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Support groups

A Place to Belong can offer a range of assistance, including leadership training and group training, for people who want to develop support groups around a specific topic in mental health.

Stories from A Place to Belong

In 2007/08 A Place to Belong ran a national community awareness raising project called Stories from A Place to Belong. Three audio stories were produced, in which we hear five people tell their stories, in their own words, of how their lives have been shaped by their experiences with mental illness and learning disabilities.

Carmel’s West End

This feature length radio program explores the way in which people both shape and are shaped by their community and their surrounds. Brisbane’s West End is undergoing rapid change, as urban development threatens to erase the rich history and stories of this area. Locals like Carmel are struggling to make sense of this change, and to hold onto the place they know and belong to.

Brisbane to Cairns Bicycle Ride - “Go the Journey Together”

In July 2005, cyclist Steve James rode from Brisbane to Cairns with a small group of riders to raise awareness and funds for mental health in Australia. Coordinated by A Place to Belong, the aim of this project was to engage with local community members, schools, representatives from business, members of local groups and people who experience mental health problems and thereby:

“It’s been an invaluable experience. Hearing the person's story and then having some pretty open discussion about how our lives can be different has given me hope”.
~ Comment from participant at a Sunday afternoon workshop