Let’s Talk About Anxiety for Carer’s Week

Suite 2.02, 33 Saunders St, Pyrmont NSW 2009

You're invited to our free educational forum for carers supporting a loved one with anxiety to celebrate Carer's Week and Mental Health Month! Hosted by WayAhead and Mental Health Carers NSW. This event will be held at our office in Pyrmont on Wednesday the 5th October. Our forum will feature Dr Rocco Crino, a widely respected expert on anxiety, as well as stories from Paul and Emma who […]

Free

Take a Break with Healing Arts – Community Morning Tea and Open House Wellness Activities

Master Sha Tao Centre Sydney Level 1, 261 Pacific Highway, North Sydney, NSW

Take a journey through healing arts and meditation practice and add a unique, expressive and centering approach to your toolkit for wellbeing. The day will begin with a morning tea, an opportunity for social connection and to open up the co-creative space. Then choose your own path of experience as activities will be presented in […]

Free

Blue Phoenix Sunflower Quilt Launch

Carina Community Centre 1 Edmund Street, Carina, Queensland

Come and join us as we celebrate the creation of our Sunflower quilt and send it on its mission to stimulate conversation around mental health issues. This major textile work is a group initiative and challenge which took over 12 months to complete. Blue Phoenix’s aim is to stimulate the discussion in the general population […]

free

Selfie Snapshot Scavenger Hunt

Orange Botanic Gardens Hill Street, Orange, New South Wales

Scavenger Hunt at Orange Botanic Gardens. Find the items, snap a selfie and solve the riddle to enter the prize draw. Enjoy a Lions Club BBQ, headspace lemonade stand and information stalls.

FREE

How to Get Your Mojo Back

North Sydney Community Centre

The pandemic and lockdowns have left some exhausted, cautious and disconnected, but it has also left a space for us to start anew to forge a different path in our lives. Join Jacqui Van de Velde as she explores the impacts of isolation on our mental well-being. She will help you see what is already […]

Free
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Flourish Pop Up Clinics

Penrith Library 601 High Street, Penrith, NSW

Flourish Australia will be partnering with Penrith City Library for Mental Health Month. Flourish Australia is a leading provider of comprehensive mental health support services. Come in and find out more about the services they provide, get some tips on good mental health, and advice on how to support yourself and others with mental health […]

FREE

Peak Speaks – Tuning into Carer Lived Experience

Suite 2.02, 33 Saunders St, Pyrmont NSW 2009

Join Mental Health Carers NSW for this special LIVE edition of Peak Speaks to celebrate Mental Health Month and Carer's Week! Our topic, Tuning Into Carer Lived Experience, will be discussed by five insightful and diverse panelists, covering the realms of policy, advocacy and lived experience. NSW Mental Health Commissioner, Catherine Lourey Mental Health Coordinating […]

Free
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Tune In – HIIT

Alf Kay Eastlakes Community Centre 2 Florence Avenue, Eastlakes, New South Wales

Tune in this Mental Health Month with our fitness programs. Keeping active improves concentration and confidence, boosts your mood, releases stress and lowers anxiety. HIIT Training 4-week High Intensity Interval Training for all fitness levels, break a sweat and level up. Alternate between high-impact exercises, designed to boost your fitness and energy level. 4:30pm – […]

free

Neami Community Cup

Findlay Park, Port Macquarie, NSW 2444 Port Macquarie, NSW

The Neami Community Cup will be a combination of a round-robin soccer competition which will include teams from different organisations combining both support workers, consumers and members of the public, community stalls hosted by various local mental health-based organisations as well as agencies which can provide a positive impact on one’s mental health, a barbeque […]

FREE

Understanding Anxiety

Online

What is anxiety? This program builds understanding of anxiety and how it impacts on individuals, their carers and families. The program also explores recovery, self-management strategies and other techniques that provide practical assistance to those living with anxiety. By the end of this workshop, students will have achieved the following learning objectives: Describe the 6 […]

Free

Special Movie Screening of EMBRACE: KIDS

Event Cinemas, Macquarie Macquarie Shopping Centre, cnr Herring & Waterloo Rds, North Ryde, NSW

As part of our Festival of Resilience in October, for Mental Health Month, we will be showing the film, EMBRACE: KIDS to help school aged children and their parents reframe issues around body image, bullying, and gender identity. This uplifting film by Taryn Brumfitt, which recently screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival, brings a […]

