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.

During International Men's Health Week, the Vocational Mental Health Practitioners Association of Australia (VMHPAA) encourages Australians to place men's physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing firmly on the national agenda.

On the Global Day of Parents, the Vocational Mental Health Practitioners Association of Australia (VMHPAA) recognises the extraordinary contribution parents, carers, grandparents, guardians, and families make every day in raising the next generation.

During National Prevention Week, the Vocational Mental Health Practitioners Association of Australia (VMHPAA) highlights the critical importance of prevention in protecting both physical and mental health.

The Vocational Mental Health Practitioners Association of Australia (VMHPAA) expresses concern regarding the reported closure of a long-standing youth service in Kiama due to council budget pressures.

The Vocational Mental Health Practitioners Association of Australia (VMHPAA) marks International Stress Awareness Day by urging Australians to pause, reflect, and prioritise their mental wellbeing, and by calling on governments to strengthen early-intervention supports across communities.

Over the past 25 years, mental health awareness has transformed from silence to visibility. Campaigns, school programs, and social media have played an important role in breaking stigma and encouraging help-seeking. Yet as Professor Patrick McGorry highlights, blanket awareness programs in schools may be creating unintended harms including increased distress, misdiagnosis, and misplaced confidence in “awareness” as a substitute for real care.

The Vocational Mental Health Practitioners Association Australia (VMHPAA) welcomes and affirms the findings of The Lancet Psychiatry global report on youth mental health...