Schools Video Competition Throughout Term 3, our Mentally Healthy High Schools have been working in the classroom to create an advertisement encouraging young people to Act-Belong-Commit. There were 8 schools registered in the competition with over 40 video entries from students in classes such as drama, media and health studies. It was fantastic to see how well the students understood the Act-Belong-Commit me  ssage and what mental health means to them. We have some very talented young people in WA! The winner was ‘Happily Ever After’ by Khiara Daw from Great Southern Grammar. Click here for a full list of finalists & winners and their entries! Photo: Screenshot of the winning video ‘Happily Ever After’ Mental Health Week 2015- it's a wrap! Mental Health Week is over for another year! Thank you to the WA Ass  ociation for Mental Health for embracing Act-Belong-Commit as the official theme for Mental Health Week in WA this year and to everyone else who helped the week reach new heights in 2015. There were many highlights of the week, but in particular it was amazing to see the spread of mental health awareness across WA. The Mentally Healthy WA team noticed a willing openness from the general public when speaking about mental health, which demonstrates how far we have come in destigmatising mental health over the past few years. You can read the full wrap-up here. Photo: Sarah, Katy & Jess from Mentally Healthy WA at the Beach Sports Day during Mental Health Week Test Yourself What starts with the letter “t”, is filled with “t” and ends in “t”? October Act-Belong-Commit Local Champion – Andrew Markovs from Albany  Andrew is a mental health advocate who is passionate about using his lived experience of mental illness to create change in his local community. After being diagnosed with bipolar disorder 14 years ago, Andrew realised that while there was no ‘cure’ for his condition, it didn’t mean that he couldn’t live a mentally healthy and fulfilled life.“My gradual acknowledgement of this gift of being different led me to get involved with hands-on preventative mental health” said Andrew. “I started up a local support group, became a committee and board member of lived experience advisory groups for UWA and the Mental Health Commission and became an accredited Mental Health First Aid instructor.” Andrew found that by making the simple steps of joining local yoga, music and maritime history groups – he enjoyed a valuable sense of belonging, leading him to rediscover his ability to laugh, love and engage with other people. READ MORE New Partners Did you know Mentally Healthy WA partners with community groups and organisations? The Mentally Healthy WA team is pleased to announce the following new community partnerships:
Denmark website Our friends in Denmark have launched their own website AND Facebook page: ABC for mental sundhed. Denmark is the first country to launch a national Act-Belong-Commit campaign!  Check it out. Answer: Test Yourself A teapot
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