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

Our mental health debate needs a proper dose of crazy to get it on the right track

A radical idea to transform how we think about mental health – and make mental health policy.

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Blogs & Speeches

Endure or peter out? Here’s what Northern Rivers organisers and Stop Adani can teach us about organising climate groups

Over the last decade, several groups in Australia have successfully mobilised against fossil fuel interests. But which ones have gone…

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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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