Mental Wellth

Funding Finale

In our final episode we talk with some experts in mental health advocacy and funding. We also discuss future potential funding mechanisms to support better mental health outcomes and how sectors can collaborate to enable broad systems change. Today I'm joined by:

• Steve Michelson, Australians for Mental Health
• Jack Heath, CEO at Philanthropy Australia
• Jane Gilmour, Chair at William Buckland Foundation
• Lin Bender, Executive Director at Helen McPherson Trust

Mental Wellth

Mental Wellth is a 10-part podcast series exploring the Australian mental health system, its funding and design needs, challenges and opportunities. It is a partnership between Purposeful and Cooper Investors and is hosted by Mike Davis.

Wellth. noun | \welth\ A new and more valuable life currency. a life exemplified by abundance, happiness, purpose, health and joy.

We talk to leading mental health academics, professionals, practitioners, philanthropists and people with lived experience and try to learn how we can improve our mental health system and improve our own mental health and wellbeing too.

Our goals in releasing the series are:

• To encourage further investment into mental health programs, resources and solutions for the benefit of our community
• To encourage greater awareness and understanding of mental health issues that are negatively impacting on our community

Join us for conversations with leaders from Beyond Blue, Movember, Orygen, SANE, Launch Housing, Philanthropy Australia, MaiTri Foundation, Cooper Investors and more as we uncover key systems challenges and opportunities as well as insights on how we can live a life of meaning and purpose. To learn more visit our website.

Humans of Purpose

If you enjoyed Mental Wellth make sure you check out the new season of Humans of Purpose launching next week. Another Purposeful production, each week, Mike Davis sits down for wide-ranging conversations with purpose-driven leaders. Check out our website or just search Humans of Purpose in your podcast player.

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Homelessness

Today we talk to four amazing guests about their experiences working with and supporting people experiencing both mental illness and homelessness. This is an important area to explore given the high prevalence of mental illness experienced by those experiencing homelessness. Today I'm joined by:

• Andrew Hollows, GM - Getting Housing at Launch Housing
• Ben Vasiliou, CEO at Youth Projects
• Nick Pearce, CEO at HoMie
• Tenille Gilbert, Managing Director at Society Melbourne

Mental Wellth

Mental Wellth is a 10-part podcast series exploring the Australian mental health system, its funding and design needs, challenges and opportunities. It is a partnership between Purposeful and Cooper Investors and is hosted by Mike Davis.

Wellth. noun | \welth\ A new and more valuable life currency. a life exemplified by abundance, happiness, purpose, health and joy.

We talk to leading mental health academics, professionals, practitioners, philanthropists and people with lived experience and try to learn how we can improve our mental health system and improve our own mental health and wellbeing too.

Our goals in releasing the series are:

• To encourage further investment into mental health programs, resources and solutions for the benefit of our community
• To encourage greater awareness and understanding of mental health issues that are negatively impacting on our community

Join us for conversations with leaders from Beyond Blue, Movember, Orygen, SANE, Launch Housing, Philanthropy Australia, MaiTri Foundation, Cooper Investors and more as we uncover key systems challenges and opportunities as well as insights on how we can live a life of meaning and purpose. To learn more visit our website.

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Lived Experience

Today we talk to three amazing guests about their experiences with the mental health system, how they manage and live with mental health issues and how things might be better in future:

• Wayne Schwass, AFL Legend, Founder of PukaUp
• Matthew Jackman, Mental Health Advocate
• Sakshi Thakur, Founder & CEO of Humanism

Mental Wellth

Mental Wellth is a 10-part podcast series exploring the Australian mental health system, its funding and design needs, challenges and opportunities. It is a partnership between Purposeful and Cooper Investors and is hosted by Mike Davis.

Wellth. noun | \welth\ A new and more valuable life currency. a life exemplified by abundance, happiness, purpose, health and joy.

We talk to leading mental health academics, professionals, practitioners, philanthropists and people with lived experience and try to learn how we can improve our mental health system and improve our own mental health and wellbeing too.

Our goals in releasing the series are:

• To encourage further investment into mental health programs, resources and solutions for the benefit of our community
• To encourage greater awareness and understanding of mental health issues that are negatively impacting on our community

Join us for conversations with leaders from Beyond Blue, Movember, Orygen, SANE, Launch Housing, Philanthropy Australia, MaiTri Foundation, Cooper Investors and more as we uncover key systems challenges and opportunities as well as insights on how we can live a life of meaning and purpose. To learn more visit our website.

