The inaugural headspace Forum was held at Etihad Stadium this week, with a phenomenal turnout of more than 600 hNO and centre staff in attendance. During the two-day event, hNO programs and centres had the chance to showcase their work to the entire headspace network, with a strong emphasis on sharing and developing ideas with […]
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THE beyondblue-headspace Anzac Day football game between Ulverstone and Penguin seeks to destigmatise depression and anxiety. The one-off game for Mental Health Awareness is the first day of its kind in Australia and seeks to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention within the age group of 14-24 years. Headspace ambassador and former AFL
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Youth Week festival gets bigger ROOKE Laneway in Devonport was brought to life last night as part of National Youth Week. The Reclaim the Lane festival is in its third year. Devonport City Council community sustainability coordinator Damien Collins said each year the event has grown due to support from young people and the broader
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A Tasmanian woman is using social media to reach out to teenage girls around the world who are experiencing hard times. Our wonderful CEO Cate Sinclair is featured, on ABC News. Click the link below to watch the clip. ABC Video Link Courtesy of http://www.abc.net.au/news/tas/
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LAUNCESTON man Garrison Lewandowski credits mental health program Headspace with saving his life and says the expansion of services in Tasmania will mean more people can get the help they so desperately need. Federal Health Minister Tanya Plibersek was in Devonport yesterday to launch a new Headspace outpost as part of a $197 million Rudd
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Young people from around Tasmania will meet in August to try to find solutions to the state’s long-running youth retention problems and pass them on to decision makers. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows young people represent a lower proportion of the total population in Tasmania than anywhere else in the nation. Those
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Vintage posters will soon be seen in universities and pubs across Australia, in conjunction with a new campaign supporting LGBTI youth. The posters which are part of a new headspace campaign, depict the story of ‘Charlie versus the big secret’, and aim to highlight the fear of social judgement and rejection many LGBTI people face.
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