$2 – $25

Conversations about Change

Online

All of us have things we’d like to change about ourselves; and nearly all of us have someone we know who we think needs to change. Talking about this is hard. We don’t want to be nagged and we don’t want to be a nag – but we know that we need to have the […]

Free

Mental Health Awareness Back to Basics

Ryde Library 1 Pope Street, Ryde, NSW

Learn and discuss the basics of mental health awareness in this safe and confidential workshop. Join us at Ryde Library for Mental Health Month with this informative workshop designed to increase mental health awareness for yourself or a loved one. Each attendee will receive a handout for easy reference after the session. Topics covered will […]

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Tune In – Yoga

hillsdale community hall Hillsdale Community Hall- 236 Bunnerong Road, HILLSDALE, New South Wales

Tune in this Mental Health Month with our fitness programs. Keeping active improves concentration and confidence, boosts your mood, releases stress and lowers anxiety. The 4-week program will focus on using the senses to tune in, combining breath and movement, tuning into thoughts and feelings and into the world around us. 3:30pm – 4:30pm Hillsdale […]

free

Walk for Mental Health NSW

Sydney CBD Various, Sydney, NSW

The Walk for Mental Health in Sydney is being held at the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney CBD. You can choose to walk 3km, 5km or 10km. It is a perfect opportunity for the community to come together to raise awareness and advocate for mental health. Let’s all take steps towards mental health, whether that is […]

$10
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Free webinar – Making Friends with Stress

Online

Have you ever felt like stress was getting in the way of you living your best life? The good news is certain types of stress are actually good for you! Join Nick Kenny from KYDS Youth Development Service on Tuesday 18th or Thursday 20th October from 6:30pm to 7.30pm for this interactive webinar on how to make friends with stress! Discover simple and […]

Free
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Strong Social & Emotional Wellbeing

Online

This workshop provides students with the cultural understanding required to deliver mental health services within a social and emotional wellbeing framework. This course is open to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. This workshop has been revised and updated to support the need for physical distancing during the pandemic. This workshop was previously delivered as Working Together.  […]

Free

Likemind Pop Up Information Stall

Penrith Library 601 High Street, Penrith, NSW

If you have a mental health concern, or are worried about how you, a family member or friend is feeling and you want to talk to someone, then LikeMind can help. Come and chat to the team at their Pop Up Information Stall on Wednesday 19 October from 3pm-8pm and find out more about this […]

FREE

Carer’s Week Trivia

Online via Zoom New South Wales

Join Mental Health Carers NSW for a fun, free, online trivia session to celebrate Carer's Week and Mental Health Month.

Free

Minding your Wellbeing – Tuning into ourselves, others & our community

CTC Robertson 58 - 60 Hoddle Street, Robertson, NSW

Join us for a community information session bringing together personal and professional perspectives to start the conversation on: What is mental wellbeing, and why is it important? Recognising in yourself or others when something isn't right Reaching out – where do you start? Finding the right supports Strengthening our community connections for better wellbeing Practical resources to […]

FREE

KYDS x Ministry of Rock

The Willoughby Hotel 315 Penshurst St North Willougby, NSW 2068 Australia 315 Penshurst St, North Willougby, NSW 2068 Australia

October is Mental Health Month and we're encouraging everyone to tune in – to yourself, your family and friends and your community. Connection is so important, and after the challenges of the last couple of years, KYDS is thrilled to be involved with Ministry of Rock as they put on a special performance at The Willoughby Hotel.  Book your tickets […]

$30 – $40

Minding Your Mind with James O’Loghlin and Ian Hickie

State Library of NSW 4 Macquarie St

To mark Mental Health Month in October, James O’Loghlin and Professor Ian Hickie discuss their new book: Minding Your Mind. Based on James O’Loghlin and Professor Ian Hickie’s popular podcast, Minding Your Mind is an exploration into everything you’ve ever wanted to know about how the mind works, and the thoughts and emotions that steer our lives. It […]

FREE

Secrets of ageing with resilience

The Juniors 558A Anzac Parade Kingsford, Sydney, NSW

Join us for this forum designed for older people and their support network. Hear from exemplars of who will explore the theme of resilient ageing.

free

Understanding Depression (Arabic)

Professional Teachers' Council 67 St Hilliers Road, Auburn, NSW

What is depression? This program builds understanding of depression and how it impacts on individuals, their carers and families. The program also explores recovery, coping strategies and self-management techniques. By the end of this workshop, students will have achieved the following learning objectives: Explain how serious and common depression is Identify the signs and symptoms […]

Free