If you are hosting a QMHW event or activity make sure you register it on our events calendar. By registering you'll be joining the statewide QMHW community and will receive your own event page. 

Plus, if you register your support by Wednesday 31 August, you'll go in the draw to win an early bird registration prize! There are 2 x $100 visa cards for the lucky winners to spend on their QMHW events. T&Cs apply.

The green ribbon is the international symbol for mental health awareness, representing hope, strength, and support. You can purchase packs of green lapel ribbons from the QMHW website now.

Need some event or activity ideas? Download the QMHW Event Starter Kit. It includes plenty of planning and promotional tips too. There's also a range of other resources available to help you spread the word, including posters and social media tiles.

You can use the editable A4 template to create your own customised event poster. Simply add all the details of your event to this template and save the Word document as a PDF. 

Take a Walk for Awareness on Sunday 9 October 2022 and join the BIGGEST walk for mental health! Organised by the Mental Awareness Foundation and supported by Tessa Group, Walk for Awareness involves bringing people together in a friendly and safe environment where issues of mental health can be discussed openly with friends, family, and supportive strangers.

Have you submitted an entry yet for Out From The Mist? Entries close on Friday 19 August.

Out From The Mist is a photography, short movie, and music competition organised by Mental Illness Fellowship Australia that curates individual stories to shed unique insights into the experience of mental illness. It gives those who have experienced mental illness a platform to be heard, and a platform to proudly share their work.

The All Of Us Festival will be held on Sunday 9 October at Fogarty Park in Cairns from 3pm - 8pm. Hosted by the Dr Edward Koch Foundation’s FNQ Suicide Prevention Taskforce, the Festival aims to promote mental health & wellbeing awareness, in an all-inclusive, diverse, multicultural, family friendly event! There will be an outdoor variety concert, children's activities, food vans and a large expo of mental health agencies.

The Positive Mindset Creative Arts Festival is back again for 2022 and will include an art exhibition. Primary and secondary students are encouraged to submit an artwork with themes around mental health, mental illness and messages of hope and recovery for selection. Chosen artworks will be part of an exhibition to be launched during QMHW at the Queensland Children’s Hospital in South Brisbane.

Would you like to align your business with an iconic Brisbane art exhibition? Limited sponsorship opportunities are still available for this year’s Recovered Futures Art Exhibition, which is proudly hosted by Richmond Fellowship Queensland (RFQ). Don't miss your opportunity to be part of the award-winning event!

Give your brain space to process the day’s activity by trying to get eight hours of sleep each night. When you’re not getting enough sleep, you can feel moody and struggle to concentrate. If that sounds like you, try shifting your regular bedtime forward by an hour—or even just half an hour—to give your mind a little more rest each night. 

Many young people in Australia have connections to countries and cultures around the world. headspace has a number of mental health resources for multicultural young people, including a regular group chat which discusses issues such as navigating life with migrant parents, support for international students, and how to respond to racism. The next group chat is on “Exploring Your Cultural Identity” and is scheduled for Sunday 31 July.

Hosted by Julie Gillespie (a principal master instructor for mental health first aid), Conversations with Julie is a podcast that provides, "a safe place to come to understand how conversations are what connects us. They enable us to be functional, compassionate humans. But, we put up many barriers that stop us from getting one started." On the podcast Julie is joined by specialists, mental health first aiders, and business leaders.

Pride Month might’ve wrapped up in June but that doesn’t mean we should stop celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community! In SANE's latest blog, Peer Ambassador Jeanette has shared six ways she’ll be embracing her whole self throughout the year.

If you’re struggling with your mental health, please reach out for support. You can contact QLife, an Australia-wide counselling and referral service for LGBTQIA+ by calling 1800 184 527 or webchat 3pm-12am AEST.

The 'Find help' page on our website links to helpful websites covering 24/7 help lines, gambling assistance, relationships, eating disorders, parenting and more.

If you'd like to have your organisation's mental health resources added to the page, please get in touch.

The Workplace Mental Health Symposium is only one month away! This year's program is full of insightful research findings, thought-provoking presentations, and practical takeaways to implement into your organisation right away. If you are interested in attending, you can use the code CHECKUP at checkout to receive 15% off in-person or virtual registrations to the symposium.

SANE are rolling out their new guided service in Adelaide, Darling Downs, Hunter New England, NT, WA, Western Sydney and Western Vic regions. If you operate in one of these areas they'd love to hear from you about how they can connect your consumers to their supports!

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The Queensland Alliance for Mental Health (QAMH) is the peak body for the community mental health and wellbeing sector in Queensland. Its role is to reform, promote and drive community mental health and wellbeing service delivery for all Queenslanders, through its influence and collaboration with members and strategic partners.

QAMH represents more than 100 Queensland organisations and individual members involved in the quality delivery of community mental health and wellbeing services across the state.

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