Tag: mental health
Great strides for charity
A Hoppers Crossing firefighter is stepping up his support for those living with mental illness.
Mark Unwin and a small team of colleagues will take...
Funding to fix NDIS shortfall
Mental health service providers are being proactive in their efforts to improve patient support.
Mercy Health, which includes Werribee Mercy Hospital, will receive $2.8 million...
MY WYNDHAM: Jennie Purdie-Smith
Jennie Purdie-Smith has lived in Point Cook for four years. She chats with Alesha Capone.
Tell me about yourself.
I grew up in McLaren Vale, a...
Mental health care is a rewarding career
For Rory Dalton, working as an emergency mental health clinician at Werribee Mercy Hospital means he gets an opportunity to help vulnerable people every...
Teen takes out Long Tan award
Little River teenager Justyn Green has been recognised with an award from the Australian Defence Force.
Mr Green, a year 12 student at Mackillop Catholic...
A sad day for senior citizen
A Wyndham woman has called for improved treatment for senior citizens who have a mental illness, after her own experience with the health system.
Norma...
Clinic fills gap in mental health
Young people suffering from substance abuse, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses can now receive in-patient care at Hoppers Crossing.
The Wyndham Clinic...
New shed to craft better health for men
Plans for a Men’s Shed in Wyndham Vale have come to fruition.
After witnessing the work of the Werribee Men’s Shed in 2014, a group...
Sexual, mental health advice on offer for teens
A Wyndham-based nurse is putting the spotlight on safe sex by hosting educational sessions for local young people.
Samantha Read has given sexual health sessions...
Healthy and Active Expo returns to Wyndham
Children’s yoga is one of the many healthy activities on show at Wyndham’s Healthy and Active Expo.
Roopa Kanakasabapathy runs Bal Yoga for children aged...
Crisis help is a phone call away
Finding a light on the horizon when you’re battling a mental illness or in the midst of a personal crisis can be difficult.
With On...
Worry dog has its day
Forced to resign from her job as a primary school teacher because of severe anxiety and panic attacks, Linda Privitelli found herself in a...
Superheroes take on suicide
A group of superheroes will land at Glenn Orden Oval this week to start a conversation about suicide.
Overdownunder’s Suicide Symposium will visit Wyndham for...
Men’s problems put on the line
Two Wyndham women are on a mission to raise awareness about the mental health issues faced by middle-aged men.
Point Cook’s Linda Kensington recently took...
Cuts hurt Anglicare Youth Futures
A youth counselling service in Wyndham will shut down unless it can find a new financial backer before the end of the year.
Anglicare’s Youth...
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