@school program: a program designed to be both informative and fun for students (and teachers alike) in which oung, relatable speakers and facilitators engage the students with their stories of hope, resilience and courage. The program educates students on the support networks and services available to them (including your school’s services), and empowers them to reach out for help when needed.
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Half day and Full day batyr@school program: an engaging and fun program that provides opportunities for students to further engage with mental health and wellbeing as well as connect with community role models and services. These programs engages the students in activities focused on wellbeing, and how students can implement mental health initiatives in their own school.
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batyr@school parent forums: are programs designed to provide a range of perspectives on the topic of mental health and wellbeing for young people from a variety of experts and speakers. Through a lived experience speaker and a Q&A session, parents will walk away with a greater understanding of mental health and how they can provide support to their teen, as well as what services are available to them.
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batyr@school chapters: are chapeters that equip students with the resources and tools to achieve these goals and continuing to develop a positive culture within the school around mental health and wellbeing.
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batyr@school Teacher Professional Development: accredited interactive and collaborative workshop that equips teachers with the knowledge and skills to look out for the wellbeing of their students. Teachers hear from a trained lived experience speaker, who shares their story of mental ill health. The program looks at batyr’s ‘5 key mental health support strategies’ and implements these in case studies of hypothetical situations that teachers may encounter with their students.
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batyr@uni programs offer a unique form of education that hopes to see a happier, healthier generation of young people by removing the stigma around mental health and empowering young people to reach out for help when they need it. batyr@uni programs act as a bridge between students and avenues of help, assisting them to take that first and crucial step of getting help. batyr speakers share their personal stories of difficult times, educating the students about the first hand benefits of reaching out, the avenues which are available to them both on and off campus, and how best to help themselves or someone else facing similar situations. Long-term batyr@uni partnerships currently exist at the University of Technology, Australian National University, The University of South Australia, University of New England and the University of Sydney. An important aspect of the partnership includes, a student led chapter who plan and implement events and initiatives designed to help reduce mental health stigma and increase help seeking on campus.
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Being Herd: is a free two day workshop that empowers young people to give a voice to their story of mental ill health.
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One Sock One Goal (1S1G) is a batyr campaign designed for Schools, Uni’s, sporting teams and the community in which teams and individuals are encouraged to wear the bright socks to start positive conversations around mental health, whilst visually promoting their willingness to smash the stigma. By wearing the socks you will be contributing to a movement of young people who are creating positive conversations around mental health and wellbeing.
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Batyr Blue Tie Ball: a party that includes a two course meal, entertainment, drinks, dancing and all round good times, the funds raised from the event will help batyr continue to run preventative education programs all across Australia.
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The White Elephant Winter Ball is a party held in Tamworth every July in memory of Scotty Campbell who lost his battle with depression and anxiety in 2013 and aims to create awareness of mental health in the community and raise funds for batyr.
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Civic2Surf: is a fun run from from Canberra to Bondi Beach to raise awareness for youth mental health.
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Most of the Coast (MOTC): a run that began at Palm Beach and continued along the entire coastline until they reached Bondi Beach, where they finished alongside ANU’s Civic2Surf runners.
Organisation
Address: Suite 102, 74 Pitt Street Sydney 2000 Read more at http://www.batyr.com.au/#ccWibiXCxwkDoYJ6.99
Email: hello@batyr.com.au
Be You
Be You
Be You is the national mental health and wellbeing initiative for learning communities in Australia. The free, evidence-informed tools and resources can be used in your everyday practice. They are designed to fit within your early learning service’s or school’s existing framework.
Organisation
Country: Australia
Blackdog Institute Education and Services
Blackdog Institute Education and Services
The BlackDog Institute provide evidence-informed programs, consultancy, resources and clinical services for everyone including workers, students, health professionals and bodies, and entire communities.
Organisation
Country: Australia
Building Resilience Through Inclusively Designed Guidance and Education (BRIDGE)
Building Resilience Through Inclusively Designed Guidance and Education (BRIDGE)
Organisation
Country: United States of America
Centre For Mental Health Education And Research Ltd
Centre For Mental Health Education And Research Ltd
The Centre For Mental Health Education And Research Ltd are undertaking a research study into suicide prevention. They held a Masterclass event during the year with the aim to establish, encourage and promote mental health education and training.
