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MY HAPPINESS EXHIBITION - Sunday 11 November 2007, 2-6pm
Here’s your chance to support Headroom! The second annual My Happiness Exhibition and Auction is being held to help raise awareness about mental health and wellness, with the proceeds of the live and silent auctions on the 11 November 2007 going to Headroom www.headroom.net.au and arts programs run by the Division of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Children Youth and Women's Health Service. The Exhibition runs from 22 October till 17th November 2007 and includes generously donated paintings, sculptures, jewellery, sketches and photos from established and emerging artists from across Australia. Complete details for the event are: WHEN: SUNDAY 11 NOVEMBER, 2 – 6 PM WHERE: CARCLEW YOUTH ARTS, 11 JEFFCOTT ST, NORTH ADELAIDE INCLUDES: COST: $50 PER HEAD including a delicious GOURMET BBQ and ALL DRINKS (Little Creatures, Wyndham Estate Wine & Champagne, Soft Drink) PROVIDED TICKETS: Call Onya Soapbox (www.onyasoapbox.com) on (08) 8227 0616 or Book Online at www.myhappiness.com.au So come along, purchase some amazing artwork, enjoy the entertainment and importantly support Headroom! |
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New info for young people - Helping Out Friends. When a friend turns to you for help or with a serious problem, how do you handle it? How can you be a good friend while still looking after your own mental health? Check out Helping Out Friends now online in the Food for Thought section of the Lounge. Also this new info has been added to the Headroom pamphlet range – the order form at the top of this page. |
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Mental Health Week 2007 National Mental Health Week is just around the corner, from the 7-13 October and in South Australia the theme is “Mental Health, Everyone’s responsibility” It’s going to be a quiet Mental Health Week for us, as we gear up to find new staff for Headroom, but there’s still lots going on right across South Australia. To find out about local Mental Health Week events and their location go to www.mhcsa.org.au And if you’re wondering about the annual Headroom Songwriting Competition – yes, we’re taking breather this year, but we plan to have the Song Comp back in 2008. So keep composing tunes and we’ll keep you posted. |
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* GREAT NEWS * Headroom funded till 2010! As you may be aware, there was a major review of Headroom undertaken in 2006 and after a long period of uncertainty, we have some great news …. Headroom has been advised that funding from the SA Dept of Health will be made available for the project till the end June 2010. Pamphlets, the website, getting out and about and working with young people to promote positive mental health will still be key features of Headroom. So now we are in the process of recruiting a new Project Officer. If you know of anyone interested in working here, keep an eye on the Adelaide Advertiser in the coming month. Until we have new staff on deck, you might experience some delay in us responding to emails and other queries – your patience will most appreciated! Also we take this opportunity to thank and farewell Headroom’s long standing project staff (Beajaye W, Chris L, Steve B and Erin W). They’ve done a great job over the years! We wish them the very best as they move onto other exciting life and work challenges! |
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Want to know more about Working Creatively With Mothers and Babies? The Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Services based in South Australia will be conducting a conference on Wednesday 31st of October 2007 on Working Creatively With Mothers and Babies. This workshop will be of interest to all workers involved in supporting mothers and infants where the mother may be experiencing mental health problems. See the attached brochure and registration form for further details. |
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Check out new info in the Family room The Family room has a wealth of information for parents, caregivers and friends about promoting the positive mental health of children and young people. We've just added some information about brain development and attachment and some information about supporting children and young people who maybe anxious or experiencing temper problems. |
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Self harm information Booklet Want some information about self harm? A new book called "Self harm, an information booklet for young people who self harm and for those who care form them" is now available as a PDF from the Headroom website - see the top of our news page. The PDF is quite large, so it will take some time to download especially for dial up users. If you want a hard copy of the booklet and live in South Australia, contact Northern CAMHS on 8161 7198 to locate a CAMHS office near you that is distributing booklets - while stocks last of course! |
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Art Gallery of SA Egyptian Culture Day 2007 In March, the Art Gallery of South Australia celebrated the artistic and cultural life of Egypt with an afternoon of free family activities, tours and entertainment. You might have seen us in our orange Positive minds attract canopy at Egyptian Culture Day and told us how you show your family that they are special. If so, check out your gallery here. Also if you haven't had a chance, visit the art gallery and see the amazing Egyptian Antiquities from the Louvre, Journey to the Afterlife exhibition. The exhibition closes on the 1st July 2007. |
