Mental Health Week Event Program

Send us your best photo representing one or all of the Mental Health Week themes of Awareness, Belonging, Connection!
Please include your name, contact details, and a brief blurb on what the photo means to you. All entries will be displayed at Glenorchy Library from 10 to 28 October.

To enter: Send your photo to [email protected]
Entries close: 30th September
Prizes (drawn during Mental Health Week): $100 Gift Voucher, $100 People’s Choice Award

Do you love the written word and have a unique way of describing the world around you? Or is poetry something you’ve always wanted to try?

In the lead up to Mental Health Week, we are inviting all Tasmanians who experience, or have experienced, mental health issues to enter the In Your Head Poetry competition and share your work.

Submit online to: [email protected] or in person to: Wellways, 136 Davey Street, Hobart 7000

Minds Do Matter is an annual, statewide community art exhibition celebrating Mental Health Week in Tasmania.

Minds Do Matter explores the relationship between art and well-being by celebrating art’s power to be life-enhancing and life-affirming.

In 2022 Minds Do Matter has over 235 entries addressing the theme of COURAGE!

Plan a road trip and if you can get along to all three exhibitions!

https://www.rantarts.com/mdm-launceston-2022

Imaginaria Community Colour Crew!

Bring yourselves, bring your kids, bring your creativity!

Join our colour crew!

Become one of the artists who contribute to Imaginaria, a digitally projected, eye popping, show stopping, thought provoking visual extravaganza of light and colour scheduled for Devonport’s streets on the evening of 7th October to kick off Mental Health Week.

All materials provided.

Everyone welcome!

Come along to the Fingal Valley Neighbourhood House and enjoy GRIT- Tasmanian Spirit on Screen, a series of short films made by Tasmanians for Tasmania.  Inspired by the stories of grit of everyday Tasmanians, six award winning filmmakers tell stories of courage within the Tasmanian community. These highly creative films, made by some of Tasmania’s best filmmakers tell our unique stories on screen.  GRIT is presented by Wide Angle Tasmania with the support of the Tasmanian Community Fund. 

After the screening attendees will have the opportunity to meet and chat with the film makers.

You are also welcome to frock-up and strut your stuff just like you’re walking the red carpet at Cannes.

Hot drinks and cakes will be available on the night.

Do you know what to say when they are not okay?

Learn how to recognise support and refer someone who you may be concerned about

Trained by experienced Nurse Educator and Mental Health First Aid “Master Instructor”

#mentalhealthmatters
#mentalhealthmonth

Four huge shows over four nights! This year we’re visiting:

Franklin, The Palais Theatre – Wednesday, Oct 5 – TICKETS ON THIS PAGE
Campbell Town, Town Hall – Thursday Oct 6
Strahan, Strahan Golf Club – Friday Oct 7
Queenstown, Queenstown Memorial Hall – Saturday Oct 8

Time: show starts 7:30pm (doors open @ 7:00pm)

Our last 4 years of the roadshow have been so much fun, with sold out shows and incredible performances.

Our venues adhere to all current COVID-19 restrictions, capacity is capped, and to maintain social distancing we’ll be asking parties of ticket buyers to group themselves together.

Entry is free, but we do ask that you pay what you like at the end of the show to help out all who have donated their words, thoughts, skills, and time.

As our capacity is strictly capped, we ask that you only get a ticket if you can absolutely make it. If you later realise that you cannot come on the night, please cancel your ticket as soon as you can so that someone else might be able to enjoy the show.

Proudly supported by MoodMission – an app for low moods and anxiety.

A celebration of all things wellbeing, our theme is Wellbeing Conversations. It all starts with a conversation.

Come and find out what we do well in our community to support and improve our wellbeing, so that together we can do more of it.

Let’s celebrate what we love about living here in Break O’Day and discover new ways to look after ourselves and each other.

Let’s be curious, have fun, talk about wellbeing, share stories and make new connections!

Join in conversations with each other and with organisations, businesses and community groups, who want to share the ways they support wellbeing. Try something new. Join in activities that you can add to your life to increase your own personal wellbeing, or maybe you can pass on and tell others about.