Organisation
Address: 300 Warrigal Rd Glen Iris VIC, 3146
Country: Australia
Email: pselar@delmonthospital.com.au
Centre of Mental Health Education (CMHE)
Centre of Mental Health Education (CMHE)
The Centre of Mental Health Education (CMHE) was established in 1999 to provide mental health professionals in Australia with access to international and local training in effective therapeutic interventions. CMHE previously hosted Babette Rothschild (2014-2018) and Marsha Linehan's Senior Trainers from Behavioral Tech LCC (2003-2008) and will be hosting Dr. Sophie Rushbrook (Senior Trainer, Radically Open Ltd) in 2023.
Organisation
Country: Australia
CMHE Academy
CMHE Academy
CMHE Academy support mental health professionals obtain the training and CPD hours needed as a busy health care providers, to deliver the best evidence-informed approaches and get back to the work you do!
Organisation
Address: 144 Martin St Brighton VIC 3186
Country: Australia
Email: info@cmheacademy.com
Educational Oureach ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and Its Disorders
Educational Oureach ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and Its Disorders
CCD Researchers engage with young people and sparking interest in cognitive science and research as a career path. The Centre offers opportunities for students to get involved via the High School Work Experience Program, classroom visits, careers fairs, National Science Week activities and student visits to the Centre.
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High School Work Experience Program ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and Its Disorders
High School Work Experience Program ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and Its Disorders
High School Work Experience Program at the CCD offers a High School Work Experience program. It is suitable for students in years 10, 11 and 12, during which students have the opportunity to be immersed in a range of research training activities and gain an idea about what it's like to choose a career path in research. Students will have the opportunity to be immersed in a range of research training activities and gain an idea about what it's like to choose a career path in research. Activities may include:
- Observation of research projects
- Attendance at lab meetings and reading groups
- Reading and discussion of accessible research papers
- Shadowing of a variety of researchers and other staff members to learn about their work
- Sampling of an online course about delusions and disorders of the mind
- Design and execution of a mini research project
- Presenting a summary of learning and/or research project findings to a small group
The Centre offers placements to small groups of students during specified weeks each year to facilitate mini research project design opportunities and simulate the experience of working with a research team, in which students have the opportunity to directly experience some research project activities if interested. Availability of specific activities may vary depending on the timing of the student visit.
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Just a Thought
Just a Thought
Just a Thought offers free cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) courses to all New Zealanders.
Organisation
Country: New Zealand
Email: hello@justathought.co.nz
Man Anchor
Man Anchor
Man Anchor is a grassroots mental health and well-being movement that provides mental health education workshops for businesses, schools, and community groups around Australia. We aim to promote a better understanding of mental health issues and how to deal with them.
We strive to create opportunities for discussion, education, and action on mental health issues that affect people every day.
Organisation
Address: Collaroy Beach NSW
Country: Australia
Email: info@mananchor.com.au
Mental Health Academy
Mental Health Academy
Mental Health Academy is Australia’s leading mental health learning community. They work closely with practitioners, researchers, industry associations and leading educational institutions globally to bring you truly world-class, relevant training. As an MHA member, you’ll enjoy unrestricted access to 750+ hours of learning and other unique benefits.
Organisation
Address: 43 Baxter Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Country: Australia
Mental Health Education and Resource Centre (MHERC)
Mental Health Education and Resource Centre (MHERC)
MHERC is a leading provider of education and professional development in mental health and addictions.
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Mental Health Education Program Headspace
Mental Health Education Program Headspace
The Mental Health Education Program program delivers free mental health education workshops to primary* and secondary school communities across Australia.
Organisation
Country: Australia
Email: MHEP@headspace.org.au
Mental Illness Education Australia ACT (MIEACT)
Mental Illness Education Australia ACT (MIEACT)
MIEACT promotes the personal stories of volunteers with lived experiences of mental illness to educate the community, reduce stigma and discrimination, increase knowledge and awareness, and encourage positive health choices. MIEACT gives workplaces and the broader community an understanding of the collective impact that a MIEACT training program, using direct positive contact, can bring to your workplace or staff group. MIACT has a number of programs including:
- School Education Program (Year 9, 10, 11,12): is a curriculum linked school education program with volunteer educator teams that run sessions with over two thirds of government and non-government high schools and colleges in the ACT. Volunteers talk about living with and recovering from mental illness and provide accurate information about mental health to students and teachers.
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Stress Better: is a program for young adults aiming to help young adults manage stress and anxiety in regional NSW & ACT. It uses a unique method of delivery using direct positive contact to break down self-stigma that is linked to help seeking and acknowledgment of health problems.
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Casting Light: a script resource for drama students specifically designed for teachers. It provides a complete package for educators looking to explore mental health issues in the Drama or English classroom and other youth-focused settings.
