We asked one of our experts, Dr Maria Di Biase: Where do 'voices in the head' come from? Turns out the answer is quite an interesting one! 

Your question could be the next one we feature on 'Ask the Experts'!

Email your questions to: news@arh.org.au and we will select a question each month for one of our mental health researchers to answer. 

Thank you to the Rotary Club of Somerset for hosting a mental health forum in Burnie (TAS) on the 29th of April.

The Deputy Premier of Tasmania, Jeremy Rockliff was in attendance and said that it was "very powerful listening to people with lived experience speaking about mental health." 

It's great to see our mental health forums having an impact in the community. 
#LiftTheLidOnMentalIllness

After waiting over 12 months due to COVID-19 obstacles, ARH Director Jane Cox finally had the opportunity recently to make the trip over the border to visit the Rotary Club of Mt Gambier.

At the meeting, Jane presented the Club with a Companion Award for their generous donation to research after raising funds at their book fair in 2019. President Stephen was very honoured to receive the award on the Club's behalf.

Thank you again to the Rotary Club of Mt Gambier! 

The Rotary Club of Picton NSW were recently chosen to be recipients of Khan's SUPA IGA Picton Community Chest donation.

Robert Khan, who awarded the Club $1,500, said: "I see how much Picton Rotary quietly does for the area and feel you deserve the funds and am confident the money will be put to good use."

Picton Rotary have decided to use these funds to support Australian Rotary Health's #LiftTheLidOnMentalIllness campaign.

We are incredibly grateful! 

A cheque of $8,000 was presented to Australian Rotary Health earlier this month at the Rotary District 9800 Conference. This donation was raised at the inaugural Melbourne Celtic Festival, hosted by Rotary Melbourne South in March.

The 12-hour live music festival was streamed worldwide - a wonderful promotional opportunity for ARH!

(Image: ARH Director DGN Amanda Wendt with Rotary Club of Melbourne South President Pam Dittmer).

#LiftTheLidOnMentalIllness

Calling all knitters and crocheters on the Bellarine!

After a long recess Bellarine North Rotary are re-launching their IGKNITE for Mental Health 'coffee and chat' afternoons. The primary aim of these events is to raise awareness and funds for Australian Rotary Health's Lift the Lid on Mental Illness campaign, and support mental health related community projects.

#Liftthelidonmentalillness

In 1988, PDG Geoffrey Betts AM was elected as the second Chairman of Australian Rotary Health. That year, we also achieved out goal of raising $2 million for research. Celebrate 40 years of ARH with us by donating to our birthday fundraiser or signing up to our Hat Day/40th Birthday Webinar in October.  

The Lift the Lid in Schools website is live now!

Australian Rotary Health research makes a real difference for people like Kristy Bruton who lives with trichotillomania (a hair pulling disorder). She told us about how Dr Reneta Slikboer's research has made an impact on her life.