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Commissioner Ivan Frkovic and granddaughter Lucija

Commissions celebrate Queensland’s kids

Queensland Mental Health Commissioner Mr Ivan Frkovic and Family and Child Commission Principal Commissioner Ms Cheryl Vardon welcome a focus on children across the state, the nation and the world. Read more
Commissions celebrate Queensland’s kids
Six people lined up to launching Queensland Mental Health Week. Daniel Rich, Mental Awareness Foundation leaders Wesley and Tudor Vasile, Ivan Frkovic, Bryan Dorfling and Jessicah Schipper.

Queenslanders take time for mental health

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Queenslanders take time for mental health

Record funds for mental health week community events

More than $100,000 in grants will help Queenslanders across the State celebrate Queensland Mental Health Week 2019 in places and ways as diverse as they themselves are. Read more
Record funds for mental health week community events

New plan to reduce suicide

A bold new plan to tackle Queensland’s suicide rate has been released by the Queensland Government today. Read more
New plan to reduce suicide
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$740,000 to build better futures

Four ground-breaking initiatives designed to create better futures for some of our most vulnerable Queenslanders will share in grants totalling $740,000. Read more
$740,000 to build better futures
QMHW grants now open

Grants to promote mental health

Community groups across Queensland will share a $95,000 grants pool to support Queensland Mental Health Week (QMHW) from 5 to 13 October.   Read more
Grants to promote mental health

Connection and compassion key to dealing with community trauma

Queensland Mental Health Commissioner Ivan Frkovic joins with people around the world in offering his sincere condolences to our New Zealand neighbours in the wake of the tragic events in Christchurch on Friday.  Read more
Connection and compassion key to dealing with community trauma
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Ambitious plan for mental health reform launched

Queensland has a new plan for improving the mental health and wellbeing of all Queenslanders. Read more
Ambitious plan for mental health reform launched

Human rights vital for people with mental illness

Queensland Mental Health Commissioner Ivan Frkovic today welcomed the introduction of a Human Rights Bill to Parliament, saying increased accessibility to appropriate mental health care was Read more
Human rights vital for people with mental illness

One million Queenslanders face mental health challenge

The mental health and wellbeing of Queenslanders should be a more important measure of our State’s success than wealth, says Queensland’s Mental Health Commissioner Ivan Frkovic. Read more
One million Queenslanders face mental health challenge

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