Just found this thread today and thought I'd a add a very big moment of gratitude. I am grateful for my mother. At 81, she is open-minded, loving, understanding, kind, loves to laugh and tell stories, and is general wacky in a wonderful way. She has survived domestic abuse and tragedies. She's always remained committed to helping other people. During her working life she was a nurse's aide working at different times with people with cerebral palsy, MS, the elderly and in hospice care. She's had her own struggles with mental health along the way. She is an inspiration! Thanks, Mum. 
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
SANE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.