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Wellways participants, staff and friends gathered earlier this month for the Pride March as part of the fifth Midsumma Carnival in Melbourne, and at the Geelong Pride March Rally in Geelong, which Wellways sponsored. 

Poor mental health has an enormous impact on people’s lives. As we know, it effects not just individuals, but carers, families and workplaces. Of course, this all happens at the community level.

Is it conference season or is there a lot happening in the mental health sector? We’ve got all the latest here

In Griffith, the Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) and Wellways Australia officially launch “Well Connected”; a new psychosocial support program available throughout the Murrumbidgee region of New South Wales for people with severe mental illness.

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A new pricing tier for self-care, social and recreational support for participants with "very complex" support needs has been introduced into the National Disability Insurance Scheme. This adds 10 percent to the rate, a move welcomed as a step in the right direction by Wellways. 

Wellways has won a three-year contract to support people with severe mental illness through the Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN). Wellways already provides suicide support and prevention programs across the region of New South Wales.

This year Wellways reached several impressive milestones. As the National Disability Insurance Scheme continues to roll out we now have 1594 participants across eastern Australia.

A community mental health conference has heard that despite failings of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, it was vital to support the scheme.