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The Australian Association of Mental Health Practitioners (AAMHP) is marking Bisexual Visibility Day by calling for greater understanding of the experiences of bisexual and bi+ people including the persistent tendency for bisexual identities to be questioned, minimised or made invisible.

The Australian Association of Mental Health Practitioners (AAMHP) is using World Alzheimer’s Day to call for earlier conversations about dementia and greater recognition of the psychological and emotional support needed by people living with dementia, their families and carers.

An Important Message from our Chair and Welcome to the AAMHP Spring 2026 e-Newsletter Posted by Susan Sandy 14th September 2026 Dear Members and Friends, We invite you to read our 4th Edition of the AAMHP Spring 2026 Newsletter (Click HERE) An Important message from our Chair: AAMHP is evolving from the Vocational Mental Health Practitioners Association of Australia into the Australian Association of Mental Health Practitioners (AAMHP), reflecting how much the organis

AAMHP Supports ACOSS Call to Lift Working-Age Centrelink Payments... The Australian Association of Mental Health Practitioners (AAMHP) supports calls from the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) for a substantial structural increase to working-age Centrelink payments, warning that poverty, food insecurity and housing stress carry serious consequences for mental health and wellbeing.

There are moments in human life when time seems to divide itself. There was what existed before, and then there is everything that came afterwards. For millions of people around the world, 11 September 2001 was one of those moments.

On World Suicide Prevention Day, AAMHP calls for conversation, connection and a mental-health system that reaches people earlier

On R U OK? Day, the Australian Association of Mental Health Practitioners (AAMHP) is encouraging Australians to move beyond the slogan and make meaningful connection part of everyday life.

The Australian Association of Mental Health Practitioners (AAMHP) is marking International Literacy Day by calling for a broader understanding of literacy as an issue of dignity, participation, health and psychological wellbeing.

During Women’s Health Week, the Vocational Mental Health Practitioners Association of Australia (VMHPAA) celebrates the strength, resilience, and contribution of women across our communities, while recognising that women’s health requires sustained attention, advocacy, and support.

Each year, Legacy Week asks Australians to notice something that can too easily sit at the edges of our understanding of military service: service is rarely experienced by one person alone. Behind the medals, deployments, postings, injuries, transitions and losses are partners, children, parents and extended families whose lives are also shaped by what military service asks of a person.

On Wear It Purple Day, the Australian Association of Mental Health Practitioners (AAMHP) stands in solidarity with LGBTIQA+SB young people and celebrates the importance of diversity, inclusion, visibility and self-expression.

Wear It Purple Day is an important reminder that inclusion is not simply about visibility or celebration. For LGBTQIA+ young people, feeling safe, respected and able to explore identity without judgement can have a profound influence on mental health, confidence, connection and hope for the future.

On International Youth Day, the Australian Association of Mental Health Practitioners (AAMHP) recognises the strength, insight, creativity and leadership of young people, while calling for stronger investment in the mental health and wellbeing supports they need to thrive.

For mental health practitioners, the National Disability Insurance Scheme can sometimes feel like a complicated beast. There is the NDIA, the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, registered and unregistered providers, different registration groups, professional requirements and, importantly, an NDIS environment that continues to evolve.

On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the Australian Association of Mental Health Practitioners (AAMHP) joins communities around the world in honouring the cultures, knowledge, rights and enduring contributions of Indigenous Peoples.

Organisations grow. Sometimes that growth is obvious. Membership increases. New programs emerge. New partnerships form. The conversations around the table become bigger. Sometimes the change is more subtle. The organisation begins to realise that the name it started with no longer quite describes the community it has become. That is where we find ourselves today.

On Aged Care Employee Day, the Australian Association of Mental Health Practitioners (AAMHP) honours the dedication, compassion and professionalism of aged care employees across Australia.

On National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day, the Australian Association of Mental Health Practitioners (AAMHP) celebrates the strength, culture, resilience and promise of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

During Loneliness Awareness Week, the Australian Association of Mental Health Practitioners (AAMHP) is encouraging Australians to recognise loneliness as a serious wellbeing issue and to take small, practical steps to strengthen connection within families, workplaces and communities.

On World Lung Cancer Day, the Australian Association for Mental Health Practitioners (AAMHP) joins communities around the world in raising awareness of lung cancer, honouring those living with the disease, and recognising the families, carers, researchers and health professionals who walk alongside them.