What we’re about
At Activate Mental Health, we believe that no one needs to live a life of social isolation!
Our passionate and dedicated volunteers put on an amazing array of events to bring people together to have fun in safe and welcoming settings.
🎯 Our Aspiration
Improving well-being through fun and human connection.
🦸♀️ Our Mission:
Peer-led fun activities to overcome social isolation.
💚 Our values:
Connection – A sense of belonging.
Fun – Boosting happiness levels.
Inclusion – feeling personally valued.
This group generally operates in the central areas of Perth.
😎 Activate Mental Health would like to thank our sponsors who help us to run our group:
Major Sponsor: Consumers of Mental Health WA
Consumers of Mental Health WA (CoMHWA) is the peak body for individuals with a lived/living experience of mental health challenges in Western Australia. We work together to amplify the voices of people with lived experience to deliver positive change in the community.
Other sponsors: Blooming Minds, ABS Institute of Management, and Mark Your Ceremony.
Affiliated groups: Activate Mental Health is a valued member of Volunteering WA, ConnectGroups WA, Act-Belong-Commit, and Outdoors WA.
👨💻 Code of Conduct
You agree to follow our member code of conduct by participating in our group events.
📲Follow us on social media
Please find us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn
For more about us, please visit our website.
🎗️ Donate to us
Activate Mental Health is a registered charity with DGR status. Please use this link if you'd like to make a tax-deductible donation to us.
Upcoming events
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Author Your Bestseller
Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo, Perth, AUAre you an aspiring author - secretly isn’t everyone? Got an idea for a fiction or non-fiction book, or even a short story? Not sure where to start? Have you started a book but have been unable to finish it? Got ‘writer’s block’? Want to discuss your ideas or difficulties in an encouraging, creative and supportive setting? Want to share your writing experiences (good or bad) to help others, and in doing so, fuel your own creativity?
Author Your Bestseller is a group based on the values of: inclusiveness, participation, respect, support and encouragement. It’s all about encouraging and supporting anyone who is interested in writing fiction or non-fiction by facilitating the sharing of participants’ ideas, learnings and resource knowledge with the group, enabling you to author your bestseller.
Your Host
Alistair was born into a Eurasian family in India but grew up in Australia. He has post-graduate degrees in psychology and business communication. He has had two non-fiction books published about spirituality, and his third book is a novel called, ‘Circadian Web’, that was released world-wide by his UK-based publisher in August 2025 (view the Youtube book trailer here: https://tinyurl.com/5fnrazsv ).He has been interviewed by podcasters in the US, Canada, Australia and UK about his books.
Format
1:15pm – Arrive (feel free to bring your tea/coffee/muffin)
1:30pm – 1:45pm. Participants introduce themselves, their writing journeys (if any) and what they are hoping to get from the session.
1:45pm – 1:50pm. Participants agree on one or more topics for the session. Feel free to post your topic suggestions in the comments below prior to the meetup.
1:50pm – 2:50pm. Alistair facilitates a group discussion on agreed topic(s).
2:50pm – 3:00pm. General Q&A and feedback on the session.Don't miss out on this opportunity to kickstart your writing career!
Any questions? Feel free to email Alistair - writinggrp[at]protonmail.com
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Jackbox Games at Dome Belmont
Dome Cloverdale, 237 Knutsford Avenue, Belmont Cinema Complex, Cloverdale, Cloverdale, AUJackbox games are party games that are all about creativity, guessing, and humour. To play them, you need to use your web browser on your mobile phone. You don't need an app.
This Meetup will start at 7 pm and go until 8:30 pm. We will be at the meeting room at Dome Belmont.
Below is a brief description of the games we typically play.
Guesspionage: Guess the percentage of people who’ve done a specific activity based on survey results. Earn points by making accurate estimations and predicting group votes.
Fibbage: Create believable but false answers to obscure trivia questions. Aim to make others believe your fib is true while picking the correct answer from a list of lies.
Drawful: Get bizarre prompts to draw on your devices. Others guess what the drawing represents. Earn points for accurate guesses and tricking others with your creative, incorrect descriptions.
