The rising cost of living is having a big impact on young people’s mental health. This week, headspace Southport and headspace Upper Coomera teamed up with the Griffith University Gold Coast Student Guild (GCSG) to help by hosting a free on-campus event, Mind & Money (27 August).

Last week, Lives Lived Well (LLW) marked a significant milestone with a Motivational Interviewing (MI) Train New Trainers session, facilitated by Mikel Gellatly and Dr Stan Steindl.

Our Caboolture Veterans’ and Families’ Wellbeing Hub now has a community library, thanks to the team at Brothers and Books.

Young people in Nowra and surrounding areas now have increased support to navigate the challenges of alcohol and drug use, thanks to the newly launched Nana Muru Youth Program by Lives Lived Well. 

A new mental health initiative has expanded support options for aged care residents in the region, showing promising outcomes.

This week, 1000 Gold Coast high school students attended a stigma busting mental health workshop series, co-delivered by headspace Southport and nationally recognised mental health and suicide prevention initiative, The Champions.

Today (18 January), Lives Lived Well celebrates a significant milestone, having secured a $5.445 million grant for the establishment of a new Veterans’ and Families’ Hub in Elizabeth. This announcement was made by Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Matt Keogh and Member for Spence, Matt Burnell.

The Queensland Government implemented the Safer Schoolies safety initiative in 2003 due to the large number of Year 12 students celebrating their graduation on the Gold Coast.