Words like ‘depression’ and ‘anxiety’ are often misused and mis-understood. Understanding and talking about mental health in general can be a minefield for many of us too. That’s where we can help, our presentation has been developed by experts to give you the knowledge to: • Identify the features of clinical depression • Understand the […]
International Men's Health Week is celebrated every year around the world in the middle of June. It is an important opportunity to highlight men's health and what it means to be healthy. Through a series of promotions, events and publicity around the country, Men's Health Week is designed to provoke thought and discussion about what needs […]
Normal mood swings or clinically depressed –can you tell the difference? Understanding mental health is a minefield for many of us, but that’s where we can help. Our presentation developed by experts has been designed to help you answer questions like this and gives you the knowledge and practical advice to: • Identify depression from […]
Understanding mental health is a minefield for many of us, but that’s where we can help. Our presentation, developed by experts, has been designed to help young people be able to: • Identify depression from normal mood swings • Understand types of mental health concerns • Recognise symptoms of depression and anxiety • Know when […]
Mental health can be a difficult subject for many, but that’s where we can help. Our community presentation, developed by experts has been designed to help young people by giving them knowledge and practical tools proven to: • Build strength, flexibility and endurance to cope more effectively • Learn how to refocus the mindset • […]
The NAIDOC 2021 theme – Heal Country! – calls for all of us to continue to seek greater protections for our lands, our waters, our sacred sites and our cultural heritage from exploitation, desecration, and destruction. Country that is more than a place and inherent to our identity. Country that we speak about like a […]
Kirtan (led by Swami Durgananda, the head of Samata Yoga) is held on the first Sunday of each month. It is free and open to all. We start with meditation (12:15pm-12:45pm) followed by chanting and short discourse from 1pm-3pm.
In this modern world it is important to learn how to let go of the mind and connect to inner peace. Meditation provides the mind, body and spirit to restore itself, removing any stress or dis-ease. Every Saturday, Staley Health run a Community Meditation Class from 8:30 am to 9:30 am at Torquay Community House […]
Emotionally Intelligent Parenting: Learn how to better understand and interact with your child. Backed by evidence-based research, this online program focuses on developing key skills to recognise and respond to your child’s emotions, manage conflict and help your child develop emotional intelligence. Do you: have difficulty managing your child’s behaviour? want to strengthen your parenting skills? want […]
At times all parents feel lost or without a clue about what our child might need from us. Imagine what it might feel like if you were able to make sense of what your child was really asking from you. The Circle of Security Parenting program is based on decades of research about how secure […]
Healthy Minds Geelong's vision is to create a positive culture of mental health across the Geelong region.
The HMG concept was born to fill the gap in local mental health support services and in particular the need for a dedicated local information hub to help connect the community to local services, navigate the mental health care system and ultimately empower people to look after their mental health.
An initiative of the Committee for Geelong’s 2014/16 Leaders for Geelong Program.