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Thursday, 17 June 2021
Minister Wade today appointed Mr John Mannion as one of the Mental Health Commissioners for South Australia. Mr John Mannion replaces Professor Sharon Lawn who resigned in April 2021 due to personal commitments.
Minister Wade said that in seeking a replacement Mental Health Commissioner a leader with a sound knowledge of South Australia's mental health system, expertise in community mental health services and proven experience in community resilience strategies to improve mental health and wellbeing was sought. Mr Mannion is a registered mental health nurse and has worked in acute and community mental health services in the United Kingdom and Australia and led the establishment of the Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation in 2018.
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May 2021 eNews Edition
The Call for Community-based Mental Health Reform
By Commissioners Heather Nowak and David Kelly
SA Health’s Mental Health Recovery Information Page for community members
OUR VISION
“The Commissioners 20-year vision is that South Australia is internationally recognised as a resilient, compassionate and connected community that takes a whole-of-person, whole-of-life, whole-of-government and whole-of-community approach to building, sustaining and strengthening the mental health and wellbeing of South Australians in order to grow the state’s mental wealth.”
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Commissioners John Mannion and Heather Nowak Heather presented at theMHS (The MHS Learning Network) today.
The topic was "Pandemic, People and Mental Health of the population: Mental Health Commissioners from Australia and New Zealand".
Our reflections were: Reflections from South Australia, Bushfires and beyond.
Our bright stars included:
Lived Experience Telephone Support Service - Adelaide Metro
Neami National Urgent Mental Health Care Centre
Mental Health SAS Response Team
We also highlighted some other South Australian work including:
Bushfire recovery grants, Community wellbeing and resilience grants, Suicide prevention grants, International students, Suicide prevention bill, Suicide prevention strategy, and the lived experience workforce. ... See MoreSee Less
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