Group Activities Calendar

January Group Activities Calendar

January Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in January include Swimming activity every Tuesday and Wednesday of the month. Join us to stay cool over the hot month while getting some gentle exercise at the Alice Springs Town Pool.  Weekend activities include Cinema, Ten Pin Bowling and Picnic at the...

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December Group Activities Calendar

December Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in December include Participant's Christmas Lunch on Thursday 19 December between 11am-11:30pm, a Movie Day on Friday 27 December and a Games Day on Tuesday 31. Weekend activities include Picnic and Swim at the Town Pool, Ten Pin Bowling and Cinema. There...

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November Group Activities Calendar

November Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in November include Swimming every Tuesday between 11:30am-12:30pm and every Wednesday from 10am-12pm and a Kangaroo Tail Cook-up on Saturday 2 November. MHACA will host a Women's Group Consultation on Wednesday 27 November 2pm-3pm at the Drop-in Centre....

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October Group Activities Calendar

October Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in October include new weekly sports activities: Sports at the Y every Monday between 11am-12pm, Swimming every Tuesday between 11:30am-12:30pm and Basketball every Wednesday between 10am - 11am. MHACA will also host a Halloween Morning Tea on Thursday 31...

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September Group Activities Calendar

September Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in September include the Women's Morning Tea on Tuesday 3 September at MHACA. The Central Australia Women’s Legal Service (CAWLS) will join the morning tea and offer legal information to women participants. MHACA will also attend World Suicide Prevention...

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August Group Activities Calendar

August Group Activities Calendar

Highlights in August include the Central Australia Women’s Legal Service (CAWLS)'s visit MHACA’s Drop-In Centre on Thursday 15 August to provide legal advice on matters that can help empower women with knowledge. Clinic 34 will also visit MHACA on Monday 19 to share...

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This week is #LonelinessAwarenessWeek (4–10 August), and this year's focus is on young people. It's a good opportunity to encourage all Australians to create a culture of connection at home, at work, in schools, online, and in the community.

Loneliness is one of the primary social challenges reported by individuals with mental health conditions in Australia. Two in five young Australians feel lonely at any given time, and one in seven experiences persistent loneliness. Young people who are persistently lonely are seven times more likely to experience psychological distress.

Making friends or forming connections takes time and effort, but it often starts with a small moment—an awkward hello, a chance encounter, an act of kindness, a compliment, a shared experience or interest, or even a funny story. These small but meaningful interactions matter. They spark conversation and help us feel seen and valued.

Check out the video below, in which young people share their experiences of loneliness and highlight the power of meaningful social connection.

Read more at www.lonelinessawarenessweek.com.au

#MomentsMatter #LonelinessAwarenessWeekAU
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The Central Australian Suicide Prevention Forum took place on 17–18 June at Alice Springs Desert Park.

Over the two days, participants heard from a powerful range of voices—including people with lived experience and frontline service providers—coming together to strengthen suicide prevention efforts across Central Australia. We also offered workshops focused on Holding Ourselves Strong While Helping Others, Social and Emotional Wellbeing, De-escalation Tools, and Navigating Tough Emotions.

A big thank you to all our event partners and funders: Central Australia Life Promotion Network, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, Northern Territory Government, CatholicCare NT , SabrinasReach4Life, Thirrili - Indigenous Suicide Postvention Service, StandBy Support After Suicide, Rocket Bretherton, NT Health, headspace Alice Springs, Nikki McCoy, Penangke Cultural Consultants, Trainspire, and Sabella Turner for her warm Welcome to Country. Together, we created a culturally safe and meaningful space for connection, shared experience, and strengthening community-led suicide prevention strategies.

If you would like to hear more about this and other suicide prevention initiatives, join the Central Australia Life Promotion Network—our local suicide prevention network—by emailing healthpromotion@mhaca.org.au.

#suicideprevention #CentralAustralia #mentalhealth #LifePromotion #livedexperience #CommunityWellbeing
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