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Community Awareness Program: is a program run by key volunteer educators to share real-life experiences of mental health and recovery in non-triggering ways to ensure the safety of participants and your staff. Volunteers promote understanding of what can be happening for a person who is experiencing mental illness, and what factors contributed to help seeking and recovery. The Community Awareness Programs are for government agencies and services, tertiary education providers, businesses, service providers and community organisations; and aim to increase knowledge and understanding of people with mental illness in the workplace.
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Body Image Education (Any Body’s Cool) is a positive body image program for girls in years 7 & 8 providing personal stories of local young people. The program aims to help young people and teachers become positive body image role models.
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MIEACT’s Do NO Harm - Sharing Stories Safely (DNHSSS) framework supports storytellers to share lived experience in a safe and positive way; enriching people stories allowing the authenticity and the power of the story shine through, whilst not losing the meaning because of a painful or grief laden moment. MIEACT’s DNHSSS helps to keep audiences engaged and protects them from ‘trauma overload’; enrich peoples stories by helping it to be communicated effectively; hold audience’s attention when talking about personal experiences; ensure the message is heard; leave listeners with helpful, useful and hopeful information; keep storytellers safe and not overburdened by their sharing; and keep vulnerable audiences safe. MIEACT’s Do NO Harm - Sharing Stories Safely (DNHSSS) workshops are designed in consultation with organisations, and are tailored to help staff, representatives and volunteers to share their lived experience in a way that is safe for them and won’t distress others. DNHSS helps keep the storyteller safe and not become diminished by the experience of sharing personal information.
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Program is a first step for organisations wanting to become a trauma-informed workplace. The program is valuable for frontline staff and people who regularly liaise with the broader community. It raises awareness as well as providing practical tools to help understand PTSD. The workshop provides participants with up-to-date information on trauma, information on potentially traumatic events that may lead to trauma illness, current best practice therapy, how to assist someone to get effective therapy and how to support a person to ensure therapeutic intervention is working for them. MIEACT’s Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Program aims to reduce stigma associated with PTSD and trauma related illness; explore the impacts of PTSD on a person; educate about supportive behaviours; and encourage help-seeking behaviour.
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Find help for young people in Canberra: local information about services and programs for young people experiencing mental illness was made by combining information about local youth services with the ideas, needs and real stories of young people.
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Find help for adults in Canberra: a quick online guide to mental health services, recovery programs, information and e-mental health portals available for people in the ACT.
Organisation
Postal Address: PO Box 4074 Ainslie ACT 2602
Email: jacqui@mieact.org.au
MindBlosson
MindBlosson
MindBlossom is on a mission to empower people’s mental wellbeing through mental health education and community engagement. We utilize evidence-based and data-driven methods to help people understand themselves and others in ways that are proven to enhance mental health and prevent mental illness. While we work with companies, schools, and other institutions, MindBlossom’s overarching cause is to help develop and implement free of cost mental health education programs in underserved communities. All profits are reinvested in this cause.
Organisation
Address: Boston, Massachusetts
Country: United States of America
Email: info@mindblossom.org
Study With Us Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry
Study With Us Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry
CCRN facilitates post-graduate research on severe mental disorders and promote the uptake and implementation of research and evaluation in the mental health workforce. Their goal aims to grow recognition that ‘research active health services provide higher quality care’. Post-graduate training in mental health research provides you with a host of skills and a depth of knowledge that link to a broad range of career paths. Graduates may:
- Go on to professional clinical roles within local mental health services
- Pursue careers in academia and
- Undertake further post-doctoral training in basic or applied research - often interstate or overseas.
- Use their research training with us to further develop their professional practice.
- Take their career in other directions, including health service development and policy-related roles.
Organisation
Email: assen.jablensky@uwa.edu.au
Te Rau Matatini (New Zealand)
Te Rau Matatini (New Zealand)
Te Rau Matatini is New Zealand's Centre for MÄori Health, MÄori Workforce Development and Excellence. They provide a strategic focus that is underpinned by MÄori development principles and informed by best practice; leadership, education, evidence base, clinical and cultural capability and capacity building strategies for the advancement of health and wellbeing for our people to achieve Pae Ora.
Te Rau Matatini is committed to significantly improving the health of MÄori that will contribute to increased entire wellbeing for individuals, whÄnau and their communities by being the lead agency to accelerate the development of a workforce that can implement Pae Ora - the MÄori Health Strategy and Strengthen the MÄori health workforce in order to decrease levels of sickness and increase MÄori wellbeing; to determine contemporary health needs; to contribute across the full spectrum of the Mauri noho (sickness) and Mauri Ora (wellness) continuum; to better align the health with wider MÄori aspirations; and to lead collaborations with community leaders, whÄnau, other services and other sectors in order to prevent poor health and to promote wellness.
