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Safe haven with peer support a huge step forward for acute mental health care
We need teams who can address the human aspect of mental health…We stand in the vulnerabilities of our own experience… we drop the armour.
Reclaim the Night at The Entrance
CCDVC is aiming for a community-friendly event at The Entrance with market stalls, food trucks and live entertainment.
Free money clinic for women
A Money Clinic Morning Tea will be held at Club Wyong on Monday, 16 October, for women who need information and assistance to prevent or combat financial abuse. Financial abuse is a common form of family or domestic violence and coervice control encountered by many women. An abusive partner may […]
Village hosts Voice Referendum information night
Bernice Hookey wants a say in policies that could remand your child into custody for trivial reasons, or remove your children (her 2 year-old was almost taken away). Bernice wants more empathy and compassion to be able to drive change for a brighter and more equitable future.
Men’s community event to turn the tables on mental health
The Men’s Table program is a safe place for local men to come together to share and be heard in a confidential and non-judgemental environment
Health and welfare trends not returning to pre-COVID levels
Levels of life satisfaction and psychological distress have improved in the Australian population since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic – but have not returned to similar levels as before the pandemic.
Traditional Custodian stops Woodside siesmic blasting
No one is more relevant to consult about the threat posed by Woodside’s Burrup Hub than Traditional Custodians of Murujuga
Traditional Custodian film to premiere at Green Point
Tracey was presented with one of the only maps of the Flinders circumnavigation by the descendants of Matthew Flinders when they visited Australia to commemorate the bicentenary of his journey.
Just a case of mistaken identity?
“When the police arrive they automatically think that the black person is the perpetrator.”