Four huge shows over four nights! This year we’re visiting:

Franklin, The Palais Theatre – Wednesday, Oct 5
Campbell Town, Town Hall – Thursday Oct 6 – TICKETS ON THIS PAGE
Strahan, Strahan Golf Club – Friday Oct 7
Queenstown, Queenstown Memorial Hall – Saturday Oct 8

Time: show starts 7:30pm (doors open @ 7:00pm)

Our last 4 years of the roadshow have been so much fun, with sold out shows and incredible performances.

Our venues adhere to all current COVID-19 restrictions, capacity is capped, and to maintain social distancing we’ll be asking parties of ticket buyers to group themselves together.

Entry is free, but we do ask that you pay what you like at the end of the show to help out all who have donated their words, thoughts, skills, and time.

As our capacity is strictly capped, we ask that you only get a ticket if you can absolutely make it. If you later realise that you cannot come on the night, please cancel your ticket as soon as you can so that someone else might be able to enjoy the show.

Proudly supported by MoodMission – an app for low moods and anxiety.

Minds Do Matter is an annual, statewide community art exhibition celebrating Mental Health Week in Tasmania.

Minds Do Matter explores the relationship between art and well-being by celebrating art’s power to be life-enhancing and life-affirming.

In 2022 Minds Do Matter has over 235 entries addressing the theme of COURAGE!

Plan a road trip and if you can get along to all three exhibitions!

Rosny Barn Schoolhouse Gallery hours – WEDNESDAY – SUNDAY 11AM – 5PM

https://www.rantarts.com/mdm-hobart-2022

Get set for a double event launch to open Mental Health Week at RANT Arts in Devonport with Minds Do Matter & Imaginaria!

In a multi-art form extravaganza, the inside of RANT Arts’ building will host the opening of the Devonport iteration of Minds Do Matter exhibition while the outside of the building will be the creative canvas for an immersive, large scale, architectural projection with accompanying soundscape.

Minds Do Matter is an annual, month long statewide community exhibition which promotes positive conversations about mental health. In 2022 artists address the theme of ‘courage’ and in Devonport includes the works of nearly forty artists.

Imaginaria is an illuminated extravaganza co-created by 8 local artists and renowned projectionist Jim Coad and includes the creative contributions of broader community via the Imaginaria Community Colour Crew and an accompanying soundscape by Asphalt in the Bag.

Featuring local musician Stella Blackwell who will entertain audiences with personal compositions while you wander from the inside to the outside and back again.

Four huge shows over four nights! This year we’re visiting:

Franklin, The Palais Theatre – Wednesday, Oct 5
Campbell Town, Town Hall – Thursday Oct 6
Strahan, Strahan Golf Club – Friday Oct 7 – TICKETS ON THIS PAGE
Queenstown, Queenstown Memorial Hall – Saturday Oct 8

Time: show starts 7:30pm (doors open @ 7:00pm)

Our last 4 years of the roadshow have been so much fun, with sold out shows and incredible performances.

Our venues adhere to all current COVID-19 restrictions, capacity is capped, and to maintain social distancing we’ll be asking parties of ticket buyers to group themselves together.

Entry is free, but we do ask that you pay what you like at the end of the show to help out all who have donated their words, thoughts, skills, and time.

As our capacity is strictly capped, we ask that you only get a ticket if you can absolutely make it. If you later realise that you cannot come on the night, please cancel your ticket as soon as you can so that someone else might be able to enjoy the show.

Proudly supported by MoodMission – an app for low moods and anxiety.

Minds Do Matter is an annual, statewide community art exhibition celebrating Mental Health Week in Tasmania.

Minds Do Matter explores the relationship between art and well-being by celebrating art’s power to be life-enhancing and life-affirming.

In 2022 Minds Do Matter has over 235 entries addressing the theme of COURAGE!

Plan a road trip and if you can get along to all three exhibitions!

RANT Arts Devonport gallery hours – Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 10am – 4pm

https://www.rantarts.com/mdm-devonport-2022

During Mental Health Week 2022, Derwent Valley Youth Future Action Team (D’FAT) with the support of The Salvation Army, Derwent Valley Corps will be holding a free ‘Creative Art Workshop’.

This workshop will feature:
– Street art
– Stencil art
– Cartooning
This workshop will be delivered by Create Crew.

