Author name: Kelly Phelan

Why Are Early Intervention Programs Important?

Youth mental health in Australia costs $6.29 billion annually in lost productivity (Hosie, Vogl, Carden, Hoddinott & Lim, 2014).  National industry leaders such as ReachOut.com. and the Black Dog Institute are now confirming value in awareness raising preventative strategies in schools. Data from a National Headspace study (2016) shows that 52 per cent of young people who have […]

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Award Winning Programs

Mind Blank programs have been developed to educate mental health, social and emotional well-being in Primary and Secondary schools settings. We have been running our services since 2011.  Our creative arts inspired workshops are in line with the education curriculum, and they are award winning programs. In 2017 Mind Blanks efforts were recognised in winning

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Understanding Anxiety

Anxiety Facts and How to Deal With it Experiencing anxiety is a normal part of life. It can occur when we face danger or problems in our life pop up.  Sometimes it happens when overthinking takes over our thoughts. Someone with an anxiety disorders can experience intense and persistent worrying. Anxiety comes in intense and

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Children

Children Does your primary school or community group struggle with the need to talk openly about mental health? Are you unsure how to introduce the topic without overwhelming your children?  Mind Blank could be the experience you’ve been looking for! Get in touch today for a school information pack. https://youtu.be/7an6OsjQDs8 How it works? We will visit

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Depression Awareness

When problems overwhelm a person, he/she can usually brush off the sadness away. But when a person with depression encounters problems, they may find it hard to remove the despair and feelings of hopelessness. This is one off the main differences between being sad and being depressed.  Some days may feel suffocating, some many feel

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Anxiety in Children

What’s the Cause? Recent studies around the world have shown that mental illness is becoming an increasing threat to our children’s happiness and overall wellbeing. According to Mental Health Foundation, approximately 1 in 8 children aged 5-19 years old now suffers from at least one mental health disorder such as anxiety, depression or ADHD. This sharp

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