BUBBLE LABORATORY - DR BUBBLE AND MILKSHAKE PRESENT BUBBLE SHOW IN SPACE! Come along on a soap-tastic adventure through bubbles in Space! 26 - 27 APRIL <strong>2024</strong> LOCAL NEWS Housing a key concern for locals AUTUMN SCHOOL HOLIDAYS A COMEDY GALA Join comedy festival favourites, Lehmo, Dave O’Neil, Brad Oakes, Mandy Nolan and rising star Billy Stiles, for a night of comedy that has something for everyone. 10 MAY <strong>2024</strong> People Connectors from Psychcentral, who partnered with CMHA, recently spoke to householders about their mental health and wellbeing. JIMMY BARNES SELLING FAST POSSUM MAGIC The Hell of a Time Tour will celebrate the 30th anniversary of his Flesh and Wood album. Don’t miss Jimmy’s final tour for <strong>2024</strong>. Featuring spellbinding magic, puppetry and original music, Monkey Baa’s award-winning team has turned the whimsical world of the book to a live experience. 22 JUNE <strong>2024</strong> 12 - 13 JULY <strong>2024</strong> ELLIE BUSBY Housing has been revealed as the number one challenge impacting residents in key suburbs of Cumberland, according to a new mental health and wellbeing survey. A door-to-door mental health and wellbeing survey carried out in Westmead, Wentworthville and South Wentworthville has revealed that nearly two in five householders reported worrying about their housing and living conditions. 1,544 householders in Cumberland were spoken to as part of the Assisting Communities through Direct Connection (ACDC) Project – an initiative that involves knocking on the doors of householders and offering information about services, instead of waiting for people to ask for help. From the 205 householders who responded to the survey, a whopping 72.4 per cent were born outside of Australia. Bill Gye, CEO of Community Mental Health Australia (CMHA), who manages the ACDC Project, said it’s not surprising that housing is a key concern to residents in Cumberland. “Housing is really big and in some areas it’s the number one concern, and that’s also something we hear on the news all the time, it’s the price of rental equality,” he told <strong>Parra</strong> <strong>News</strong>. “The quality of the housing and the availability of the housing is really an issue.” People Connectors from Psychcentral, who partnered with CMHA, went door-todoor between August 20<strong>23</strong> and March <strong>2024</strong>. They spoke with householders about their mental health and wellbeing and distributed information about the free support services available in their area. Gye said the major factor that stopped people in Cumberland accessing support was that they believed they were not unwell enough. “This is consistent with other research showing that for many people, particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, that mental health is something that happens to other people and is seen as something to be embarrassed or ashamed about,” he said. “People think that you should only seek help when things are very bad or at crisis point – which is what we don’t want.” Gye added it also shows a greater need for improved promotion to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities about the value of general mental health and wellbeing. “We must make sure that they’re localised and individualised and not cookie-cutter solutions that are suitable for different diversity groups,” he said. “Particularly so they’re culturally appropriate, so they’re more accessible for people.” Of those surveyed, 50 per cent revealed they would benefit from more support talking to a professional face-to-face, with 38 per cent saying they would prefer to talk to others who have had the same experiences. The ACDC Project is being implemented in communities across all states and territories of Australia to improve wellbeing and collect important data with the assistance of the Centre for Social Impact. Gye said this report will contribute to local planners data to help plan more precisely what’s needed in particular local areas when it comes to mental health. “Being connected with people in communities is something human beings have done for most of our evolutionary time, we’re now a lot more fragmented,” he said. “We need a kindness revolution.” BOOK NOW! 53480 People Connectors from Psychcentral speaking with a local resident about their mental health and wellbeing. 8 parra news » Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> <strong>23</strong>, <strong>2024</strong>
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