Spaces are limited, so please register your attendance.

This workshop is for young people aged 12-16 years.

For more information, please contact D’FAT on 0459 096 003 (Matt Hill) or [email protected]

Mental Health Week is facilitated by the Mental Health Council of Tasmania and supported by the Tasmanian Government.

A family friendly Bush Dance with the Maypole Bush Band and traditional dance caller Sarah Lewis.
Food and drinks available by local associations. Bonfire and sea shanties, swinging music, good cheer for all.

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Four huge shows over four nights! This year we’re visiting:

Franklin, The Palais Theatre – Wednesday, Oct 5
Campbell Town, Town Hall – Thursday Oct 6
Strahan, Strahan Golf Club – Friday Oct 7
Queenstown, Queenstown Memorial Hall – Saturday Oct 8 – TICKETS ON THIS PAGE

Time: show starts 7:30pm (doors open @ 7:00pm)

Our last 4 years of the roadshow have been so much fun, with sold out shows and incredible performances.

Our venues adhere to all current COVID-19 restrictions, capacity is capped, and to maintain social distancing we’ll be asking parties of ticket buyers to group themselves together.

Entry is free, but we do ask that you pay what you like at the end of the show to help out all who have donated their words, thoughts, skills, and time.

As our capacity is strictly capped, we ask that you only get a ticket if you can absolutely make it. If you later realise that you cannot come on the night, please cancel your ticket as soon as you can so that someone else might be able to enjoy the show.

Proudly supported by MoodMission – an app for low moods and anxiety.

Come along to the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG), at the Hobart Domain, to experience wonderful spring colours as we celebrate positive mental health. We will be planting sunflowers and discussing the ways we care for ourselves, others, our community and country.

Follow RTBG here for more details as we approach the event: https://www.facebook.com/Royaltasmanianbotanicalgardens/

Bucaan Community House is on the hunt to find the wealth in your mental health!

Join us as we take a deep dive into what mental health is, check in on each other, and gain the tools to support ourselves and our loved ones.

During Mental Health Week, we invite you to join us on a “walk for wellness” on Monday the 10th of October with our weekly walking group. Or why not stop in at the Chigwell Community Garden for our “Growing Healthy Minds” workshop on the 11th of October? Everyone who participates will walk away with a free “Wellness Pack” crammed full of goodies to ensure the success of nurturing your mental health!

We’ve got heaps to get involved in, so join us as we learn, share and grow this Mental Health Week!

For more information, call 03 6249 5363

This lovely group of crafty people meet weekly for a chat while they get creative. Sometimes the group goes on outings too.

They have invited the community to drop in for a chat and a cuppa and check out what they get up to.

In 2022, Eureka Clubhouse will host its first “mini conference”, hosting 8 organisations who will speak about their services within the theme of “Awareness, Belonging, Connection”.

In the spirit of a conference, we will also hold 2 workshops which will explore the role of music and mindfulness in recovery. The event is open to the public however attendance will be strictly RSVP only.

Details of how to register your interest will be provided on posters available below, and on the Colony 47 Facebook page. A full catered lunch will be provided.

Attendance free.

Join in the fun and help create pavement art for Mental Health Week 2022!

Be heard this Mental Health Week and bring to life the words you’ve put on paper, or simply enjoy the creative stories and poetry of others in this supportive and encouraging space for writers with lived experience of mental health issues.

When we explore mental health as a community of artists, we open up and remain inspired to heal and grow together.

Register below to secure your spot.

We will also announce the winners of the In Your Head Poetry competition.

Cygnet Cares Suicide Prevention Network are offering several free – 2 hour Art Therapy sessions with a variety of art forms to try out in a relaxing atmosphere.

Come along and connect with your community, form new friendships, or just come along and enjoy expressing yourself through art.

We will be offering several different sessions which include painting, drawing, charcoals, sculpting and pyrography(wood burning).

This project will give members of the community an opportunity to become involved in a worthwhile local environmental project, in a convivial and physically undemanding way.

We will learn about our precious environment. A local botanist and native plant expert will be there to help identification of the many heathland plants, and an ornithologist for birds.

We will cultivate a long term connection to the praympi reserve project in terms of taking visitors there, weeding, and general civic pride will be encouraged.