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Lived Experience

Today we talk to three amazing guests about their experiences with the mental health system, how they manage and live with mental health issues and how things might be better in future:

• Nick Pearce, CEO of HoMiE
• Tenille Gilbert, Managing Director of Society Melbourne
• Mitch Wallis, Founder & CEO of Heart on My Sleeve

Mental Wellth

Mental Wellth is a 10-part podcast series exploring the Australian mental health system, its funding and design needs, challenges and opportunities. It is a partnership between Purposeful and Cooper Investors and is hosted by Mike Davis.

Wellth. noun | \welth\ A new and more valuable life currency. a life exemplified by abundance, happiness, purpose, health and joy.

We talk to leading mental health academics, professionals, practitioners, philanthropists and people with lived experience and try to learn how we can improve our mental health system and improve our own mental health and wellbeing too.

Our goals in releasing the series are:

• To encourage further investment into mental health programs, resources and solutions for the benefit of our community
• To encourage greater awareness and understanding of mental health issues that are negatively impacting on our community

Join us for conversations with leaders from Beyond Blue, Movember, Orygen, SANE, Launch Housing, Philanthropy Australia, MaiTri Foundation, Cooper Investors and more as we uncover key systems challenges and opportunities as well as insights on how we can live a life of meaning and purpose. To learn more visit our website.

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Funding Mental Health

Today we are discussing how our mental health system is funded, emergent solutions and where the future lies with respect to funding. We talk to three philanthropic experts to learn more:

• Louise Walsh, CEO of Future Generation
• Paul Rayson, CEO of Hearts & Minds Investments Limited
• Natalie Elliott, Head of Private Capital and Philanthropy at Cooper Investors

Mental Wellth

Mental Wellth is a 10-part podcast series exploring the Australian mental health system, its funding and design needs, challenges and opportunities. It is a partnership between Purposeful and Cooper Investors and is hosted by Mike Davis.

Wellth. noun | \welth\ A new and more valuable life currency. a life exemplified by abundance, happiness, purpose, health and joy.

We talk to leading mental health academics, professionals, practitioners, philanthropists and people with lived experience and try to learn how we can improve our mental health system and improve our own mental health and wellbeing too.

Our goals in releasing the series are:

• To encourage further investment into mental health programs, resources and solutions for the benefit of our community
• To encourage greater awareness and understanding of mental health issues that are negatively impacting on our community

Join us for conversations with leaders from Beyond Blue, Movember, Orygen, SANE, Launch Housing, Philanthropy Australia, MaiTri Foundation, Cooper Investors and more as we uncover key systems challenges and opportunities as well as insights on how we can live a life of meaning and purpose. To learn more visit our website.

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Funding Mental Health

Today we are discussing how our mental health system is funded, emergent solutions and where the future lies with respect to funding. We talk to three philanthropic experts to learn more:

• Sarah Davies, former CEO of Philanthropy Australia
• Ben Clark, Head of Philanthropy and Social Investment, AET Limited
• Nicole Engelman, Philanthropy Manager, Cooper Investors & Maitri Foundation

Mental Wellth

Mental Wellth is a 10-part podcast series exploring the Australian mental health system, its funding and design needs, challenges and opportunities. It is a partnership between Purposeful and Cooper Investors and is hosted by Mike Davis.

Wellth. noun | \welth\ A new and more valuable life currency. a life exemplified by abundance, happiness, purpose, health and joy.

We talk to leading mental health academics, professionals, practitioners, philanthropists and people with lived experience and try to learn how we can improve our mental health system and improve our own mental health and wellbeing too.

Our goals in releasing the series are:

• To encourage further investment into mental health programs, resources and solutions for the benefit of our community
• To encourage greater awareness and understanding of mental health issues that are negatively impacting on our community

Join us for conversations with leaders from Beyond Blue, Movember, Orygen, SANE, Launch Housing, Philanthropy Australia, MaiTri Foundation, Cooper Investors and more as we uncover key systems challenges and opportunities as well as insights on how we can live a life of meaning and purpose. To learn more visit our website.

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Brendan Maher

Brendan is the Global Director of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention at Movember. Movember is the leading global organisation committed to changing the face of men's health.

Mental Wellth

Mental Wellth is a 10-part podcast series exploring the Australian mental health system, its funding and design needs, challenges and opportunities. It is a partnership between Purposeful and Cooper Investors and is hosted by Mike Davis.

Wellth. noun | \welth\ A new and more valuable life currency. a life exemplified by abundance, happiness, purpose, health and joy.

