MIFWA - supporting mental wellness and recovery

11/08/2026

🔈What to Expect During Your First Psychology Session

If you’ve ever wondered what your first psychology session might look like, our quick guide is a great place to start.

Read now: mifwa.org.au/blog/what-to-expect-during-your-first-psychology-session/

10/08/2026

Reminder to help get LIVED EXPERIENCE into the Census.

10/08/2026

Over the past year, MIFWA has taken a number of practical steps to strengthen our environmental sustainability and reduce our impact on the environment.

Key initiatives included transitioning our leased fleet vehicles from petrol to hybrid models, helping to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.

We also reviewed recycling and waste management practices across our sites and increased awareness among staff about sustainable travel, fuel use and vehicle mileage.

At the Lorikeet Centre, we explored opportunities to install solar energy systems as part of our commitment to improving long-term environmental sustainability. We also continued to reduce paper usage through increased digitisation of governance and operational processes.

While supporting mental health recovery remains our core mission, we recognise the importance of taking practical action to build a more sustainable future for our community, our organisation and the environment.

07/08/2026

Protecting the people we support also means protecting the information they entrust to us.

Over the past 18 months, we undertook a significant program of work to strengthen our cyber security practices and improve the protection of participant, carer and employee information.

This work included the adoption of the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s Essential Eight framework. We’re proud to share that MIFWA achieved Essential Eight compliance on 1 March 2026.

This an important milestone in our commitment to good governance, risk management and information security.

🔗 Read more about our cyber security journey and what this achievement means:

https://www.mifwa.org.au/blog/protecting-what-matters-strengthening-cyber-security-at-mifwa/

06/08/2026

A big thank you to everyone who donated to our Homelessness Week collection. Your generosity will help Perth Homeless Support Group create care packs for people experiencing homelessness in our community.

Thanks to your support, we once again had a great variety of donated items that was presented to Perth Homeless Support Group ahead of Homelessness Week (3–9 August).

Every contribution, no matter how big or small, helps make a meaningful difference. Thank you for helping us support those who need it most.

03/08/2026

Darch Carers Coffee Club ☕💙

Take a well-deserved break from your caring role and socialise with other carers and carer peer workers in a relaxed atmosphere, share stories, and unwind.

📅 Thursday 6 August 2026
⏰ 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Full Flava Café, Kingsway Darch Shopping Centre

We’d love to see you there!

✨ Find out more at mifwa.org.au/event-category/carers-coffee-club

25/07/2026

Hayley, your mental health trainer, says:

“As someone who struggled with learning throughout school I know firsthand how important it is to create a teaching environment that is engaging, interactive, and fun.

I use humour to break the ice and engage the room, and I use real-life stories and examples to help attendees connect with the material on a personal level.”

Come and learn with Hayley how to help when it matters most.

Our 2-day Standard Mental Health First Aid course gives you the practical skills and confidence to recognise the signs of common mental health challenges, respond when someone is in crisis, and connect them with the right support.

📅 21 to 22 September 2026 (2 days)
⏰ 9 AM – 4 PM
📍 MIFWA Midland

Whether you're looking to build your own knowledge to support someone close to you or you want to strengthen mental health awareness in your workplace, this accredited course can make a real difference.

✅ Learn practical, evidence-based skills
✅ Gain nationally recognised accreditation (valid for 3 years)
✅ Help create safer, more supportive communities

Find out more and book your place: https://bit.ly/SMHFA-SEPT26

24/07/2026

MIFWA is pleased to co-host this event with Reconciliation WA and share our story of growth and learning along our reconciliation journey.

Our focus has been on making authentic and meaningful progress rather than simply meeting requirements. We have taken the time to build strong foundations, strengthen our procurement practices, and deepen our understanding through the relationships and connections we have with our networks, our team, and the community we serve.

We still have a long way to go, but our journey has begun.

We look forward to sharing our experiences, lessons learned, and the importance of taking a thoughtful and genuine approach to reconciliation.

💫Bidi & Bliya members' Reflect RAP RING event💫

Is your organisation at the beginning of its reconciliation journey or developing/delivering a Reflect RAP? Join us on August 6th for our Reflect member workshop, hosted in collaboration with MIFWA - supporting mental wellness and recovery. Together, we will explore the foundations of reconciliation work, while fostering a supportive environment for open conversation, curiosity, and reflection.

We understand that starting a RAP or reconciliation journey can feel complex. This RAP RING provides shared insights and experiences, wraparound guidance, and the opportunity to connect with other organisations on a similar journey.

📆Thursday 6 August
🕘9:15am - 11:30am (note: time change)
📍Online via TEAMS (note: now online only)

Register here: https://www.recwa.org.au/event/rap-ring-reflect-with-mifwa-online/

24/07/2026

Fremantle Carers Coffee Club ☕💙

Take a well-deserved break from your caring role and socialise with other carers and carer peer workers in a relaxed atmosphere, share stories, and unwind.

📅 Tuesday 28 July 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Dome Café, 26 Riverside Road, East Fremantle

We’d love to see you there!

✨ Find out more at mifwa.org.au/event-category/carers-coffee-club

14/07/2026

🖤💛❤️ For NAIDOC Week this year, the MIFWA Reconciliation Action Working Group welcomed local Noongar artist Sarah Weston to lead an art workshop for staff at our head office in Midland.

Staff were invited to drop in throughout the morning of Wednesday 8 July to contribute to a collaborative large-scale canvas, which is now proudly displayed at our head office in Midland.

Learning from an Aboriginal artist was an opportunity to engage with one of the world's oldest continuing cultural traditions while gaining insight into the stories, knowledge and cultural significance that are often expressed through art.

It also provided a meaningful way to build our team's understanding and respect as MIFWA continues to strengthen our connection with Aboriginal culture and First Nations communities.

It was wonderful and exciting to see so many people take part, with some also choosing to create their own individual artworks. Everyone also enjoyed a shared lunch.

Here's what one of our team members had to say about their experience:

"Attending the NAIDOC activity was so much fun! Being able to bring my Noongar grandson to the office to do some artwork was awesome and something that he was so excited to share with his parents. The facilitators were so helpful, relaxed and friendly! It was an amazing morning."