The Bagdad Online Access Centre will be holding a Cuppa, Cake, Create and Connect event as part of the 2022 Mental Health Week (MHW) events in Tasmania.

Artist Jodi Chivers will be teaching participants how to paint a masterpiece in a step-by-step class. No experience necessary. Check out Jodi’s page and have a look at similar events she’s held and get an idea of what you’ll get to do. You can find Jodi on Facebook at @Jodi Chivers fine arts Tasmania

All materials supplied and participants will get to take their masterpiece home.

Light refreshments will be available throughout the session.

Places are limited so please RSVP as soon as possible to avoid missing out. You can find the full event details at https://fb.me/e/22XzgzMV2 or secure your spot by booking at https://forms.office.com/r/G8S5bZYnpZ

To see other events happening through Mental Health Week 2022 visit https://mhct.org/mentalhealthweek/

Thank you to the Tasmanian Government and the Mental Health Council of Tasmania for providing the funding to make this a free event for participants.

Join Mara for this FREE session. Learn some tips and tricks to help with relaxation. Booking required. Phone 6267 4713.

Join us this mental health week to learn about the Tasmanian Mental Health Reform Program’s new and exciting initiative: Recovery College!

Recovery Colleges bring together strengths and expertise from lived experience and subject/professional expertise in an inclusive learning environment.

Colleges promote recovery at multiple levels: for each individual in their personal recovery journey, together as a learning community and driving organisations towards systems change.

Everyone is welcome in a Recovery College!

Dorset Mental Health Week, Family Fun Day will be a great time to connect the community with a variety of services mental health services in the North East.

An afternoon of FREE activities provide attendees with craft, barbecue, mental health information, laser tag, music, line dancing, fruit salad and mental health information.

Kylea Aldred, from SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY will be coming to King Island to conduct the Stay ChatTY Sports Presentation and the Stay ChatTY Workplace and Community Presentation.

This is one event that you do not want to miss.

See you at the Town Hall on the 11th October and remember to stay chatty.

Supporting Tasmanians experiencing social isolation as a result of mental ill health, the MATES program celebrates 25 years during Mental Health Week and we invite you to join us.

Delivered by Australian Red Cross and funded by the Tasmanian Government, the MATES program supports socially isolated Tasmanian’s who experience mental ill health, to increase social connectedness and reconnect with their community. Delivered statewide, volunteers provide friendship and support to their MATE through tailored social contacts and engagements to increase social connections.

Join us as we celebrate 25 years of the MATES program

Guest speaker, comedian and mental health advocate Brittany Szlezak.
Hear about the inception and history of the MATES program from one of its very first coordinators Susan Sherrin.
Hear from our volunteers about the amazing benefits of volunteering in the MATES program
Enjoy nibbles and a slice of our 25 year anniversary cake and relax in your chair for the screening of the Australian Comedy movie “Cosi”.

Our event will feature information stalls, as well a Line Dancing demonstration at 11:45am from the Boots and All Line Dancing group ( public invited to Join in)

Join us this Mental Health Week for our third annual Dog Walk. A BBQ will follow our gentle walk. Let’s celebrate our four legged friends and the support and unconditional love they bestow on us every day.

The Mental Health Week theme this year is Awareness, Belonging, Connection. This is a free event supporting the mental health of all Tasmanians. You do not need a dog to join us.

Registration is essential – via the button below or by registering on the day. Please RSVP for catering purposes on 6169 0600 or email [email protected] by Friday 7 October telling us how many will attend and any specific dietary requirements.

Join us this Mental Health Week for our third annual Dog Walk. A BBQ will follow our gentle walk. Let’s celebrate our four legged friends and the support and unconditional love they bestow on us every day.

The Mental Health Week theme this year is Awareness, Belonging, Connection. This is a free event supporting the mental health of all Tasmanians. You do not need a dog to join us.

Registration is essential – via eventbrite or by registering on the day. Please RSVP for catering purposes on 6333 3111 or email [email protected] by Friday 7 October telling us how many will attend and any specific dietary requirements.

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/404383862017

Come along and join us this Mental Health Week for our 6th Annual Dog Walk. Take a stroll in Langley Park with us (with your dog or without), followed by a community BBQ.

