One in five Australians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime. Conditions such as depression and anxiety are becoming more prevalent yet social stigma associated with mental illness continues to be an issue in society today.

The Uniting Church in South Australia has three chaplains working in mental health and Uniting Care Wesley delivers a range of services in this area.  Further information on this work is available as follows.

Two articles about mental health chaplaincy from Uniting Church SA News:

Mental Health: everyone's business by Mark Boyce

and

Mental Health Week 2009

Two mental health related links to Uniting Care Wesley are:

http://www.ucwesleyadelaide.org.au/services/cmhp.htm
and
http://www.ucwpa.org.au/community-services/community-mental-health/
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Additional information and resources on mental health can be found at the following links:

Mental Health Coalition of South Australia  http://www.mhcsa.org.au

Beyond Blue http://www.beyondblue.org.au

Head Space: Australia's National Youth Mental Health Foundation http://www.headspace.org.au

Mental Illness Fellowship South Australia http://www.mifsa.org

SANE Australia http://www.sane.org

World Mental Health Week October 4 - 10

World Mental Health Week is October 5 - 11 and a range of events is being held across South Australia during this week and adjacent days and weeks. Mental Health Week aims to educate, activate and engage the people of South Australia around mental health and related issues and a variety of events are arranged by individuals and organisations across the state.

This year the theme for South Australia is: "Mental Health: What do you Know?"

For further information visit:
http://www.mhcsa.org.au

A Mental Health Event Calendar for 2008 may be found by clicking here.