The suicide rate in regional and rural Australia continues to be higher than in capital cities per 100,000 people. Leading the suicide prevention
Wellbeing in a changing workplace
In the lead up to the WayAhead Workplaces Annual Members Forum later this month, we spoke to a number of our speakers to ask them about their work,
Youth mental health takes a bow: The impact of theatre
From young people identifying mental health as their biggest concern, to calls for increased investment in the mental health of 0 to12-year-olds, the
MAD Pride
WayAhead is this year working with The Mental Health Services (TheMHS) Conference to organise the MAD Pride concert. The concert is part of the
Tackling the effects of trauma with painting and play
In Sydney’s north, a group of people plays, dances, sings and paints with hundreds of children each year to give them a better chance to reach their
Rural Suicide and its Prevention
On the 12th June, the Collective Purpose Speaker Series went to Orange to explore what a community-led approach to suicide prevention in
WayAhead’s Response to the 2018 Federal Budget
WayAhead welcomes mental health budget initiatives but still calls for the Newstart allowance to be increased WayAhead welcomes the federal
CEO Report – April 2018
Dear Mind Readers, Welcome to the April edition of our MindReader publication. I am Acting CEO while our CEO Elizabeth Priestley is currently on a
Understanding the neurobiology of anorexia
Improving the understanding how eating disorders work is a growing field of research. Recently, Wayahead received an e-bulletin from the National