Let’s celebrate our four legged friends and the support and unconditional love they bestow on us every day.

Join us for this FREE Community Dog Walk event, supporting the mental health of all Tasmanians.

FREE PIZZA, ACTIVITIES AND FUN

Inclusive gathering for young people and families – come visit the garden – meet other community members and some of your local Mental Health & Support Service Providers.

SuperSillyUs Circus and Wayfarers of Midgard (Viking Group) for games and entertainment!
12th October 11am – 2pm
Westbury Community Garden

Help us celebrate the 25 year celebration of MATES in Mental Health week.

Nibbles and drinks on arrival, a few personal MATES stories shared

And a showing of Cosi, a beautiful, quirky, Australian film

Come and join us to celebrate the release of our new free booklet: A Guide to North West Tasmania By Young People, For Young People. See the end result of the hard work that our youth reference group put in to create this fabulous resource for the young people of our community and enjoy some afternoon tea on us to commemorate.

Join Lifeline Tasmania for the film screening of ‘The S Word’ : “A suicide attempt survivor is on a mission to find fellow survivors and document their stories of unguarded courage, insight and humor. She discovers a national community rising to transform personal struggles into action”.

Afterwards there will be a Q&A and you can learn about local mental health services in Tasmania and how we can all create better Awareness, Belonging and Connection in our community to improve our own mental health and prevent suicide.

Free Community Event Film Evening

C’mon C’mon
M, 2021 Drama, 109 mins, USA
Johnny is a radio journalist who travels the country interviewing kids about their thoughts concerning their world and their future. Then Johnny is saddled with caring for his young nephew Jesse. Jesse brings a new perspective and, as they travel from state to state, turns the emotional tables on Johnny.

Booking via Eventbrite

More information: https://nwfs.org.au/

Join us for some special mindful painting sessions at Rosny Library for Mental Health Week 2022.

In collaboration with Clarence City Council, we invite you to bring a friend, or your family, and take some time out creating your own art project.

Sessions are free and all equipment is provided. There are two acrylic painting sessions with Ange Cooper, and one arabic calligraphy session with Halima Bhatti.

Find out more information and book your spot at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/417746078767

With thanks to the Mental Health Council of Tasmania for their assistance with funding.

The Child Health and Parenting Service North Parenting Centre is celebrating Mental Health Week 2022

Date: Thursday 13th October, 2022 Time: 10am – 12noon
Venue: Waker House Parenting Centre, 17a Walkers Avenue, Newnham

Free Activities for Children (0-5 years) and their Parents/Carers.

Activities include: outdoor play (weather permitting), craft activities for children and mindfulness activities for parents/carers

Limited numbers. Registration required by 7/10/22. For more information or to register to attend call 1300 064 544

This two-hour self-care and mental wellbeing workshop will provide the skills and resources to develop an individualised self-care and mental wellbeing plan that encompasses activities to enhance physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual health on a daily basis.

The workshop will explore the concept of self-care and mental wellbeing, how to identify personal signs of stress and simple strategies that can be used to manage individual stress levels on an everyday basis.

Please join us for a light lunch afterwards as part of World Mental Health Week.

Come and join us to celebrate the release of our new free booklet: A Guide to North West Tasmania By Young People, For Young People. See the end result of the hard work that our youth reference group put in to create this fabulous resource for the young people of our community and enjoy some afternoon tea to commemorate.

During Mental Health Week in Tasmania, we’ll be hosting a conversation with local voices and health professionals about how we can best support each other and build resilience in our community.

The statistics on mental health, particularly in young people, point to it being the ‘shadow pandemic’ of our time. This event aims to better equip our community to deal with mental health challenges through local stories of resilience. Also how we can better assist family members, friends, and colleagues to access the support and tools they need during a crisis.

We encourage and invite local voices to share their stories and invite questions to the panel in hopes of tapping into the strong sense of resilience in our community.

The Hobart Clinic is hosting a music concert called “Music for Mind” that will be free to the public to attend. The artists performing are from many walks of life and have experienced a range of different mental health challenges.

What they all have in common is a love of music and how it has played a significant role in assisting their recovery. Artists will be sharing their stories and playing music in what is bound to be a very moving and inspiring evening.

