Vending machine dispenses wellbeing and wisdom
A bag of ‘belonging,’ a bar of ‘bravery’ and a block of ‘reassurance.’ A unique vending machine recently introduced at Flinders Medical Centre is dispensing snack-sized $2 psychological treats to feed the mindset, build skills, embed a sense of purpose and grow a sense of belonging. An initiative of the Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation, […]
The Mental Health Space – sleep and mental health
The Mental Health Space with Alan Hickey airs fortnightly on FIVEaa Adelaide. The “Mental Health Space” was set up as part of FIVEaa’s approach to help normalise the mental health conversation. During the past year, we have covered topics such as Bullying, PTSD, Eating Disorders, Anxiety, Depression and suicide. The conversations have been engaging, challenging […]
The Mental Health Space – the mental health conversation
The Mental Health Space with Alan Hickey airs fortnightly on FIVEaa Adelaide. The “Mental Health Space” was set up as part of FIVEaa’s approach to help normalise the mental health conversation. During the past year, we have covered topics such as Bullying, PTSD, Eating Disorders, Anxiety, Depression and suicide. The conversations have been engaging, challenging […]
Adelaide Crows Jordan Gallucci for Breakthrough
What initially started as a bit of fun earlier in the year became an avenue for Adelaide Football Club’s Jordan Gallucci to raise awareness for a cause close to his heart – mental health. On Sunday, 29 September Jordy shaved off his moustache, which had been his trademark look of the last 8 months, raising […]
The Mental Health Space – post traumatic stress
The Mental Health Space with Alan Hickey airs fortnightly on FIVEaa Adelaide. Guests in the studio joining Alan Hickey and John Mannion this episode of the Mental Health Space are Nathan Bolton and Professor Sharon Lawn. Together Nathan and Sharon discuss the impacts of defence force service , paramedics mental health through to domestic violence. […]
The Mental Health Space – infant and young children’s mental health
The Mental Health Space with Alan Hickey airs fortnightly on FIVEaa Adelaide. When we talk about Mental Health, we often automatically think this may be an adult issue, but mental health in infants and young children is becoming more important. Mary Dozier is Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, USA and is […]
2018 Impact Report
Your support, as well as generous corporate partners and fundraisers in the community, is funding ground-breaking research to better understand what causes mental illness, how to treat it and how to prevent it from happening. Take a look at Breakthrough’s 2018 Impact Report to see how you’re helping to create a life free from mental […]
The Mental Health Space – eating disorders and the future
The Mental Health Space with Alan Hickey airs fortnightly on FIVEaa Adelaide. Adelaide is hosting the 17th annual conference of the Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders from 23-24 august 2019 , where clinicians, researchers and students will get together to share knowledge and ideas on the current understanding of eating disorders and […]
The Mental Health Space – discussing suicide
The Mental Health Space with Alan Hickey airs fortnightly on FIVEaa Adelaide. The reasons people take their own life are complex and often there is no single reason why a person may contemplate suicide or die by suicide. This episode of The Mental Health Space Alan Hickey speaks about the topic of suicide with Karen […]
The Mental Health Space – gambling and mental health
The Mental Health Space with Alan Hickey airs fortnightly on FIVEaa Adelaide. This week on FIVEaa’s Mental Health Space we discussed gambling and mental health. People gamble for a whole range of reasons. While gambling moderately is not a problem, gambling can become an addiction and can be harmful to our mental health. On this […]
