New Peak Speaks Episode Now Live7th January, 2024
Our December edition of Peak Speaks is now available to watch online! Hosted by MHCN’s Engagement Coordinator, Jade Curran, tune in to hear Shubhangi Kaushik and Mark Hopfenbeck from The Open Dialogue Centre discuss the core outcomes and values of Open Dialogue and identify the systemic factors that support this recovery approach within Australia. Click […]
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Upcoming Peak Speaks Episode5th December, 2023
To close off the year, we are releasing a special pre-recorded Peak Speaks episode – ‘Open Dialogue within the Australian Mental Health Sector.’ We’re excited to be hosting two insightful panelists from the Open Dialogue Centre to discuss the core outcomes and values of Open Dialogue and identify the systemic factors that support this recovery […]
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MHCN’s 2023 Annual General Meeting5th December, 2023
Hosted by MHCN’s CEO Jonathan Harms, MHCN staff and board members came together on November 16th to speak about the highlights of the 2022 – 2023 financial year, which included the presentation of our Annual Report, President’s Report, and a 2023 Staff Year in Review presentation from the MHCN team. We would like to welcome new […]
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Upcoming Online Training – Purposeful Storytelling1st November, 2023
Purposeful Storytelling, live online via Zoom – Stories create a shared understanding, share information, spread news, share ideas, educate, relate and inspire. Purposeful Storytelling introduces participants to sharing their lived experience safely, in a way that protects themselves and others from physical/emotional harm. This course covers the principles and practices that inform purposeful storytelling, elements […]
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Carers Week Campaign with the Mental Health Commission of NSW12th October, 2023
The team at the Mental Health Commission of NSW visited the office to interview MHCN CEO, Jonathan Harms. The Mental Health Commission of NSW have released a video series below in which Jonathan discusses support and resource availability for mental health carers in preparation for the Mental Health Commission’s Carers Week campaign. The Commission is running […]
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Paid Carer Opportunity – Consultation for Info Resources Project20th July, 2023
Mental Health Carers NSW is developing seven new resources for carers. These resources will help inform carers about some of the challenges they may encounter whilst caring for their loved ones, family members, friends or persons living with a mental health condition. In partnership with the Family and Carer Mental Health program and NSW Health, […]
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Carers Training and Education Program Sessions – Registrations Open!12th July, 2023
We run a range of free education and training sessions, designed to inform, empower, and support carers and the people that they care for. Our training courses embody an appreciation for lived experience – all courses have been through a co-review or co-design process with mental health carers and are delivered by a carer peer, […]
Work with us! We’re looking for a Policy Program Coordinator8th July, 2023
About MHCN MHCN is the peak body for mental health carers in NSW. Founded as ARAFMI in 1974 by social worker Margaret Lukes, she believed there needed to be more support for families, friends and carers of people living with a mental illness. Mental health carers are people who support friends, partners, members of their […]
Read Article Mental health & Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act29th May, 2023
On 28 March 2021, the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 (MHCIFPA) replaced the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990. We will explain:1.Changes under the new Act2.Carer’s Rights3.Victim’s Rights4.Terms in the new Forensic Provisions Act Modern language – changes in terms such as ‘suffering’ and ‘disease of the mind’ to describe mental […]
Expression of Interest for Consultation: Review of Carers Forms18th May, 2023
The Mental Health Branch (MHB) at the NSW Ministry of Health, has commenced a review of forms created to assist in the administration of the Mental Health Act 2007. The Forms were created when the Act commenced in 2007 and are used to assist clinicians communicate with consumers and carers and to meet the legal […]
We’re hiring! We’re looking for an Engagement Coordinator18th May, 2023
ABOUT MHCN MHCN is the peak body for mental health carers in NSW. Founded as ARAFMI in 1974 by social worker Margaret Lukes, she believed there needed to be more support for families, friends and carers of people living with a mental illness. Mental health carers are people who support friends, partners, members of their […]
Expression of Interest for a Consultation on a Mental Health Training Project23rd March, 2023
People seeking help from the legal assistance sector often experience mental distress, but they have not had a say in shaping the services they use. Across Australia, the legal assistance sector is not well supported to work with people experiencing mental health issues or carers, even though this is a common part of their work. […]