A 6-week program for parents of children of all ages to discover how wellbeing can help you and your family to flourish. Learn about current research and practical skills that will help your family: promote resilience increase awareness of character strengths nurture and sustain positivity give effective feedback and support individual growth explore your family […]
Are You Right Mate? Join Right Mate this Wednesday for a get together dinner at the Wharf Shed from 7:30pm until 9pm. Due to strict venue density limits PLEASE RSVP (they have a total limit of 20).
Tuning in to Kids is a 6-week supportive program for parents of children aged four to 10 years. The program aims to: help parents teach and support their child/ren to understand and manage their emotions support parents in encouraging children to express emotions appropriately maximise children’s social, behavioural and learning outcomes. Register online now!
At the Torquay Community House Nikki Staley will be holding a health and wellbeing talk with some helpful tips and easy ways to sustain your energy, improve health and wellbeing and increase your inner peace and happiness. She will be discussing the benefits of reiki, meditation and every day practices to connect with life and others on a deeper level. […]
Join Community and Research Network (CARN) for an interactive online session bringing together the community and local research. For our inaugural presentation, PhD students from Deakin University will talk about their research in mental and physical health. These interactive online sessions are a great way for the community to hear about new and emerging research […]
The first 1,000 days of life is a program for parents with children aged under 2 years and designed to nurture parents as they embark on their journey. It provides parents with a knowledge about brain development and an understanding of how children grow and what they need. The centrality of family relationships and opportunities […]
Bringing Up Great Kids is a 6-week program for parents of children aged between 12 months and nine years. The program aims to: develop parents’ skills to enhance communication with their children promote positive interactions between parents and their child/ren encourage the development of a child’s positive self-identity. Register online now!
A 4-week program for parents of children 2 to 12 years to gain an understanding of the increasing levels of anxiety in their child and strategies to help manage the “traps and tripwires” with strengthening sayings, questioning strategies and mindful exercises. Register online now!
The experience of loss to suicide is complex and difficult for most people. There are some unique issues faced by people who have lost a loved one to suicide. This four-week group is an opportunity to meet other people also affected by suicide and to assist you in understanding the trauma and grief that follows. […]
An informal group for men who have experienced the death of a child, whatever the age or cause. This is a peer led group and an opportunity to meet with other men in the relaxed atmosphere of a pub and share a meal, snack, or non alcoholic beverage. The group is facilitated by Mark who […]
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.