MIFWA - supporting mental wellness and recovery

14/11/2025

Last chance to become a Youth Mental Health First Aider before Christmas!

Learn how to be a Youth Mental Health First Aider to support young people experiencing mental health problems.

14/11/2025

☕ Mandurah Carers Coffee Club

Take a break & connect!

Are you a carer for someone experiencing mental health challenges? Come along and enjoy some well-deserved you time! 💛

Our casual coffee clubs are a relaxed way to connect with other carers and carer peer workers, share stories, and make new like-minded friends.

📅 Thursday 20 November 2025
🕙 10.00am – 12.00pm
📍 Seven Trees Coffee, Falcon

👀 New to our Coffee Clubs? Look for the MIFWA sunflower card on the table so we can welcome you! 🌻

👉 Find out more: mifwa.org.au/event/carers-coffee-club-south-west-mandurah-43

10/11/2025

NEW NAME, SAME SUPPORT 💛

The Kids Hub has a new name – it’s now called the Midland Medicare Mental Health Kids Hub!

This change marks an exciting new chapter, as the service joins the national network of Medicare Mental Health Centres. But while the name and look are new, everything families know and trust about the Kids Hub remains the same - the same caring team, quality supports, and welcoming environment.

The Midland Medicare Mental Health Kids Hub provides free, safe, and supportive services for children aged 0–12 and their families, carers and kin in the City of Swan. No referral or diagnosis is needed - walk-ins are always welcome.

Delivered in partnership with Koya Aboriginal Corporation KKnH, Lifespan Psychology Centre, MIFWA - supporting mental wellness and recovery, and Pregnancy to Parenthood, the Kids Hub takes a holistic and inclusive approach to children’s mental health, ensuring no child is left behind.

📍 Find us: Stan and Jean Perron Child, Youth and Family Centre, 1 Watertank Way, Midland
📞 Contact: 0405 349 227 | kidshub@parkerville.org.au
🌐 Learn more at our new website: www.midlandmmhkidshub.com.au

10/11/2025

Are you caring for someone who’s experiencing mental health challenges?

Join our Grow Group in Midland, a safe, confidential, and understanding space where we share experiences, gain support, and build coping skills, knowledge and resilience together.

🤝 Grow Group is anonymous and confidential.

Held every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month.

📅 Join us on Wednesday 12 November
🕤 9.30am – 11.30am
📍 MIFWA Midland Office

💬 Find full details at www.mifwa.org.au/whats-on

08/11/2025

☕ Midland Carers Coffee Club

Take a well-deserved break!

Join us for a relaxed evening at our Midland Carers Coffee Club, where you can connect with other carers and carer peer workers in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere. It’s a great way to unwind, share experiences, and meet some new like-minded friends.

📅 Monday 10 November 2025
🕡 6.30pm – 8.00pm
📍 The Principal Bar & Restaurant, Midland

👀 New to our Coffee Clubs? Look for the MIFWA sunflower card on the table so we can welcome you! 🌻

Find out more 👉 https://www.mifwa.org.au/event-category/carers-coffee-club/

07/11/2025

Hi, York community! 👋

Join us in February 2026 for a FREE 2-day Mental Health First Aid course to learn how to identify, understand and respond to mental health challenges among adults.

After completing the course, you’ll have the opportunity to become an Accredited Mental Health First Aider.

🗓 25 to 26 February 2026
🕘 9am to 4pm
📍York Community Resource Centre
🎫 Free, incl. morning & afternoon tea, BYO lunch
📧 allison.abra@york.wa.gov.au

This opportunity is provided in partnership with CBH Group, the Shire of York, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, and York Community Resource Centre.

🔗Full details at https://www.mifwa.org.au/event/standard-mental-health-first-aid-york-free

03/11/2025

A heartfelt thank you to all the carers and staff who attended our Carers River Cruise during National Carers Week. It was a wonderful celebration with delicious food, a great atmosphere, lots of laughter, and beautiful Swan River views. We're so grateful for your ongoing care, compassion and dedication.

31/10/2025

🌟 We’re thrilled to share the winning poems from our 2025 Open Your Mind Poetry Competition!

You can read them at https://bit.ly/OpenYourMind2025

29/10/2025

Today is the International Day of Care and Support, a United Nations day recognising the vital role of care and support in achieving gender equality and building sustainable, inclusive societies and economies. It’s also a reminder that no carer should be left behind.

At MIFWA, we’re proud to be part of this movement!

We’re a carer-friendly workplace with policies and resources that support employees who identify as carers. We provide information on carers’ rights and have included carer responsibilities in our Equity & Diversity Policy. Staff have access to MIFWA Carer Champions as well as workplace activities that help carers connect, learn, and support each other.

Beyond our workplace, we offer support for carers, families and supporters. Our Carers, Families and Supporters team helps carers understand theirroles, build resilience, access peer support, and care for their own wellbeing.

Learn more here https://www.mifwa.org.au/our-services/carer-support/

28/10/2025

✍Congratulations to our Poetry Competition winners!

As part of MIFWA’s Mental Health Week celebrations, we announced the winners of our 2025 Open Your Mind Poetry Competition, our annual competition open to people living with or caring for someone with mental health challenges.

Our 2025 winners were:

LORIKEET CATEGORY
1st: "Peanuts Keep Falling On My Head" By Anita
2nd: "Spring" by Fiona
Highly Commended: "We Are All Stars" by Haylee

WA WIDE
1st: "Visitor" by Madeleine
2nd: "The Moth" by Fiona
3rd: "Falling" by Melissa
Highly Commended: "The Weaving" by Janelle
Highly Commended: "Arrival To Self" by Mimma

Thank you to everyone who submitted their poems, and a special thank you to Leonard James and Deanne Leber for judging the competition and providing thoughtful insights into the wonderful entries.

27/10/2025

Celebrating Mental Health Week ✨

A wonderful day of connection and community!

We had a lovely time celebrating Mental Health Week with our BBQ at Holyrood Pavilion in West Leederville with just under 60 people in attendance! It was a beautiful, sunny day filled with great company and plenty of smiles. 🌞

It was great to see so many members from the Lorikeet Centre, many young people from our EIRP Program, and our dedicated staff and participants, reflecting a strong commitment to mental health.

Everyone enjoyed a delicious sausage sizzle and cake. Some also enjoyed a seated massages and the creative fun of making mosaic coasters (a definite crowd favourite!). Plus, a special shout-out to a very special dalmatian who stole the show and hearts alike! 🐾

A huge thank you to all staff and participants who helped make this event such a success — and to everyone who joined us in celebrating and connecting during Mental Health Week. 💬

24/10/2025

As part of Mental Health Week, MIFWA Hospital to Home peers visited the Mental Health Ward at St John of God Midland to host a creative and calming activity — making Self-Soothe Boxes.

MIFWA supplied a range of sensory items, giving people the chance to personalise their own boxes filled with things that bring comfort, calm, and a sense of grounding. The activity created a relaxed space where people could connect, chat, and explore what helps them feel settled during challenging moments.

The hospital shared this lovely feedback after the visit:

“We would just like to say a huge thank you to yourself and team of amazing peers, for once again, another success. The self-soothe boxes were very popular and allowed for chitter chatter amongst the patients and staff. The peers were so friendly and helpful! Lovely to see them all. Thank you for your continued support and generosity. We love working alongside MIFWA.”

It’s always special to see how small, mindful activities can spark conversation, connection, and joy. Thank you to everyone involved for helping make Mental Health Week extra meaningful. 💚