Mental Health Partners

22/08/2026

The Mental Health Strategy & Planning - Office of the Chief Psychiatrist (OCP) Department for Health and Wellbeing is seeking feedback from mental health Carers in SA.

The Department for Health and Wellbeing is redesigning mental health Carer support services, and they want to hear directly from Carers about what is working, what is missing, and what would genuinely help. The findings from this survey will directly inform that redesign.

To complete the Mental Health Carer Support Services Survey 2026: click on this link https://forms.office.com/r/CV3h3GhWRX

18/08/2026

Hi to all from the Team at Mental Health Partners

Improving Culture

Whether it is for an individual or a group / Business

Step 1 Define what culture is .........

We define Culture as - Actions Repeated
EG if a workplace collectively Closes at 4 pm, that is part of the culture, everyone knows and lives with and takes part in 4pm is closing time.
OR
If a group always does a greeting exercise before each meeting or gathering, then Greetings are part of the culture of that group!
or
A family always sits down to a cup of tea at 2 pm, then cups of tea are part of the culture!

Once we understand what Culture is then we can measure it, Define it, Make changes to it, Improve it!

What is your culture at work?
Does it include - Positivity, sharing, growth,
or is it, negativity, pain, fear?

Which one sounds more productive to you?
If you can measure it you can change it!

If you're not sure how call us?
https://www.mentalhealthpartners.com.au/contact-us

Until Next Week Remember
Mental Health is Everyone's Business

Contact Mental Health Partners for Mental Health First Aid Training in Adelaide and South Australia

13/08/2026

HI to all from the team at Mental Health Partners

A little effort goes a long way
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Old wives tales
Meaningless tautologies

We don't think so, the reason that these saying persevere is they are TRUE enough

Not perfectly true, but then again what is?

We have been on our journey as a company for 3 years now, a journey into a resilient future.
What has it given us?

A clear set of goals
A bright look into our own capabilities
A sense of achievement

Perfection - NO!

But nothing in the human condition is perfect.

Are we doing better - YES.
Can we measure that - YES.

Are we happier - YES.
Can we measure that - YES.

Want to come on the ride, - YES?

STEP one decide, step two take action!

Until Next time Remember
Mental Health Is Everyone's Business

12/08/2026

Discounted Prevention places available

Resilience First Aid is designed to give people real skills to prevent to onset of mental Illnesses, and have proven effectiveness.

9 out of 10 of us do not have the resilience required to prevent metal Illness.

If you would like to come and get these skills, and save some money, then this is the chance for you.

18th & 25th August in Modbury HALF price course - ONLY $315 down from $630.

Just call the number on the flyer to secure your discount!

10/08/2026

Hi to all from the Team at Mental Health Partners,

Know the "STATS" !

If you are an employer and you are looking to save your company a lot of time and money, then you NEED to know these stats. Some say "It is the cost of doing Business", but what if you could do something about preventing the cost to your bottom line? Would you? Of course you would because that means more profit and more profit means more investment or return.
So what are the statistics I am referring to, see below:
Avg sick days per employee per year - 11–14 days
Direct absenteeism cost per employee - $4,025/year
National absenteeism cost - $33 billion/year
Presenteeism cost (working but not effective) - $35 billion/year
Cost of burnout to Australian economy - $14 billion/year
Absenteeism as % of total payroll - 7–8%
Burnout prevalence - 1 in 2 Australians
Mental health % of all serious comp claims - 12% (up from 6.5%)
Median time off — mental health claim - 35.7 weeks

If you are interested in finding a way of helping your business reduce these costs and lost time to your business, we have "THE ANSWER".
Contact us through our Website at www.mentalhealthpartners.com.au
Or have a look at our Online Webinar about Resilience. Link Below:

https://www.mentalhealthpartners.com.au/online-courses

Until next week, Remember
Mental Health is Everyone's Business.

Self-paced online courses from Australia's leading mental health trainers. Learn when it suits you, at a fraction of the cost of in-person training.

03/08/2026

Hi to all from Mental Health Partners,

Did you know that despite having a Mental Illness, you can actually live well?? You can live your best life, that is not the perfect life, I said "Best Life". I was reminded of this the other day during a course I was helping to run. That's because recently I have been struggling with the fact, I don't work Full-time, I only earn a modest Income and there's times when I feel like a a failure.
Then I get reminded, by being a part of Mental Health Partners and helping others, I am living my "Best Life". I have tried to work full-time since being managed out of a job due to my Mental Health. Every time, my mind won't allow me to do what it takes to successfully work a 38 hr week. Believe me I have tried, I have pushed the boundries and have found I can cope with a four day week. By doing this I have found the perfect balance for me that keeps me well and gives me my "Best Life". As well as doing some other things that keep me well, like Personal Resilience and Self Care.
Don't let Mental Health define you, it doesn't have too, it's not who you are. It's just you have a Medical Condition that is no different to having Diabetes, there is a chemical imbalance in your body - It's Not Your Fault!
To learn more and work on how to live your "Best Life", we have Webinars that can be a starting point to understanding what Mental Illness is, and where you can find resources to help you. We also have a Webinar on Resilience and I am living proof that building your Personal Resilience works!
Take the first step in helping yourself to understand the why? the how? and the where to get help? Have a look at our Webinars at the link below:

https://www.mentalhealthpartners.com.au/online-courses

Until next week remember,
Mental Health is Everyone's Business.