Job Job: Answer interview questions using words from others’ responses. Create amusing and quirky answers. The audience and fellow players vote for the funniest responses.
Quiplash: Provide witty answers to prompts. The audience and fellow players vote for the funniest responses.
👫 What is Activate Mental Health?
Activate Mental Health (AMH) is run by a team of passionate volunteers who organise fun, inclusive WA events for members experiencing social isolation. Our mission is to help create a positive sense of well-being and improve mental health through various peer-led activities including nature walks, boardgame nights, bouldering, book clubs and more!🤝 AMH Code of Conduct
if you attend this event, you agree to our Code of Conduct❤️ Find us on Socials
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & LinkedIn to stay up to date with latest community info and events
You can also visit our website or email us to connect with AMH— we’d love to hear from you!🙋 Join AMH
Become an AMH Event Host - We’ll show you how to organise your own fun, inclusive AMH event💌 Donate to AMH
AMH has helped over 6000+ individuals experiencing social isolation. Help keep our community running through a small donation📄 Disclaimer
While AMH aims to promote connection, fun and inclusion for peers with a lived experience of mental health issues, we are not a substitute mental health professionals. AMH events are intended to provide complementary support for Individuals undertaking other treatments in their recovery journey. If you are in need of immediate mental health services, please see the WA Mental Health Commission Helpline Page🙏 AMH supporters
Activate Mental Health would like to thank our major sponsor, Consumers of Mental Health WA (CoMHWA), for supporting our group. CoMHWA is the peak body for individuals with a lived/living experience of mental health challenges in Western Australia. They work together to amplify the voices of people with lived experience to deliver positive change in the community. AMH would also like to thank Blooming Minds, ABS Institute of Management, Au Skills, Virtuosys and Mark Your Ceremony as other supporters of our group. Find our more about our sponsors and supporters11 attendees
Walk after work @ Galup (Lake Monger)
Telethon Speech & Hearing Centre, 36 Dodd Street, Wembley, AUUnwind from a busy day and get some fresh air with us! 🌅
Join us for a relaxed and friendly walk around beautiful Galup. It’s the perfect way to stretch your legs, enjoy the scenery, and meet new friends; all while getting a bit of exercise! Whether you’re a seasoned walker or just getting started, everyone’s welcome. 🌿👟
We'll meet at one of the tables just over from the Telethon Speech and Hearing Centre and walk one lap of Galup together. We will wait 10 minutes for everyone to arrive and start walking at 5:55.
==== Our Aspiration ====
Improving well-being through fun and human connection.
==== Our Mission ====
Peer-led fun activities to overcome social isolation.
==== Our values ====
Connection – A sense of belonging.
Fun – Boosting happiness levels.
Inclusion – feeling personally valued.
==== Member code of conduct ====
If you attend our events, you agree to abide by our code of conduct.
==== Connect with us ====
We’d love to hear from you! You can find us online on our website, Facebook, Instagram & LinkedIn.
You can also email us:
hello@activatemh.com.au
==== Event disclaimer ====
While we tend to identify as peers with a lived experience of mental health issues and also love promoting the values of connection, fun and inclusion for mental health, we are not a complete substitute for professionals in helping you with the mental health issues you face. Please remember that our service complements other treatments you may be undertaking in your recovery journey.
If you are in need of immediate mental health services, please visit this link from the WA Mental Health Commission.
==== Thank you to our supporters ====
Activate Mental Health would like to thank our major sponsor, Consumers of Mental Health WA, for supporting our group.
Consumers of Mental Health WA (CoMHWA) is the peak body for individuals with a lived/living experience of mental health challenges in Western Australia. They work together to amplify the voices of people with lived experience to deliver positive change in the community.
AMH would also like to thank Blooming Minds, ABS Institute of Management, Au Skills and Virtuosys, as other supporters of our group.
You can click here to find our more about our sponsors and supporters.
==== Support us ====
Volunteer for us - It’s like having “friends on demand!”
Donate to us - It cost us on average $14 to host one event.1 attendee
Past events
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