Being who we are in public (with our mental illness) is the only way to create lasting change. 

Amanda Tattersall, co-founder of the campaigning organisation Get-Up, speaks powerfully about her experience of living with bipolar disorder and its role in driving social change.

Hear how storytelling, sharing lived experiences, and forging solidarity through difference can make all the difference. Her keynote address: Making Change and Mental Illness — reimagining how we make a difference from the inside out was presented at the 2024 TheMHS Conference


Blogs & Speeches

Community organising aims to win back civil society’s rightful place

How Saul Alinksy’s Chicago approach to community organising is finding a home in Sydney.

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We can build a more inclusive government and economy out of the pandemic – this blueprint shows us how

A short conversation piece about the Real Deal report produced in 2020.

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Scale is the most confusing word in social change

What does the word scale mean when it comes to social change? This piece explores four different ways…

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