A pro-active approach to family preservation
For the second consecutive year, NSW has had the lowest rate of children and young people admitted to "out of home care” in the country. These encouraging results were announced recently by the Secretary of the NSW Department of Community Services, M…
Sharing the Journey
While Mental Health Month is held in October every year, mental health is an ongoing issue, as is raising public awareness around these concerns. It's important to break down taboos and better enable people to access support as early as possible. The…
How to remain strong?
Q I feel almost at breaking point. I have put up with so much in my life and I constantly seem to experience one bad event followed by another. How can I remain the strong person I thought I was? A It is a great that you can identify yourself with st…
The welcoming Woolleys
Have you ever met a person, or indeed a family, and felt instantly at ease? Their smile shines from within, their kind words having you nodding your head in agreement and their love for life and those around them radiates. This is how I would describ…
CatholicCare celebrates World Mental Health Day by breaking Stigma
CatholicCare recently created a series of videos aimed at promoting a proactive approach to managing mental health and breaking the stigma associated with accessing counselling. Follow mnnews.today on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The benefits of Marriage and Relationship Education and Bringing Baby Home years on
‘We often spend years studying for a career - but rarely give time to learning how to be a great partner or a great parent - and yet that is the most important role we play.’ That’s according to Kirsten Copas who recommends two CatholicCare courses -…