If this competition is about innovation, then the people in Australia who started this many years ago should be acknowledged. Doing someone else's program without acknowledging them is not innovation.
The three collaborative entities that worked to develop the Mental Health First Aid curriculum for US audiences (the Missouri Mental Health Office of Transformation, the Maryland Mental Health Transformation Office, and the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare) greatly appreciate the founding vision of and ongoing collaboration with Betty Kitchener and Tony Jorm in Australia. Please read the “Story” section of our entry to learn more about the development of the program in Australia and here in the US.
On November 20, 2009 the judges reviewed the entries for the Changemakers Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing competition and would like to pass on the following feedback (listed below) for your entry. Thank you for applying and for your hard work in the field. We are excited to archive your entry to serve as a leading solution for the worldwide community of innovators. We wish you continued luck with your innovative, sustainable, and socially impactful initiatives.
All the best, The Changemakers Team
“This is a simple and straightforward initiative and has a huge impact on reducing stigma. It’s a great example of an initiative that has been taken to scale, especially since it has spread widely through Australia and now to the U.S. through good knowledge and evidence.”
“I like this initiative a lot – It should have been done years and years ago. What I like most about it is that it unifies the head and the body. Many physical health initiatives don’t take mental health into account, and this initiative brings both into consideration.”
“This is a simple and great idea! I’m interested in learning more about how you plan on satisfying demands. Specifically, how would this kind of an initiative work in a developing country? I only ask because it might be difficult to satisfy the demands of a population if the system does not have the capacity to deal with it and especially if this initiative is taken to scale in developing countries. Overall, the social impact of this initiative could be extremely great and if it’s done well, this could be very important.”
- Changemakers Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing Judges
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If this competition is about innovation, then the people in Australia who started this many years ago should be acknowledged. Doing someone else's program without acknowledging them is not innovation.
The three collaborative entities that worked to develop the Mental Health First Aid curriculum for US audiences (the Missouri Mental Health Office of Transformation, the Maryland Mental Health Transformation Office, and the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare) greatly appreciate the founding vision of and ongoing collaboration with Betty Kitchener and Tony Jorm in Australia. Please read the “Story” section of our entry to learn more about the development of the program in Australia and here in the US.
On November 20, 2009 the judges reviewed the entries for the Changemakers Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing competition and would like to pass on the following feedback (listed below) for your entry. Thank you for applying and for your hard work in the field. We are excited to archive your entry to serve as a leading solution for the worldwide community of innovators. We wish you continued luck with your innovative, sustainable, and socially impactful initiatives.
All the best, The Changemakers Team
“This is a simple and straightforward initiative and has a huge impact on reducing stigma. It’s a great example of an initiative that has been taken to scale, especially since it has spread widely through Australia and now to the U.S. through good knowledge and evidence.”
“I like this initiative a lot – It should have been done years and years ago. What I like most about it is that it unifies the head and the body. Many physical health initiatives don’t take mental health into account, and this initiative brings both into consideration.”
“This is a simple and great idea! I’m interested in learning more about how you plan on satisfying demands. Specifically, how would this kind of an initiative work in a developing country? I only ask because it might be difficult to satisfy the demands of a population if the system does not have the capacity to deal with it and especially if this initiative is taken to scale in developing countries. Overall, the social impact of this initiative could be extremely great and if it’s done well, this could be very important.”
- Changemakers Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing Judges
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