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Mind Blank professional development programs provide mental health education based on prevention and early intervention training. We focus on skilling up teachers so they know what to do in a time of need. Mind Blank will facilitate an online or face-to-face mental health workshop. Stories of lived experience are shared and professional actors and trained […]

A message from the CEO: “I thought I would share some insights to what it’s like to caring for someone who has experienced a mental health crisis across borders who is in lockdown. It is not easy.”

We spend on average 38 to 42 hours a week working and the reality is our “actual hours” are a lot more than this. So, there’s no wonder that we can find ourselves feeling stressed or burnt out at work.

We have some exciting news to share with you all. We’re delighted to announce that Mind Blank’s CEO and Founder, Ally Kelly, has been recognised in the 2021 Suicide Prevention Australia LiFE Awards in the category of Outstanding Contribution for Queensland.

Mind Blank is excited to announce that the Mental Awareness Foundation (MAF) has provided funding to implement mental health programs to hundreds of children and young people in four schools in the Brisbane City Council area. ‍ Over the coming months Mind Blank will perform theatrical workshops focusing on early intervention and mental health help-seeking tactics. Each

Mind Blank is happy to announce that Kristal Ruiz was one of fifteen Cigna employees selected as a 2022 Cigna Community Ambassador Fellow.

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

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

Suicide is such a heavy word. It has brought such sadness to the world. Thousands, of lives have been impacted and no-one is immune to it. The word suicide has a way of overpowering people’s hearts. It brings many tears to the families who have lost someone. Despite the pain it causes there is still

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