#QAMH is recruiting a Mental Health Industry Connector. This is a new role for an exciting new project supporting a skilled future community #mentalhealth workforce. Apply by 8 Sept. For further details: https://t.co/XyYrEVvCpv

- @NationalShelter & the National Association of Renters Organisations have submitted a Joint Statement to the Senate’s Inquiry into the Worsening Rental Crisis in Australia. #QAMH endorses this Joint Statement highlighting the need for urgent action. https://t.co/Z3quC3Dolv

“Rolling out a state-wide social prescribing trial would be a positive step in easing loneliness in the community and building population-wide mental wellbeing.” – Jennifer Black, QAMH CEO. https://t.co/eorzMa5wbl #QAMH #auspol #LonelinessAwarenessWeekAU #MentalHealth

Yesterday #QAMH held its 3rd Lived Experience reference group consultation. These groups enable people with #LivedExperience to directly inform the #advocacy work and work of Qld’s #Psychosocial Peak Body. Thank you to all involved – for your expertise, ideas and support.

Express your interest to be in a #QAMH Psychosocial Peak Body reference group in IPSWICH on 20 July. Share your lived experience of needing support for #MentalHealth, caring for someone or barriers you met. Limited places. Paid consultation. For more info: hello@qamh.org.au

Happy #NAIDOC Week (2–9 July), when the nation celebrates the history, culture & achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The 2023 theme ‘For Our Elders’, recognises the world's oldest, continuous living culture's knowledge holders, nurturers & trailblazers.

#QAMH is seeking a Communications professional with experience in events. This 4 day/pw role is responsible for producing comms material with an emphasis on event planning & logistics + managing a comms portfolio for a specific project in #MentalHealth. https://t.co/4uzaRqlG5u

#StateBudget Day. Queensland deserves equitable funding. Despite our state’s size, the funding Community #MentalHealth NGOs receive in Queensland is 32% behind the national per capita spend. Read about it in our submission: https://t.co/gCfmjXewuU #auspol

QLD’s Community #MentalHealth NGOs need at least a 48% increase in funding to bring QLD up to the national per capita spend. These services provide crucial, practical support for people with mental health challenges. Queensland Deserves More. https://t.co/gCfmjXewuU #auspol

QLD invests just 4.7% of its #MentalHealth funding in community managed mental health NGOs – the lowest of any state or territory in Australia. Our message to State MPs? Queenslanders deserve more. Read our #StateBudget submission: https://t.co/4bQsSfZfb2 #auspol

#QAMH, as the sector’s peak body, is showcasing some of the less-understood models of community #mentalhealthsupports in a series of articles. The first is GROW, which uses #PeerSupport. Enjoy the read: https://t.co/REt4IsCb5D @GrowAu #MentalHealth

The changes proposed in Qld’s Stage 2 Rental Law Reform don’t go far enough to create security for renters, address the housing affordability crisis, or mitigate the social determinants of mental illness. Read #QAMH's submission: https://t.co/vkzZcorywX #MentalHealth #auspol

Today is your LAST DAY to make a submission to the Queensland government on what would make renting better for tenants like you. We need renters to raise their voices and tell the government to give us a better deal on renting. Visit https://t.co/Cdpfywrpfe for all the details.

#QAMH would love to hear from the #MountIsa Community #MentalHealth Sector, stakeholders and people with living experience accessing services at our #WorkforceStrategy Consultation Session – Wed 7 Jun. Register to voice your issues & ideas for the sector. https://t.co/TgqSqpMe8q

National Reconciliation Week, 27 May - 3 June 2023, reminds us to reflect and learn about our history, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. This year's theme is 'Be a Voice for Generations'. To learn more:

Today, National Sorry Day, we reflect on the injustice, trauma and mistreatment inflicted on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, & remind ourselves each 26 May, to recognise the present day impact this country’s history has had on First Nations peoples – and do better.

#QAMH CEO Jennifer Black on @abcbrisbane this morning on this new opportunity to focus on community mental health with the announcement of Qld’s first Minister for #MentalHealth, @shannonfentinan. Listen now:

#QAMH welcomes the appointment of Queensland's first ever Minister for Mental Health, @ShannonFentiman. This move elevates the issue of #MentalHealth and mirrors similar changes in NSW, Victoria, WA and within the federal government. #CommunityMentalHealth

Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex Discrimination & Transphobia (#idahobit) – a day to reflect on the discrimination and higher rates of mental distress the LGBTIQ+ community faces, but also to celebrate the advancements made towards inclusion.

Community Mental Health services will receive increased indexation on federally-funded contracts in tonight's #budget. Treas. @JEChalmers told ABC News the measure would cost “roughly” $4bn & would ease pressure on “absolutely essential services”. #auspol @Mark_Butler_MP