Queensland Mental Health Week Achievement Awards

This new category for 2021 is open to any school who demonstrates a whole-of-school approach to promoting the mental health and wellbeing of their students. Schools do this through creating safe, inclusive and supportive environments that nurture students to develop social and emotional capabilities and to promote positive mental health and wellbeing so they become confident and resilient young people.

This category is open to any organisation which focuses on supporting the best start for young Queenslanders (children and/or parents) from conception through to infancy (up to 4 years of age). Programs, workshops, peer supports or services should have a goal of reducing or eliminating the effects of mental illness and a commitment to improving the lives of young people through happier and healthier families.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

1. Demonstrates the provision of Child and family support
2. Provides interventions prior, during and/or following adversity
3. Enhances the quality of life and wellbeing for young people (up to 4 years) and their families
4. Provide education on parenting skills and care
5. Demonstrate positive introductions for families to access additional supports for overall health and wellness

This category is open to any individual who has made an outstanding contribution to mental health in Queensland through their commitment to improving the quality of life of Queenslanders living with mental illness and by promoting their inclusion in the broader community.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

1. Demonstrates respect, compassion and care towards people who live with a mental illness, their families and/or carers.
2. Enhances the quality of life and wellbeing of people who live with mental illness.
3. Promotes social justice and raises mental health awareness in the community.
4. Demonstrates qualities of leadership, vision and innovation.

This category is open to any individual or group who through their direct experience with mental illness demonstrates a significant contribution to improving the lives of people with mental illness and their families and/or carers.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

1. Enhances the quality of life, supports and/or services for people with a mental illness in Queensland.
2. Promotes social justice and raises mental health awareness in the community.
3. Promotes and facilitates consumer and/or carer participation in Queensland.
4. Demonstrates qualities of leadership, vision and innovation.

This category is open to any individual or organisation that through the provision of mental health related services, programs, projects or initiatives demonstrates a commitment to improving the life of Queenslanders who are LGBTI and living with mental illness, and by promoting their inclusion in the community.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

1. Enhances the quality of life and wellbeing of people who are LGBTI and live with mental illness
2. Demonstrates effective collaboration and consultation with consumers, their family and/or carers and other relevant agencies
3. Delivers best practice services to those who are LGBTI and live with mental illness
4. Demonstrates qualities of leadership, vision and innovation

This category is open to any individual or organisation that through the provision of mental health related services, programs, projects or initiatives demonstrates a commitment to improving the life of Queenslanders who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and living with mental illness, and by promoting their inclusion in the community.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

1. Enhances the quality of life, supports and/or services for people who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and live with mental illness
2. Demonstrates effective collaboration and consultation with consumers, thier family and/or carers and other relevant agencies
3. Delivers best practice services to those who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and live with mental illness
4. Demonstrates qualities of leadership, vision and innovation.

This category is open to any individual or organisation that through the provision of culturally appropriate mental health related services, programs, projects or initiatives demonstrates a commitment to improving the life of Queenslanders who are Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) and living with mental illness, and by promoting social inclusion and participation.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

1. Enhances the quality of life, supports and/or services for people who live with mental illness from CALD backgrounds

2. Demonstrates effective collaboration and consultation with consumers, their family and/or carers and other relevant agencies to minimize isolation and create pathways for community integration

3. Delivers culturally focused services to people who live with mental illness from CALD backgrounds

4. Demonstrates qualities of leadership, vision and innovation

This category is open to any organisation that through the provision of mental health related services, programs, projects or initiatives demonstrates a commitment to improving the quality of life of Queenslanders living with mental illness and by promoting their inclusion in the broader community

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

1. Enhances the quality of life and wellbeing of people who live with mental illness.
2. Demonstrates effective collaboration and consultation with consumers, their family and/or carers and other relevant agencies.
3. Delivers best practice services for people who live with mental illness.
4. Demonstrates qualities of leadership, vision and innovation.
5. Must hold a DGR (Deductible Gift Recipient Status).

This category is open to any organisation that through the provision of mental health related services, programs, projects or initiatives demonstrates a commitment to improving the quality of life of Queenslanders living with mental illness and by promoting their inclusion in the broader community.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

1. Enhances the quality of life and wellbeing of people who live with mental illness.
2. Demonstrates effective collaboration and consultation with consumers, their family and/or carers and other relevant agencies.
3. Delivers best practice services for people who live with mental illness.
4. Demonstrates qualities of leadership, vision and innovation.
5. Must hold a DGR (Deductible Gift Recipient Status).

This award is open to any employer who through the implementation of innovative workplace practices or initiatives has demonstrated excellence in the promotion of positive mental health to all employees and supports the inclusion of employees living with mental health issues.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

1. Enhances the quality of life, wellbeing and inclusion of people who live with mental illness.
2. Promotes social justice and raises mental health awareness in the workplace and wider community.
3. Delivers best practice programs to promote positive mental health.
4. Demonstrates qualities of leadership, vision and innovation.

This award is open to any employer who through the implementation of innovative workplace practices or initiatives has demonstrated excellence in the promotion of positive mental health to all employees and supports the inclusion of employees living with mental health issues.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

1. Enhances the quality of life, wellbeing and inclusion of people who live with mental illness.
2. Promotes social justice and raises mental health awareness in the workplace and wider community.
3. Delivers best practice programs to promote positive mental health.
4. Demonstrates qualities of leadership, vision and innovation.

This Award is presented in recognition of individuals or an organisation making significant contributions to people living with mental illness. This Award is presented to one of our eleven category winners and carries a prize of $4,000 for the winner to continue their great work in the mental health sector.