Congratulations to campaign co-director Associate Professor Christina Pollard from Curtin’s School of Population Health and the team behind the Curtin-based Act Belong Commit mental health promotion campaign for securing $1.1 million in funding from Healthway to support the program for the next two years.

Curtin has run Act Belong Commit since 2008 and partnered with more than 400 organisations to encourage Western Australians to actively improve their mental wellbeing through a variety of activities.

Among the initiatives funded through the campaign is an Australian-first Indigenous youth yoga training program, co-developed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from remote communities. This program equips participants with the skills to others practical ways to manage stress, improve their social and emotional skills and boost mental, cultural, physical and spiritual health which can be adapted to meet specific community needs.

Well done to everyone involved.