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My Happiness Exhibition - Sunday 11 November 2007, 2-6pm. Interested in purchasing art work from established and emerging local artists? Wanna support Headroom? You can do this and so much more through the My Happiness Exhibition and Auction. This event is being held for a second year to help raise awareness about mental health with the proceeds of the live and silent auctions in November going to mental health initiatives for young people provided by Headroom and art programs run by the Division of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Children Youth and Women's Health Service. So pop the 11th November, 2-6pm, Carclew Youth Arts, North Adelaide in your diary. And calling all artists! In the lead up to the Exhibition the event coordinators at Onya Soapbox are inviting all artists of any description to donate an item for auction. Go to the My Happiness Website to find out how you can contribute and get involved. |
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Fringe Family Day 2007 How do you have fun with your family? At this year's Fringe Family Day in Rymill Park, we met lots of families who told us how they have fun together. If you visited our orange Positive minds attract canopy and shared your fun family ideas with us, then check out your photo gallery which is is now online here |
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Big Day Out 2007 It was a hot one for the Adelaide Big Day Out but it did not stop people from having a great time and coming on down to the Headroom canopy to tell us what they do to chill out. There are certainly a lot of different ways to take time out to recharge your physical and mental health! If you were one of those young people who visited us, then come back soon to check out your
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2006 Songwriting Competition 2nd prize winning song is now online! Songwriter, Laura Hill has just been into Mixmaster's Broadcast studio and recorded her 2006 Headroom Songwriting Competition 2nd prize winning song Blue Day. Pump up the volume on your speakers and listen to the track below. You can either download the MP3 or stream the song with RealPlayer. Blue Day (Right Mouse Click - Save As) Blue Day (You'll need the free RealPlayer) |
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Stall in the Mall 2006
Our finale to Mental Health Week 2006 was being at the Stall in the Mall event. Did you come visit us in Rundle Mall, Gawler Place, Adelaide on Friday the 13th October? If you did and if you told us how you keep your mental health in good shape, then visit your gallery of comments and photos here. |
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Headroom Songwriting Competition 2006. And the winners are….. We had a big night at the Headroom Song Awards on 10/10/06! First there was the launch of the Space 2 art exhibition. There were 19 pieces of artwork by young people from Boylan Ward and ASEC (Adolescent Services Enfield Campus) on display. If you want to catch the exhibition, head on down to the Ballroom, Carclew Youth Arts, North Adelaide. The exhibition runs till 20th October. This year we had a great response to our songwriting competition. The judging panel was impressed with the overall quality of entries. They were also impressed with the way that entrants explored and promoted positive mental health through their songs. So much so, that this year we added 2 Encouragement Awards of $100 and recording studio time to the prize booty! These awards were presented along with the major and second prizes we had on offer. Adrian "DJ Shep" Shepherd from Da Klinic announced the winners. And the winners are…. Congratulations to Sean Robertson for taking out the major prize in the Headroom Songwriting Competition for his song Downtown Sorrow 2nd Prize went to Laura Hill for her song Blue Day. |
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Turn it up for Better in Blue The song Better in Blue by Danny O’Grady took out an Encouragement Award at the Headroom Songwriting Competition in 2006. This version of Better In Blue recorded by Danny and fellow band members from The Rides is fresh out of Mixmasters studio. Give it a listen! You can either download the MP3 or stream the song with RealPlayer. |
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Heading down to the Big Day Out? Yep, we're there! The Headroom crew will be at the Adelaide Big Day Out on Friday 2nd Feb. If you want to find out more about Headroom or want to appear on the Headroom website telling us how you chill out and collect some cool headroom gear, then look out for us and the orange Headroom/ Positive minds attract canopy! |
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Another award winning song is now online! The song S.R. Masters received an Encouragement Award through the Headroom Song Comp 2006. Congrats to Steven Rowe and Jared Clarke. Listen to their positive hip hop tune here! You can either download the MP3 or stream the song with RealPlayer. S.R. Masters (Right Mouse Click - Save As) S.R. Masters (You'll need the free RealPlayer) |
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Get ready to listen to 2006's major prize winning song!
Treat your ears to the the major prize winning song of the 2006 Headroom Songwriting Competition - Downtown Sorrow by Sean Robertson. This version of Downtown Sorrow as recorded at Mixmasters Productions. You can either download the MP3 or stream the song with RealPlayer. |
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