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Help us raise awareness of mental health and encourage people in your community to consider nominating someone for the Australian Mental Health Prize with our Communications Pack.

You can copy and paste these materials into newsletters, your intranet, social media feed and emails to your community.

Newsletter article

The Australian Mental Health Prize is awarded annually to Australians who have made outstanding contributions to either the promotion of mental health, or the prevention or treatment of mental illness. 

To win the Prize is a great honour and recognition across the community and we would like to encourage you to nominate someone you work with or believe has had a positive impact in mental health. Nominations of individuals who were previously nominated are welcomed. 

There are four categories for the Awards in 2026, they are as follows:

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander:
To recognise and celebrate outstanding Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander mental health leadership at a national or community level.
Lived experience: 
To recognise and celebrate outstanding mental health leadership by someone with lived experience of mental health, either personally or as a supporter, at a national level.
Professional:
To recognise and celebrate outstanding mental health leadership in the clinical, academic or professional sectors at a national level.
Community hero: 
To recognise and celebrate outstanding mental health leadership at a State or community level.

The winners of the Prize will be announced at a gala event on the 6 October 2026.

Nominating someone is a straightforward process. You simply need to submit the CV of the person you are nominating, along with 200 words outlining the work they do and how it is making an impact. Submit your entry at australianmentalhealthprize.org.au 

Nominations close on Friday 31 July 2026. 
The Prize is presented by the UNSW Discipline of Psychiatry & Mental Health, the Black Dog Institute and NeuRA.

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Mental health is more important than ever. If you know someone making a difference, please nominate them for the 2026 Australian Mental Health Prize here: http://unsw.to/AMHP

There are now 4 categories for the #OzMentalHealthPrize. Nominate someone deserving by July 31 2026. www.australianmentalhealthprize.org.au

#OzMentalHealthPrize #MentalHealthMatters @UNSWMedicine

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"In 2025 more than ever as a population we are grappling mental health issues. We need to talk more about our wellbeing and think about systemic solutions.  One way to do that, and give a platform to someone who's making a difference is to nominate them for the 2025 Australian Mental Health Prize, run by UNSW Medicine & Health at UNSW. You can nominate via the link in my post!" 

Video:

Film a video of yourself saying the above words (or similar) on your smart phone and post with the below text caption (or similar)

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Mental health is more important than ever. If you know someone making a difference, please nominate them for the 2025 Australian Mental Health Prize here: http://unsw.to/AMHP

#OzMentalHealthPrize #MentalHealthMatters @UNSWMedicine