#SchizophreniaAwarenessWeek kicks off on May 23. This is a call out to those with lived experience in our networks: If you would be happy to contribute your thoughts for a series of posts from us and MHCSA on the topic (anonymously), email us at [email protected]

Last weekend to get your design in! Can’t wait to see your colourful images and ideas 🦋 @LELAN_SA @SkylightMH MHCSA

STICKER SHARE “”Humans are like complicated plants with feelings" To foster healing, creativity and connection, healthy minds need to be tended like a garden, or a tree” - Kat Coppock #mindshareStickerCompetition

VERSE MAG sat down with this year's creatives to chat all things AdMental! So excited to see what Alice and Dallas have come up with for this Thursday. Get your tix now: bit.ly/33P3GMm

Keen to come along to AdMental tomorrow? Retweet this post mentioning a friend you’d love to bring (and make sure you like Uni of Adelaide and AdMental!) 🎈🎈🎈

Our #YouthMentalHealth art installation will be back tomorrow night at AdMental! Come tell us what changes you want to see in the world to support mental health for young people! 📷 Photos by Nat Rogers, taken at Sadowska Agnieszka.neo ✨

STICKER SHARE "My design reflects the beauty in growing and nurturing your #mentalhealth. It also symbolises that our trauma doesn't make us ugly. We bloom beautifully regardless. 🌺 " - Tayla Christenensen #mindshareStickerCompetition

It’s #SchizophreniaAwarenessWeek and today we encourage you to learn by listening to this mindshare chat with Edona, who spoke about Schizophrenia, multiples diagnoses, inner conflicts, and the power of creativity for recovery ☀️💛 #SAW2021 mindshare.org.au/video/edona-dz…

Get your Expressions of Interest to perform at Festival of Now in before 7th of June! 🕺 mindshare.org.au/lived-experien…

UMHCC OPENS TO THE PUBLIC Adelaide's Urgent Mental Health Care Centre (#UMHCC) is now accepting presentations from the broader community for urgent mental health needs without a referral! More info here: bit.ly/2Sbgcnh

HUGE ARTIST OPPORTUNITY Carers SA is seeking to commission a public artwork to educate, raise awareness and celebrate carers in the community. More info here: carerssa.com.au/expression-of-…

MINDSHARE AWARDS NOW OPEN The #mindshareAwards is a poetry and creative writing competition open to South Australians with lived experience of mental illness. For more information and to view our guidelines head to the mindshare website: bit.ly/3zjPhqe

Thanks to a Community Development Grant, the MHCSA has been awarded funding towards #FestivalofNow 2021 from the City of Adelaide. Find more info on the #FON website here: festivalofnow.com.au We’d like to thank the CityofAdelaide for this opportunity and their support.

Our Lived Experience Workforce go above & beyond. This is your chance to give them a huge shout out!The 2021 Lived Experience Awards are now open for consumers and carers who work in the mental health sector. Head to our website to find out more. mhcsa.org.au/lived-experien…

"Kanye called his #BipolarDisorder his ‘superpower’ and whilst that sounds empowering, I wouldn’t call my #AnxietyDisorder a superpower….” Read the rest of Isaac Edward's shortlisted piece, "Beyond the Punchline" from last year's #mindshareAwards here: bit.ly/3538bna

This State Budget is the first step of much needed investment in the Mental Health Services Plan - the blueprint to fixing our #mentalhealth crisis. Read our full statement. mhcsa.org.au/2021-state-bud…

Gorgeous entries for our #StickerComp! Artist Bianca Bampton says: “The act of kindness and friendship is vital to the healing mind. I have autism, mental health and Autoimmune disease.  If it wasn't for my loved ones and family I would be lost. These designs remind me of this.”

MINDSHARE AWARD WINNER PROFILE "It’s a big poem. I wrote it as I was starting to delve into looking to get help for my #mentalhealth…” Read Nadia Patterson's full interview with Access2Arts: //bit.ly/3vWd4tr Find out more about the #mindshareAwards: mindshare.org.au/mindshare-awar…

Last night, I had the privilege of launching LELAN’s Laneway of Lived Experience - an interactive artshow showcasing the lived experience community’s experiences through COVID and other uncertain times. For more information, head over to our website: lelan.org.au/laneways

Last year the MHCSA reflected on how healing our minds is intertwined with healing country, thanks to Nancy Bates and this song about her journey with bipolar. Thank you Nancy. Let's keep learning. vimeo.com/465305117 #HealCountry #NAIDOC #NAIDOC2021 #NAIDOCWeek