Self-paced online courses from Australia's leading mental health trainers. Learn when it suits you, at a fraction of the cost of in-person training.

31/07/2026

Hi to all from the Team at Mental Health Partners,

No matter how Resilient you think you are, there will always be something that will cause a distruption to your life and throw you off your game. We as humans are pretty good at handling the big things, but it's the constant little things that creep up on us and eventually cause depression, anxiety or substance abuse to unfold.
I have increased my Personal Resilience over two and a half years, but it is a constant journey, there is no destination. There are times when my depression just creeps up on me and I am back in that rabbit hole! These days however instead of the recovery taking two years, it takes weeks, because of the Resilience skills and the Psychoeducation principles I have learnt
If you are a worker, that's money and time that you will save and trust me. two years out of work can be devastating. If you are an Employer then think about what it will cost your business to have one staff member off work for one to two years. Especially if you haven't taken appropriate action to safeguard your business against litigation from being part of the problem.
Six million working days are lost to mental health every year in Australia. Staistically that is $350 per day, average days taken are 12 or a cost to the Employer of $4500. One in Five of us suffer from mental Illness in our lifetime. So if you have 100 employees, that is 20 people at a cost of $9,000 to you bottom line.

Can you do something about that...YES You Can.

For a fraction of that cost you can have us train people in your organisation to be better prepared, have greater skills and Personal Resilience to deal with mental health in your workforce. We have Webinars that your workforce can do online with Accredited Trainers at a time that suits them.
The choice is Yours.

Hit the link below to find out more.

https://www.mentalhealthpartners.com.au/online-courses

Until next week remember,
Mental Health is everyone's business.

Self-paced online courses from Australia's leading mental health trainers. Learn when it suits you, at a fraction of the cost of in-person training.

31/07/2026

HI to all from the team at Mental Health Partners.

Did you know that 6 million working days are lost to mental health every year in Australia?

And a day's cost is $350 an average loss per worker is 12 days or $4500.
If you have 10 employees that a loss of $45000 per year.

All these figures are real; you can find them yourself.

The question is not if it's happening it is,

THE QUESTION IS - is there anything we can do??????????????

YES - YES - YES, a number measured is a number we can act on.

If 9 out of Ten of us don't have the skills to prevent the Mental Illness, then we can act on that.

Give the skills and see problem reduce.

Oh, but we can't afford training right now!!

You cannot afford to NOT fix the above, it is happening whether you like it or not.

For $600 we can solve a $4500 problem, that is $7.50 for every dollar spent.

If someone said give me a dollar and I'll give you $7.50 would you?
https://www.mentalhealthpartners.com.au/

Until Next Time Remember
Mental Health is Everyone's Business.

Mental Health First Aid Training in and around Adelaide delivers customized training accredited courses in Mental Health First Aid

29/07/2026

Hi to all from the team at Mental Health Partners

Resilience is a Great Program for any adult.

9 out of 10 of us do not have enough resilience to PREVENT mental Illness.

If you would like to gain that advantage, then come along to a RFA (Resilience First Aid) Course, our next one is 18th & 25th August In Modbury, see below.

Or if you are time poor, you can do Introduction to Prevention ONLINE, just go to this link https://www.mentalhealthpartners.com.au/online-courses

Select the Intro to Prevention course and when asked to pay enter the coupon Code - EG4EZNS
You will then have access for FREE, please let us know what you think of it?

Until Next Week Remember
Mental Health is Everyone's Business

24/07/2026

Hi to all from the team at Mental Health Partners

We are presenting the PREVENTION based RFA (Resilience First Aid) course on 18th & 25th August in Modbury SA. See file attached.

What will you get -
Resilience First Aid (RFA) as a mental health certification
teaches you strength-based skills to build resilience in others.
You will learn how to spot signs of low resilience, learn language
to talk proactively, and skills that build resilience.

9 out of 10 Australians have resilience that is measured as vulnerable to mental illness, you can do something about it BEFORE it becomes an issue!

Looking forward to meeting you!

Until Next time remember
Mental Health is Everyone's business