Waka Hourua supports MÄori whÄnau, hapÅ«, iwi, Pasifika families and communities to develop and enhance their capacity and capability to prevent suicide and to respond safely and effectively when and if suicide occurs. Waka Hourua is a partnership between Te Rau Matatini and national Pasifika non-government organisation, Le Va. Waka Hourua has five key components.
- National Leadership: this is achieved by the National Leadership Group, Pasifika and MÄori leaders who monitor the performance of the programme and provide a distinctive and informed voice for MÄori and Pasifika suicide prevention. ​
- Pasifika Community Suicide Prevention: the national coordination centre for Pasifika Community Suicide Prevention.​
- MÄori Community Suicide Prevention
- Te Rau Matatini is the national coordination centre for MÄori Community Suicide Prevention.
- Community Fund: a one-off contestable fund was provided to MÄori and Pasifika families, whÄnau, hapÅ«, iwi and communities to establish community based suicide prevention initiatives and effective community based responses when suicide has occurred.
- A Strategic Research Agenda: a one-off funding pool that was allocated in April 2014 to contribute to the evidence base of what works for MÄori and Pasifika.
100 Maori Leaders
100 Maori Leaders
100 MÄori Leaders is part of the Henry Rongomau Bennett Foundation, Leadership strategy... and launched November 2017.
Focus on Maori Nursing
Focus on Maori Nursing
Nursing in Te Ao MÄori is focussed on the person and their whÄnau . In turn, this cultivates the connection of their nursing care with that of MÄori cultural values and principles such as manaakitanga and whanaungatanga. The double binding of clinical and cultural aspects of nursing is challenging especially within non-MÄori institutions where racism exists. This impedes on MÄori nursing potential, by not recognising the MÄori models of care they practice from.
Te Rau Matatini recognises the influence whÄnau have upon MÄori who choose to become registered nurses, and subsequently underpins the reasons MÄori nurses contribute so greatly to the wellbeing of their people. It is through our message “Every whÄnau should have a MÄori Nurse”, that we will see a paradigm shift occur with whÄnau, hapÅ« and Iwi to help further lift the gains of MÄori health workforce development strategies. This in turn will assist to increase the number of MÄori nurses being available for all whÄnau across the health and disability sector.
Henry Rongomau Bennett Foundation Strategy
Henry Rongomau Bennett Foundation Strategy
The Henry Rongomau Bennett Foundation (MÄori Leadership in Health) was the birth place of the inaugural scholarships programme. The Henry Rongomau Bennett Memorial Scholarship Programme was established by the Health Funding Authority in 2001 with the aim of increasing the level of clinical leadership within the mental health sector.
Maori Mental Health
Maori Mental Health
Te Rau Matatini is committed to growing, developing and advancing a workforce that can take MaÌ„ori health to new heights. Tomorrow’s MÄori health workforce will be ready to alleviate mental distress and will be equally attuned to the prevention of poor health and the promotion of wellbeing.
MÄori Health Workforce Development
MÄori Health Workforce Development
MÄori​ aims to improve the understanding and knowledge about the MÄori Health Workforce by:
- Promoting entry to the workforce
- Developing and advancing the workforce
- Developing career pathways
- Promoting innovation, and aligning health education and training with MÄori, health and social needs
- Implementing agenda conducive to attaining MÄori aspirations and health goals
- Improving equitable deployment of MÄori health and social service workforces across New Zealand.
MÄori Mental Health & Addiction
MÄori Mental Health & Addiction
Te Rau Matatini is contracted by Health Workforce New Zealand, within the Ministry of Health, as the National Centre for the MÄori Mental Health and Addiction Workforce. Their focus relies on us working in partnership with key sector organisations, to encourage collaboration both within Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally, for the benefit of our people.
