29 September 2021
October is Mental Health Month and South Western Sydney Recovery College is running its annual, month-long, Online Mental Health Summit. There are some really great workshops including two being presented by South Western Sydney PHN (SWSPHN) staff.
The SWSPHN workshops are:
Title: Q&A for Youth – Coping with COVID-19 (ages 12 to 25 and their families) information session
When: Tuesday, 26 October 2021, 6.30pm to 8pm
Facilitator: Kate Johnson, Mental Health Program Advisor, SWSPHN
Learning Outcomes:
- Explore feelings and self-help strategies to improve and maintain wellbeing
- Understand COVID-19 and vaccinations
- Increase awareness of mental health supports available for young people aged 12 to 25
Panel:
- Joshua Karras – Executive Manager at United Nations Association of Australia (NSW), Greater Sydney Commission Youth Board member at Department of Premier and Cabinet NSW
- Bianca Lean – COVID-19 Response Coordinator, SWSPHN
- Aniela Gokiert – Acting Senior Clinical Manager, headspace Bankstown
- Dr Rachel Kalman – GP, headspace Bankstown
- Nayma and Helen – South Western Sydney Local Health District Youth Health Advisory Group board members
Register here (places are limited)
Title: Navigating Mental Health Support and Self Help during COVID
When: Wednesday, 27 October 2021, 9.30am to 11am
Facilitators: Devendra Sapkota, Mental Health Service Navigator and Sophie Mara, Mental Health Intake Officer, SWSPHN
Learning outcomes:
- Explore feelings and self-help strategies to improve and maintain wellbeing
- Increase awareness of Primary Health Network mental health services available
- Increase awareness of free online and phone based mental health supports and tool
Register here (places are limited)
Some of the other workshop topics are:
- Creative Resilience – Your Stories
- Covid Connections
- Building Resilience in Challenging Times
- Roads to Recovery
- Pandemic Impacts on Aboriginal Elders
- Exploring Inclusivity for LGBTQIA+ People with Disability
- Gambling Resilience and Recovery in a Pandemic
- Talking Towards Zero Suicide
- Exploring Anxiety – a Pandemic Perspective