Join us this mental health week to learn about the Tasmanian Mental Health Reform Program’s new and exciting initiative: Recovery College!

Recovery Colleges bring together strengths and expertise from lived experience and subject/professional expertise in an inclusive learning environment.

Colleges promote recovery at multiple levels: for each individual in their personal recovery journey, together as a learning community and driving organisations towards systems change.

Everyone is welcome in a Recovery College!

Expo 2022 was started in 2009 to assist our community members to meet and exchange ideas with fellow patrons, to seek free advice, free entry, free brochures from some 34 exhibitors.

Senior mental health clinician and Youth Mental Health First educator, Geoffrey Aherne will be delivering talks and workshops at the Kingborough Community Hub during Mental Health Week 2022.

Parents, carers and anyone who works with young people will find these free sessions invaluable:

• Presentation – Understanding Youth mental Health – Friday 15 October 2022, 5.30pm – 7pm
• Workshop – Suicide and Self Harm – Saturday 15 October, 10am – 11.30am
• Workshop – Anxiety and Depression, 11.30am – 1pm

Tickets available at: www.kingborough.eventbrite.com.au

These sessions have been funded by a Mental Health Council of Tasmania grant.

You are invited to celebrate the Mental Health Week 2022 at the launch of this exhibition of artworks that the community has been invited to contribute. This themed exhibition is a collection of artworks focusing on building awareness, a sense of belonging, and how we connect with others.

All welcome to come along to a fun filled evening of Trivia, good company, great food and a warm atmosphere.

Eight rounds to test your general knowledge, two mental health rounds and two mystery rounds. Delicious Supper provided, entry only $5 with a raffle and mini auction on the night.

Local Mental Health Service Providers will also join in with some intriguing spot questions and great prizes on offer.

RSVP: [email protected]

Grab a free egg and bacon muffin and goodie bag as part of our Save Your Bacon breakfast.

Get covered in colour as you run, walk or roll your way from Kings Park to Riverbend park!

Then enjoy some live entertainment, fun activities, food and drinks.

Raising awareness around mental health and bullying, creating connections and a sense of belonging.

Come along to Emu Valley Rhododendron Gardens, a drive south of Burnie, to experience wonderful spring colours as we celebrate positive mental health. We will be planting sunflowers and discussing the ways we care for ourselves, others, our community and country. The tearooms will be open for lunch throughout the day, and garden tours via buggy will be available for purchase!

Follow Emu Valley here for more details as we approach the event: https://www.facebook.com/emuvalley

Building the ABC’s of Mental Health – Awareness, Belonging and Connection.

A FREE community event where you’ll have an opportunity to make home-made stress balls, get your face painted by a local professional artist for free, try DUMBEAT and other interactive activities and also grab a give-away for participating.

Come and join us at this fabulous free family fun day event to raise awareness about mental health, reduce stigma, stock your mental health toolkit and build community connection, belonging and resilience.

A sausage sizzle will also be available on the day, operated by the Burnie Veterans Hub.

Building the ABCs of Mental Health – Awareness, Belonging & Connection – with Anglicare and Bunnings, supported by the Mental Health Council of Tasmania.

Come along to our Sunflower Project event on Saturday 15th of October in New Town Kickstart Arts Community Gardens. We will be planting giant sunflowers, and engaging in discussions about how we care for ourselves, others, community and country!

Follow Kickstart Arts for updates on the event, and an event Facebook page to be posted in the coming weeks: https://m.facebook.com/108476328419781/

Live Well Tasmania is holding a Family Fun Day at the Oldina Community Farm on the 15th of October 2022.

Activities will include a labyrinth, bush walks, movement to music, a climbing activity, native plant stall and kids’ activities.

A major aim of the day is to demonstrate how getting out in nature is so important for good mental health. Lunch is also provided.

The dinner is to raise awareness for mental health, mental ill health and suicide prevention.

High profile mental health speaker will be the keynote speaker on the night.

This year our keynote will be Shantelle Thompson OAM lived experience with PND, 2019 Naidoc sports person of the award.
Three times world champion of Brazilian Jui-Jitsu
Proud mother of of 5 children