With mental health continually in the spotlight, particularly since COVID-19 restrictions first came into force in March, 2020, the Black Dog Institute is offering free mental health training for eligible…
The organisation that is always there to support local people overcome their mental health challenges urgently needs community help to continue its lifesaving work. Lifeline in the Central Coast has…
A local mental health charity has launched their annual mental health campaign to help raise awareness about good mental health and wellness. The Waves of Wellness Foundation’s (WOW) ’DUCKtober’ campaign…
Black Dog Institute is asking people to unite in a time of lockdown and separation to put One Foot Forward by walking 20, 40, 60 or 100km during October to…
Young people on the Central Coast and across NSW will have access to expanded digital mental health support thanks to a $1.5M investment from the NSW Government. The Moderated Online…
Central Coast Council of P&Cs (CCCP&C) has applauded a range of initiatives introduced by the State Government to support the wellbeing and mental health of school communities during the COVID-19…
A Woy Woy Bay man has committed to running a half marathon each day during September to raise funds for suicide prevention. “I’m raising money in aid of Suicide Prevention…
World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10 was about raising awareness of suicide and identifying how to work collaboratively towards a world without suicide. Statistics show that three million Australians…
Scott Tipping, a local advocate for R U Ok? Day on Thursday, September 9, said it was a day to remind everyone to connect with each other and have a…
Central Coast ARAFMI voiced feedback to Central Coast Council about mental health carers and people impacted by trauma and mental health issues, as part of Council’s preparations of the Draft…
The Central Coast is to receive a specialised mental health pop up clinic within the next eight weeks as residents struggle with stress and mental health issues in the eighth…
As NSW Health report an average of 50 deaths by suicide per year on the Central Coast and with many struggling with current lockdown restrictions, experts are urging people to…
Community leaders are reminding those who may be struggling that help is only a call away as the national mental health charity, Lifeline, has recorded a 25 percent increase in…
Central Coast ARAFMI hosted an open day recently, inviting the local community to join the official opening of new respite accommodation, and to acknowledge 45 years of promoting and supporting…
HSC students and their families will have 24 hour access to support from Australia’s leading mental health services for young people in the lead up to their exams. Minister for…
With the NSW Government announcing a two week extension to the Greater Sydney and Central Coast lockdown, Lifeline Hunter Central Coast is urging local people not to suffer in silence…
With the extension of the COVID-19 lockdown for at least another two weeks, Lifeline Hunter Central Coast is urging local people not to suffer in silence if the impacts of…
Local poet Samira Vivette has decided to donate $1 from every copy of her latest book sold to the Black Dog Institute. Vivette said she wanted to raise awareness for…
With 66 per cent of church leaders citing mental health as their community’s fastest growing need, 16 Christian churches on the Central Coast have joined together to offer a new…
Central Coast ARAFMI, or Association of Relatives and Friends of the Mentally ill, is hosting an open day on June 9 to show the community what services they offer and…