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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