ACT Mental Health Month Awards 2022 winners

Mentally Healthy Community Award: 

  • Organisation: Wellcare

  • Individual: Matt Breen

Innovated Person-centred Supports Award: Lisa Anderson

Research Evaluation Award: OzHelp Foundation Health in Gear Program

Mental Health Carer Award: Marie Johnson

Community Connection through Recovery Award: Millie Corin

Leadership through Lived Experience Award: Joey Brogden

David Perrin Award*: Liam Adams 

Lived Experience Ally Recognition Award (LEARA)*: Tim Daly

MHCC ACT Training Scholarships:

  • A Gender Agenda

  • Mental Health Foundation (ACT) 

  • Dalai Byambasuren

ACT Mental Health Consumer Network Consumer Scholarship*: Felicity Maher

Rufus Scholarship*: Elise Mariee Crouch

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*These awards and scholarships are provided by the ACT Mental Health Consumer Network.

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Download the 2022 Awards booklet for details of all nominees.

The 2022 Award recipients also received gourmet hampers as a kind donation from Gourmet By Design.

ACT Mental Health Month Awards 2021 winners

Mentally Healthy Community Award

  • Organisation: ANU Thrive 

  • Individual: Dr. Shamaruh Mirza, Sitara’s Story 

  • Highly Commended: Frank Arsego, OzHelp 

Enhancing the lives of individuals, families and carers Award: New Horizons, Marymead 

Innovated person-centred valued supports Award

  • Organisation: Mental Health Foundation (ACT) and ACT Health 

  • Individual: Nicole Heinzmann, Woden Community Services  

Leadership through Lived Experience Award: Consumer - Jennifer Nixon 

David Perrin Award*: November Marmion 

ACT Mental Health Consumer Network Consumer Scholarship*: Steven Effield 

Rufus Scholarship*: Dominique Mandziy 

*These awards and scholarships are provided by the ACT Mental Health Consumer Network.

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Download the 2021 Awards booklet for details of all nominees.​