Pae Ora
Pae Ora
Pae ora is the Governments vision for MÄori health. It provides a platform for MÄori to live with good health and wellbeing in an environment that supports a good quality of life. Pae ora is holistic and includes three interconneccted elements:
- Mauri Ora: healthy individuals​
- WhÄnau Ora: healthy families
- Wai Ora: healthy environments
Rangatiratanga: Leadership
Rangatiratanga: Leadership
Rangatiratanga: Leaderships fosters MÄori health leadership through the promotion and implementation of Leadership Programmes and Workforce Scholarships. Effective MÄori health leadership is critical to setting the foundation for addressing health disparities and to achieve improved MÄori health outcomes. Supporting this leadership involves empowering individuals, whÄnau and local MÄori iwi leaders, as well as leaders at each level of the health and disability sector. Te Rau Matatini does this by offering Leadership Programmes. We also believe investment in building the capacity of the MÄori health workforce is vital to foster effective MÄori leadership and that's why we have Workforce Scholarships. Leadership programmes encompass:
- The management and delivery of Te Rau Matatini national programme with increased alignment to the goals health service development plans
- Providing input into key sector initiatives and developments
- Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders
- Delivering MÄori leadership activities
- The administration of a number of Ministry of Health funded scholarships programmes to build the capacity, capability and leadership of MÄori working in the mental health & addiction sectors
- Sector and community communications planning and dissemination
- Joint workforce centre programmes where Te Rau Matatini is the key health MÄori specialist
- Advisory group contribution
- Research and evaluation
- Lead agent for engagement with MÄori in the health sector
- A strategic voice for the National MÄori recruitment and retention programme​
- Rangatahi youth leadership.
Reo motu mÅ te huringa: National Voices for Change
Reo motu mÅ te huringa: National Voices for Change
Te Rau Matatini is a national group to represent MÄori with lived experience of mental illness and mental health services. Following a series of national hui with MÄori, Te Huarahi o te Kete Pounamu was formed to provide an independent vehicle, a structured partnership between MÄori with lived experience of mental illness and mental health services, stakeholders and Te Rau Matatini to facilitate meaningful discussions in the pursuit of optimum health outcomes for MÄori. The purpose of Te Huarahi o te Kete Pounamu is to provide MÄori with lived experience of mental illness and mental health services a voice at a national level to improve health services and MÄori health outcomes.
Te Hau MÄrire: Addiction Workforce Strategic Framework (2015-2025)Â
Te Hau MÄrire: Addiction Workforce Strategic Framework (2015-2025)Â
Te Hau MÄrire: Addiction Workforce Strategic Framework (2015-2025) brought together the knowledge and experiences of MÄori in the addiction treatment sector to provide guidance for the development of a competent workforce that will contribute to the minimisation of addiction-related harm and the achievement of whÄnau ora. Te Hau MÄrire was written for the Ministry of Health on behalf of the addiction treatment sector and the community. It is particularly relevant for the mental health and addiction workforce centres as well as District Health Boards and those engaged in growing the capacity and capability of the workforces working with addiction- related harm. Te Rau Matatini as a leader in the sector leads the strategy with a dedicated addiction programme of action aimed at growing whÄnau centred workforces across sectors of MÄori and non-MÄori, able to integrate cultural, social and clinical elements into day to day practice.
Toitu Accord: MÄori Leadership for Health & Wellbeing
Toitu Accord: MÄori Leadership for Health & Wellbeing
Toitu Accord: MÄori Leadership for Health & Wellbeing has create ten markers have been identified as key touchstones for MÄori leadership in health and wellbeing that reflect assertions that can be applied across the full spectrum of services, programmes and facilities, all aiming to improve MÄori health or increase levels of wellness
WhÄnau Ora & WhÄnau Centred Approach
WhÄnau Ora & WhÄnau Centred Approach
‘WhÄnau Ora’ and ‘whÄnau-centred approach’ refer to a culturally grounded, holistic approach focused on improving the wellbeing of whÄnau (families) and addressing individual needs within a whÄnau context. WhÄnau Ora and WhÄnau centred Initiatives will address these challenges, by placing whÄnau at the centre of service design, delivery and evaluation and empower whÄnau as a whole.
Organisation
Address: 233 Anglesea Street, Hamilton PO Box 104 Hamilton, 3240 New Zealand
Email: communications@teraumatatini.com
The Association of Training and Research for Mental Health [ACISAM]
The Association of Training and Research for Mental Health [ACISAM]
Asociación de Capacitación e Investigación para la Salud Mental (Association for Training and Research for Mental Health) - ACISAM - is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) working with treatment and prevention of mental illness in El Salvador. The organisation uses locally-produced video production, as well as radio, to facilitate communication in rural areas about problems related to post-war traumas such as alcoholism, domestic violence, abuse, militaristic attitudes, and feelings of despair and hopelessness. The goal is to improve community self-esteem by using communication to foster a cohesive social identity and local participation in the development of the community.
Organisation
Country: El Salvador
The Mental Health Recovery Institute
The Mental Health Recovery Institute
The Mental Health Recovery Institute as a boutique educational resource for managers serious about creating immediate and sustainable changes for their organisation’s mental health. Their aim is to prepare managers to care for their team’s mental health.
Organisation
Address: Suite 1411, 3 Spring St. Sydney NSW 2000
Email: admin@mhri.com.au