Dear Satellite supporters and friends, he colder months have approached and we have had lots of team members being sick as a result. We hope that you are managing to stay healthy as the cold sets in – make sure you’re taking time out to rest and keep self-care in mind. This past month has been a heavy one for …
February Newsletter
Dear Satellite supporters and friends, We can feel the change of seasons upon us and are taking time to enjoy the last of the warmer summer weather. Welcome to our February newsletter! This past month has seen us welcome new Observers to our Board, announce our partnership with Wellways in the Family and Carer-Led Centres initiative and host a wonderful …
Satellite Partners with Wellways for Family and Carer-Led Centres
Satellite is super excited to announce that we’ll be working alongside Wellways Australia to co-design two of the eight new Family and Carer-led Centres that are opening across Victoria during 2023! The opening of these Centres delivers on a key recommendation of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. The Centres will be led by staff who have lived …
Welcome to Our Board Observers
Satellite is thrilled to welcome two young people as Observers to our Board for 2023, as part of The Observership Program which provides training and practical experience in not-for-profit board leadership. We formally welcomed Sarah Paterson and Hameed Kahn as Board Observers to Satellite Foundation at the launch of The Observership Program in the beautiful Great Hall at the NVG …
January Newsletter
Dear Satellite supporters and friends, It’s the end of January, and this is our first newsletter for 2023. Welcome back and we hope that you had a safe, happy and healthy holiday. We are very excited to share all the wonderful things happening in the Satellite space in the coming month, so be sure to check out our calendar and join …
The StigmaBeat Project is Live!
We are very proud to announce that three films, all co-created with young people from Gippsland, are available for anyone to watch online! We started with something all the participants have in common: experiences of parental mental health. Yet, these films share the participants’ insights and perspectives on the various kinds of stigma they experience day-to-day. As project lead, Dr. …
StigmaBeat
Introducing our StigmaBeat project resources! StigmaBeat is a dynamic, youth-led, storytelling project that aims to create positive social change to end the stigma that is often associated with mental ill health. Co-created with young people from Gippsland, these films share the participants’ insights and perspectives on the various kinds of stigma they experience day-to-day. What are the films? An introduction …
StigmaBeat: A youth-led storytelling project to beat mental health stigma in rural Victoria
A unique new storytelling project will launch at Latrobe Youth Space in Morwell on Saturday 19 November, with a new series of short films co-created by young people in Gippsland focused around reducing mental health stigma. Research tells us that approximately 1 million children across Australia grow up in a family where a parent has a mental health challenge. In Gippsland, …
Apply to join Satellite’s Youth Advisory Council
What is the Youth Advisory Council (YAC)? The YAC is a group of young people who can influence, shape and guide Satellite’s future. The YAC is designed to value lived experience as expertise, and we want to harness members’ contributions in a way that allows them to have as great an influence as possible on the future of Satellite. Am …
Caring for my mum with BPD: Lucy’s Story
Lucy was just 10 years old when she first started to realise that her family situation was a bit different to others. Lucy’s mum had mental health challenges including borderline personality disorder (BPD) and “lots of ups and downs in her mood.” Here, Lucy shares her journey of growing up having caring responsibilities for her mum and both the lessons …