- Conference
- October 13, 2026
Community Mental Health Australia (CMHA) CEO Kerry Hawkins was a keynote speaker at the William Glasser International Conference 2026, held in Coolangatta on the Gold Coast from 2 to 4 October 2026. The conference theme, Embracing Courage: Pathways to Connection and Wellbeing, brought together educators, researchers, mental health practitioners and leaders from Australia and around […]
- World Mental Health Day
- October 10, 2026
Today is World Mental Health Day, and this year’s global theme, Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change, asks the world to listen. “This year’s theme asks us to hear the voices of lived experience,” said Kerry Hawkins, CEO of Community Mental Health Australia (CMHA). “It asks us to listen to the Australians with lived […]
- Media
- October 9, 2026
Community Mental Health Australia (CMHA) CEO Kerry Hawkins joined Jeff Bullen on RTRFM 92.1’s On The Record on Tuesday 22 September 2026 to talk about our report, Capturing the Economic Value of Psychosocial Support. The report was commissioned by CMHA and produced by Professor Paul Flatau and the team at the Centre for Social Impact […]
- Suicide Prevention
- September 10, 2026
Earlier this evening, Parliament House stood lit in yellow and orange. It’s a simple thing, light against a building, but it carries a lot. It says: we see you. We haven’t forgotten. This matters. Kerry Hawkins, CEO of Community Mental Health Australia (CMHA) was there to mark World Suicide Prevention Day alongside Rachel Fishlock, CEO […]
- Mental Health System Transformation, Reports
- August 31, 2026
For decades, Open Dialogue has been one of the most talked-about ideas in mental health reform: a person-centred, family-and-community-oriented approach to crisis care, that puts relationships and continuity at the centre, rather than diagnosis and hand-offs between teams. Until now, the evidence behind it has come largely from long-term, non-randomised studies. That changed this year, […]
- Collaboration, Community, Human Rights
- August 27, 2026
Today, 27 August 2026, marks Gayaa Dhuwi Day, the anniversary of the Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Declaration. Community Mental Health Australia (CMHA) acknowledges this day and stands in support of Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia and the leadership it has shown for over a decade. The Declaration set out a vision of a mental health […]
- Community
- July 12, 2026
This NAIDOC Week, Community Mental Health Australia (CMHA) joins the national community in marking a significant milestone under this year’s theme, 50 Years of Deadly. Culture, identity and connection to Country are inseparable from wellbeing. For CMHA and the community-managed mental health sector, NAIDOC Week is a moment to reaffirm that mental health outcomes for […]
- Media Releases
- July 7, 2026
New research shows psychosocial mental health supports deliver strong value and significant cost savings, but Australia has barely scratched the surface of measuring their true economic worth. Community Mental Health Australia (CMHA) engaged the Centre for Social Impact at the University of Western Australia (CSI UWA) to examine the economic evidence behind psychosocial support, the […]
- Research
- July 7, 2026
The Centre for Social Impact has released new research: Capturing the Economic Value of Psychosocial Support. “We recognise that people’s lives cannot be reduced to numbers alone. Used with care, however, economic analysis strengthens our collective voice and helps guide investment, policy and system design. This new research contributes to that effort, and we encourage […]
- Event, Mental Health, Research
- June 25, 2026
We invite you to register for the upcoming webinar, Investing in Mental Health: The Economic Case for Psychosocial Support, presented by the Centre for Social Impact. Attendees will hear from the research team, Professor Paul Flatau and Lisette Kaleveld, alongside Community Mental Health Australia CEO Kerry Hawkins, who will share insights on how psychosocial supports […]
