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Dual crises demand our urgent attention - an op ed from our CEO @melanie_c_poole drawing on @ACTCOSS research.

Felicity Maher has been awarded the Consumer Small Business Grant! Her creative business, Princess Glitter Creations, is empowering women and boosting mental health. #MentalHealthChampion #MentalHealthMonth

Congratulations to Amy Warner, winner of the David Perrin Award! Her journey from recovery to becoming a mental health educator is truly inspiring. #MentalHealthChampion #MentalHealthMonth

Catherine Vonarx has been awarded the Lived Experience Ally Recognition Award (Individual)! Her work with Carers ACT bridges the gap between carers and consumers. #MentalHealthMonth #MentalHealthChampion

Well done to the ACT Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Partnership Group for winning the Lived Experience Ally Recognition Award (Group)! Their work is vital in supporting culturally appropriate mental health care. #MentalHealthMonth

Congratulations to Julia Bocking, recipient of the ACT Mental Health Consumer Network Scholarship! Her advocacy and lived experience are making a real difference in mental health education. #MentalHealthChampion #MentalHealthMonth

Ravi Krishnamurthy has won the Mentally Healthy Community Award (Individual)! His leadership in multicultural mental health advocacy is creating positive change across Canberra. #MentalHealthChampion #MentalHealthMonth

A huge round of applause for the @MIEACT_CBR Volunteer Program, winners of the Mentally Healthy Community Award (Group)! Their efforts to improve mental health literacy in Canberra are truly inspiring. #MentalHealthMonth #MentalHealthChampion

Congratulations to Dalanglin Dkhar, winner of the Mental Health Carer Award! Her advocacy and powerful storytelling are shining a light on the experiences of carers. #MentalHealthMonth #CarersChampion

Beth Garwood is the winner of the Leadership Through Lived Experience Award! Her work with @MIEACT_CBR is inspiring, helping to reduce stigma and empower others through lived experience. #MentalHealthChampion #MentalHealthMonth

Huge congratulations to Vendra Begonja, winner of the Innovative Person-Centred Supports Award! Her trauma-informed care at XTend Yourself is making a real difference for mental health in the community. #MentalHealthMonth #MentalHealthChampion

Congratulations to Nova Marmion for winning the Community Connection through Recovery Award! Her leadership at Safe Haven Belconnen has transformed peer-led mental health support in Canberra. #MentalHealthMonth #Canberra #MentalHealthChampion

🎉 Congrats to our 2024 Mental Health Month Awards recipients! 🏆 We'll post more about them in the coming weeks. We're honoured to support & advocate for the community mental health sector, to make #Canberra a mentally healthy community. #MentalHealthMonth #MentalHealthAwards

Thanks to the Canberra Times for highlighting the extraordinary winners of this year's Mental Health Month ACT Awards. We will be posting more information about them in the coming weeks. ow.ly/MuaX50TXJc3 #MentalHealthMonth #Canberra #MentalHealthAwards

Today marks the beginning of #MentalHealthMonth. Mental Health Month is a nation-wide awareness month that prompts us all to reflect on our mental health and overall wellbeing. Find out more @MHFAus, @mentalhealthnsw, @MHCoalitionSA, @WFMH_Official, @MHCCACT, @MHCTas

Based on publicly available information at 1 October, we have produced an #ACTvotes #housing policy comparator which lists our shared election platform asks with @ACTCOSS and whether/how parties and indies have addressed them - it is now on our website: actshelter.net.au/act-election-h…

Melanie Wilde from the @MHCCACT highlights mental health priorities, including: 1️⃣ Funding for community-managed services 2️⃣ Addressing loneliness as a public health crisis #ACTPol

AFI welcomes commitments by @ElizabethLeeMLA @jameskmilligan to boost disability orgs by $875k p.a over 4 yrs to cope with additional demand plus funding for disability liaison officers in #CBR hospitals & services for Neurodivergent children #ACTVotes2024 #CBRdecides

APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED: There's still time to apply for our #MentalHealthMonth event grants of up to $2k until next Monday. Any event idea big or small is welcome. Find out everything you need to know and check your eligibility at mhccact.org.au/mhmgrants

ACT disability groups flag health care access a key priority for the 1/5 #CBR voters with a disability a day out from an ACT Disability Town Hall event kicking off tomorrow from 12 noon: advocacyforinclusion.org/media-release-… #actpol ping @WWDACT @MHCCACT @ACTCOSS

@2CANBERRA @ShaneRattenbury @ABarrMLA @ElizabethLeeMLA @canberratimes @criprights @WWDACT @MHCCACT @ACTCOSS @WINNews_ACT @nimmityjah - Disability IS an election issue - find out more here