Media Release: The Art of Our Healing

There’s something more than just art and craft happening in the art groups on Thursdays at the Mental Health Association of Central Australia.

For the past four months, participants of MHACA have sat together in the Drop in Centre on Lindsay Avenue creating art for an exhibition. Tender hands have lovingly crafted felt, papier mâché, collage and block print creations.

Creating art together has provided an opportunity to belong, to renew the human bonds that keep people well.

It is this social connectedness that’s so important in the process of recovery from and living with a mental illness.

Working together and feeling supported allows MHACA’s participants to express themselves creatively, and this in turn improves quality of life.

From this grounding in social support, from peers who are able to provide advice from their own lived experience of mental illness, other important recovery work can happen.

The Art of Our Healing is an exhibition by participants of the Mental Health Association of Central Australia on display at The Residency (corner Parsons and Hartley Streets, Alice Springs) from Monday 10 to Sunday 23 October 2016.

Join us for the following events to celebrate their artistic talent and use of art as medium for recovery:

• Exhibition opening on World Mental Health Day, Monday 10 October from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Entry to the exhibition opening on 10 October is free. Please RSVP to 8950 4600 or info@mhaca.org.au for catering purposes.

• Live music by the Story Teller, Wednesday 12 October from 11:30am to 1:30pm. Entry to this event is free. The Bakery is open for lunch for purchase.

Visit the exhibition at your leisure from 10am-3pm on week days, or enjoy viewing the exhibits and delicious Devonshire Tea by Linda Wells on Sundays from 10am-4pm.

The Art of Our Healing is proudly sponsored by the Northern Territory Government Community Benefit Fund.

For more information and to download the event flyer, visit http://mhaca.org.au/events/

MEDIA CONTACT: SABINE WEDEMEYER 0419 021 169

Media Release: The Art of Our Healing

 

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Mental Health Association Central Australia
2 days ago
Mental Health Association Central Australia

✨ And that’s a wrap! ✨
Thank you to everyone who attended MHACA’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Training sessions throughout 2025. It’s so important that more people in our community feel confident and equipped to support someone who may be experiencing a mental health crisis.

📅 2026 training dates will be released in January.

To see the accredited training MHACA offers visit www.mhaca.org.au/services/training/

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✨ And that’s a wrap! ✨ Thank you to everyone who attended MHACA’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Training sessions throughout 2025. It’s so important that more people in our community feel confident and equipped to support someone who may be experiencing a mental health crisis. 📅 2026 training dates will be released in January. To see the accredited training MHACA offers visit https://www.mhaca.org.au/services/training/ For more information contact training@mhaca.org.au
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Mental Health Association Central Australia
4 days ago
Mental Health Association Central Australia

MHACA is seeking a Case Worker to join our Housing and Homelessness team.

This role will support people who live with mental health challenges who are homeless or facing homelessness to access safe and secure accommodation. This role will also help people to sustain tenancies through advocacy, case management, financial planning, living skills education and referrals to other services.

We are seeking an experienced Case Worker with a strong ability to prioritise a portfolio of participants requiring complex case management, coordination, and planning, along with a demonstrated understanding of tenancy management and the homelessness sector.

See the full position description and how to apply at www.mhaca.org.au/2025/12/11/housing-and-homelessness-case-worker-4/

SALARY LEVEL: $88,970.98 – $93,661.02 (MHACA EBA/SCHADS Level 4) + 12% super
POSITION HOURS: 38 hours a week. Full-time and ongoing.

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MHACA is seeking a Case Worker to join our Housing and Homelessness team. This role will support people who live with mental health challenges who are homeless or facing homelessness to access safe and secure accommodation. This role will also help people to sustain tenancies through advocacy, case management, financial planning, living skills education and referrals to other services. We are seeking an experienced Case Worker with a strong ability to prioritise a portfolio of participants requiring complex case management, coordination, and planning, along with a demonstrated understanding of tenancy management and the homelessness sector. See the full position description and how to apply at https://www.mhaca.org.au/2025/12/11/housing-and-homelessness-case-worker-4/ SALARY LEVEL: $88,970.98 – $93,661.02 (MHACA EBA/SCHADS Level 4) + 12% super POSITION HOURS: 38 hours a week. Full-time and ongoing. Applications close Sunday 28 December 2025.
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