Join us for our first ever conference! Mental Health Carers Voice presents ‘Caring Together’, a conference for carers and family members of people living with mental ill health. The conference will include: Tickets are $25 for carers and consumers and $80 for mental health sector employees. If you are experiencing financial barriers, contact mhcarers@carersact.org.au and we will support you to attend. Click below for up-to-date information and to order your ticket. The Secret Life of Carers The Secret Life of Carers is a podcast featuring the stories of mental health carers, highlighting their experiences and insights on supporting their loved ones living with mental illness and psychosocial disabilities, and the additional pressures that COVID has introduced. The podcast is hosted by Jamila Rizvi. Jamila is a best-selling author, sought after public speaker, podcast presenter, and gender equality advocate. She has been named as one of Australia’s 100 Women of Influence by the Australian Financial Review. The podcast is set to launch on 30 July 2021. Watch the Carers Australia website for new episodes when they drop. Mental Health Month Awards Nominations OPEN! There are many exceptional people and initiatives working to promote and improve understanding, awareness, service provision, and the general mental health and wellbeing of the Canberra community. The ACT Mental Health Month Awards aim to recognise the achievements of individuals, groups, organisations, businesses and initiatives in the area of Mental Health in the ACT. The Awards are a sector-wide initiative coordinated by the Mental Health Community Coalition ACT (MHCC ACT) and implemented by the ACT Mental Health Month Advisory Committee. Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2021 ACT Mental Health Month Awards - make sure to read the Nomination Guide, then head to the online form to submit your nomination! Nominations Close EOD Friday September 10, 2021 To find out more head to the website: www.mentalhealthmonthact.org/awards Inquiry into Community Corrections The Justice and Community Safety Committee at the Legislative Assembly has set up an inquiry into Community Corrections. They want to hear from as many people as possible about what is working well in community corrections, and what can be improved, including: -
Parole system, -
Intensive correction orders, -
Sentence Administration Board, -
Drug and alcohol treatment orders, -
Recidivism outcomes, -
Experiences of offenders and their families, -
Experiences of victim survivors, and -
Any other relevant matter. We encourage mental health carers who have had interactions with the justice system to put in a submission about their experience. Your submission can be as simple as an email outlining your experience and what you would like to change. Find out more about the inquiry on the Legislative Assembly webpage. Submissions close on August 27th. There is a useful resource on writing submissions from the Mental Health Legal Centre available here. | | |