Mental Health Minute September 2023 Edition
Building Resilience Resilience is a term that’s been gaining popularity in recent years, but it is more than just a buzzword. Resilience is the ability to cope with unexpected changes and challenges in your life. It is not always possible to avoid or prevent stressful situations, but you can strengthen your ability to deal with […]
Mental Health Minute July 2023 Edition
The Mental Health Minute – Dealing with Depression During the winter months, when the weather is gloomy and the days are shorter, existing mental health conditions can worsen. While it’s normal to feel sad at times, chronic and persistent sadness for more than two weeks could be a sign of depression. Depression is characterised by […]
Mental Health Minute June 2023 Edition
The Mental Health Minute – Grief and Loss Grief is a natural reaction to loss. This can mean loss in the form of the death of a loved one, a divorce, loss of independence as we age or even loss of our sense of safety and predictability. Everyone responds to grief in their own way. […]
Mental Health Minute May 2023 Edition
Everybody gets stressed sometimes. The classic definition of stress is the response our bodies and minds have to the demands placed upon them and the interpretations we assign to those demands. Stress can be motivating to make us prioritise tasks to tackle the most important work first. The perceived stress activates adrenaline to make us […]
Mental Health Minute April 2023 Edition
Financial stress is a common experience in today’s world, with the rising cost of living, rising interest rates and unaffordable housing all causing pressure on our finances and stress levels. It is important to remember that financial hardship is not a sign of weakness or moral failure and feelings of shame and failure are understandable […]
Mental Health Minute March 2023 Edition
Parent separation can be a difficult time for children of any age, and the media is often filled with messages around the negative impact that separation has on a child’s wellbeing. However, the truth is that the factors predicting child wellbeing in separated families are the same as those in non-separated families. It is normal […]
Tips for Dealing with Back to School Anxiety
Childhood is a time where children are learning to navigate the world, while also learning to navigate some pretty big emotions. Unfortunately, sometimes these emotions get too big and become too overwhelming and our children need some support to learn manage these emotions on their own. One of the most common emotions that children struggle […]
New Year’s Resolutions for Mental Health
This time of year, a lot of us make “New Years Resolutions” this can be a good thing, but they can end up in some toxic behaviours or a massive let down if you don’t make the goals. This can mean making goals and keeping them can become increasingly harder and often lead to giving […]
The Child Contact Centre is OPEN
Today January 9, 2023 marks the official opening date for the Children’s Contact Centre. It is the first and only such purpose-built facility on the Tablelands. The Children’s Contact Centre is a child-focused, safe space where children and parents experiencing separation can connect to establish or maintain relationships. Parents or other family members can be […]
Christmas Hamper Appeal Support
Better Together Community Support would like to thank the individuals and businesses that have donated to their Christmas Hamper project and the Mayor’s Christmas appeal in 2022. Every year we provide families in need with Christmas Hampers. This year the we distributed 70 hampers, an increase from previous years. Better Together staff say this is […]
