Margo's Notes - January

It’s now time to focus on 2012. The SuperFriend team and I have hit the ground running we’re excited by the prospect of working closely with you again this year.

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Workplace Mental Health: Whose role is it?

When it comes to mental health in the workplace there’s little doubt that everyone has an important role to play in creating a healthy environment. But is there a role that has a higher duty of care to recognise when an employee is struggling?

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Ten Year Roadmap for National Mental Health Reform Draft

The Commonwealth Government recently released its draft Ten Year Roadmap for National Mental Health Reform. As much of SuperFriend’s work is focused on promoting mentally healthy workplace practices, with highlighters in hand we went through the roadmap to look at the strategies and directions that are particularly relevant to workplaces.

Margo's Notes - December

If you’re anything like me then you’re probably wondering where the year has gone and how December came around so quickly. It has been a big year for SuperFriend so before we take a short break for the festive season I wanted to share with you some highlights from 2011.

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ACSRF Build-a-Bike Day

In November SuperFriend encouraged workplaces to support others this Christmas by considering how they could create a sense of community at work by donating to a charity. You can imagine how thrilled we were to hear about Australian Catholic Superannuation & Retirement Fund’s “Build A Bike” day on Friday 9^th December.

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Communicating & Managing Mindfulness & Meditation in the Workplace

In part one of this two part series we made the observation that five years ago discussing mental health simply wasn’t done, particularly in the workplace. Can you imagine what would have happened if you’d raised the issue of mindfulness or meditation? Summon the sniffer dogs immediately.

Read more in this guest post by Doug Robb, Managing Director at Communovate.

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Media Release: Leading Australians to spearhead national mental health reform

MEDIA RELEASE: Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, today announced the appointment of the Mental Health Commissioners to Australia’s first National Mental Health Commission (the Commission).

"The appointment of the eight Commissioners, alongside the Chair, Professor Allan Fels AO and CEO, Ms Robyn Kruk AM, represents the next major milestone in national mental health reform," Mr Butler said.

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"My Sister Has Schizophrenia"

There are many people with schizophrenia who accomplish amazing things and who would be considered incredibly high achievers with or without the illness. My sister isn’t one of them. Like many people with schizophrenia she plateaued out and has lived slightly outside the mainstream every since, never accomplishing the stratospheric heights expected of her when she was accepted into the conservatorium of music at only 16.

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