We talk to leading mental health academics, professionals, practitioners, philanthropists and people with lived experience and try to learn how we can improve our mental health system and improve our own mental health and wellbeing too.

Our goals in releasing the series are:

• To encourage further investment into mental health programs, resources and solutions for the benefit of our community
• To encourage greater awareness and understanding of mental health issues that are negatively impacting on our community

Join us for conversations with leaders from Beyond Blue, Movember, Orygen, SANE, Launch Housing, Philanthropy Australia, MaiTri Foundation, Cooper Investors and more as we uncover key systems challenges and opportunities as well as insights on how we can live a life of meaning and purpose. To learn more visit our website.

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A Life Of Purpose

In this episode, we explore what it means to live a good life- a life filled with meaning and purpose. We discuss what this means for our mental health and wellness. Joining us for this episode are:

• Suparna Bhasin, Co-Founder of the MaiTri Foundation and Founder and CEO of She Creates Change
• Ted Baillieu, Former Victorian Premier
• Hugh Van Cuylenberg, Founding Director of The Resilience Project

Mental Wellth

Mental Wellth is a 10-part podcast series exploring the Australian mental health system, its funding and design needs, challenges and opportunities. It is a partnership between Purposeful and Cooper Investors and is hosted by Mike Davis.

Wellth. noun | \welth\ A new and more valuable life currency. a life exemplified by abundance, happiness, purpose, health and joy.

We talk to leading mental health academics, professionals, practitioners, philanthropists and people with lived experience and try to learn how we can improve our mental health system and improve our own mental health and wellbeing too.

Our goals in releasing the series are:

• To encourage further investment into mental health programs, resources and solutions for the benefit of our community
• To encourage greater awareness and understanding of mental health issues that are negatively impacting on our community

Join us for conversations with leaders from Beyond Blue, Movember, Orygen, SANE, Launch Housing, Philanthropy Australia, MaiTri Foundation, Cooper Investors and more as we uncover key systems challenges and opportunities as well as insights on how we can live a life of meaning and purpose. To learn more visit our website.

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Georgie Harman

Georgie Harman is the CEO of Beyond Blue. Beyond Blue provides information and support to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health.

Mental Wellth

Mental Wellth is a 10-part podcast series exploring the Australian mental health system, its funding and design needs, challenges and opportunities. It is a partnership between Purposeful and Cooper Investors and is hosted by Mike Davis.

Wellth. noun | \welth\ A new and more valuable life currency. a life exemplified by abundance, happiness, purpose, health and joy.

We talk to leading mental health academics, professionals, practitioners, philanthropists and people with lived experience and try to learn how we can improve our mental health system and improve our own mental health and wellbeing too.

Our goals in releasing the series are:

• To encourage further investment into mental health programs, resources and solutions for the benefit of our community
• To encourage greater awareness and understanding of mental health issues that are negatively impacting on our community

Join us for conversations with leaders from Beyond Blue, Movember, Orygen, SANE, Launch Housing, Philanthropy Australia, MaiTri Foundation, Cooper Investors and more as we uncover key systems challenges and opportunities as well as insights on how we can live a life of meaning and purpose. To learn more visit our website.

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Our Mental Health System

Join us for an in-depth discussion on the challenges, opportunities and gaps in our mental health system with three experts including-

• Professor Patrick McGorry AO, Executive Director of Orygen
• Professor Ian Hickie, Co-Director, Health and Policy at The University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre.
• Professor Con Stough, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology at Swinburne University of Technology

Mental Wellth

Mental Wellth is a 10-part podcast series exploring the Australian mental health system, its funding and design needs, challenges and opportunities. It is a partnership between Purposeful and Cooper Investors and is hosted by Mike Davis.

Wellth. noun | \welth\ A new and more valuable life currency. a life exemplified by abundance, happiness, purpose, health and joy.

We talk to leading mental health academics, professionals, practitioners, philanthropists and people with lived experience and try to learn how we can improve our mental health system and improve our own mental health and wellbeing too.

Our goals in releasing the series are:

• To encourage further investment into mental health programs, resources and solutions for the benefit of our community
• To encourage greater awareness and understanding of mental health issues that are negatively impacting on our community

Join us for conversations with leaders from Beyond Blue, Movember, Orygen, SANE, Launch Housing, Philanthropy Australia, MaiTri Foundation, Cooper Investors and more as we uncover key systems challenges and opportunities as well as insights on how we can live a life of meaning and purpose. To learn more visit our website.

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