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Release of ICA Transformation Implementation Program Models of Care
The Infant, Child and Adolescent (ICA) System Transformation Implementation Program’s 12 Models of Care (MoC) and system principles have been released.
New national mental health bodies co-design opportunity
The Commonwealth Government is creating peak bodies to support people with a lived or living experience of mental health issues to shape the policies and programs that affect them.
New Alcohol and Other Drugs Community Prevention Service launches
Holyoake have been contracted to deliver an Alcohol and Other Drugs Community Prevention Service across five regions in Western Australia, including the Kimberley, Mid-West, Goldfields, Great Southern, and South West.
Expression of Interest for Lived Experience members to join the Mental Health Allied Health Workforce: Clinical Capabilities Framework - Advisory Group
We are seeking two Lived Experience representatives to join the Advisory Group to develop a Mental Health Clinical Capabilities Framework
Expression of Interest for the Community Treatment including Emergency Reponses Project
To support the Community Mental Health Treatment Services (CTER) project in it's final phase, we are seeking Expressions of Interest to participate in reference groups.
Workshop brings together suicide prevention workers from across the State
For the first time, the Mental Health Commission’s funded suicide prevention workers from across Western Australia have come together to attend a three-day workshop in Perth.
New training for WA pharmacists in the provision of opioid dependence treatments
The Community Pharmacotherapy Program has launched a new online training program for pharmacists participating in the Community Program for Opioid Pharmacotherapy (CPOP).
New Youth Psychosocial Support Packages
The State Government has invested $9.5 million over four years to deliver 30 new youth psychosocial support packages.
WA Mental Health Awards nominations now open
Nominations are now open for the 2023 WA Mental Health Awards, which celebrate individuals and organisations that made an outstanding contribution to mental health in the calendar year of 2022.
LGBTQI+ community grant recipients announced
Eleven community-led groups and organisations have been awarded a total of $150,000 under the Proud and Connected Community Grants program, delivered by Living Proud in partnership with the Mental Health Commission