What we’re about
At Activate Mental Health, we believe that no one needs to live a life of social isolation!
Our passionate and dedicated volunteers put on an amazing array of events to bring people together to have fun in safe and welcoming settings.
🎯 Our Aspiration
Improving well-being through fun and human connection.
🦸♀️ Our Mission:
Peer-led fun activities to overcome social isolation.
💚 Our values:
Connection – A sense of belonging.
Fun – Boosting happiness levels.
Inclusion – feeling personally valued.
This group generally operates in the central areas of Perth.
😎 Activate Mental Health would like to thank our sponsors who help us to run our group:
Major Sponsor: Consumers of Mental Health WA
Consumers of Mental Health WA (CoMHWA) is the peak body for individuals with a lived/living experience of mental health challenges in Western Australia. We work together to amplify the voices of people with lived experience to deliver positive change in the community.
Other sponsors: Blooming Minds, ABS Institute of Management, Au Skills, Virtuosys and Mark Your Ceremony.
Affiliated groups: Activate Mental Health is a valued member of Volunteering WA, ConnectGroups WA, Act-Belong-Commit and Outdoors WA.
👨💻 Code of Conduct
You agree to follow our member code of conduct by participating in our group events.
📲Follow us on social media
Please find us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn
For more about us, please visit our website.
🎗️ Donate to us
Activate Mental Health is a registered charity with DGR status. Please use this link if you'd like to make a tax-deductible donation to us.
Sponsors
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Outdoors WASupporter
Coursebox AITraining provider
Consumers of Mental Health WAMajor Sponsor
Blooming MindsSponsor
ABS Institute of ManagementSponsor
Mark Your CeremonySponsor
Volunteering WAPeak body for volunteering
Alike WAPeak body
Act-Belong-CommitWell-being partner- Outdoors WASupporter
- Coursebox AITraining provider
- Consumers of Mental Health WAMajor Sponsor
- Blooming MindsSponsor
Ever wanted to have "Friends on Demand?" 🤔
Activate Mental Health is about to open its next intake of Activators, our social event hosts. 🎉
As an AMH Activator, you can choose any social event you like and coordinate and lead with others. You simply advertise the event on the social media platform Meetup, and then our members (we have over 7,600 people! 👥) sign up and join the event with you.
It’s that simple! 😊
Some of the regular activities that Activators have been coordinating and leading include:
Walking groups 🚶♀️🚶♂️
Board games at cafes 🎲☕
Silent book clubs 📚🤫
TED talk discussion groups 🎤🗣️
Queer social clubs 🌈
Study and productivity sessions 📖💪
Bouldering 🧗♀️
Creativity sessions 🎨🖌️
8 ball pool 🎱
Ten-pin bowling 🎳
Minigolf ⛳
Pub quiz nights 🍻❓
Community events 👫🌟
And more…
About this session:
We have booked the Dome Belmont meeting room 🏢, where we will give a brief presentation about us and have an open forum to answer any questions. If there's time, we can play a Jackbox game 🎮 or other board games that we will bring. 🎲
Learn more about volunteering with us:
If you'd like to know more about volunteering with us, you can find information here:
Volunteer FAQ 📄❓
Volunteer guide 📘
Click here if you want to read some of our volunteer stories from 2024.
Apply today:
🔗 Here's the link to apply
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Card Games at Dome GosnellsGosnells Dome, Albany
For this Meetup, I'll be bringing along the following card games:
- 3 fun versions of Uno (Classic, Uno Flip, and Uno No Mercy)
- Skip-Bo
- Monopoly Deal
- MantisWe'll have a limit of 8 people for this event, and I'm hoping we can get at least 6 of us to join in on the fun!
Note: This is the first time I've hosted an event at Dome Gosnells
👫 What is Activate Mental Health?
Activate Mental Health (AMH) is run by a team of passionate volunteers who organise fun, inclusive WA events for members experiencing social isolation. Our mission is to help create a positive sense of well-being and improve mental health through various peer-led activities including nature walks, boardgame nights, bouldering, book clubs and more!🤝 AMH Code of Conduct
if you attend this event, you agree to our Code of Conduct❤️ Find us on Socials
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & LinkedIn to stay up to date with latest community info and eventsYou can also visit our website or email us to connect with AMH— we’d love to hear from you!
🙋 Join AMH
Become an AMH Event Host - We’ll show you how to organise your own fun, inclusive AMH event💌 Donate to AMH
AMH has helped over 6000+ individuals experiencing social isolation. Help keep our community running through a small donation📄 Disclaimer
While AMH aims to promote connection, fun and inclusion for peers with a lived experience of mental health issues, we are not a substitute mental health professionals. AMH events are intended to provide complementary support for Individuals undertaking other treatments in their recovery journey. If you are in need of immediate mental health services, please see the WA Mental Health Commission Helpline Page🙏 AMH supporters
Activate Mental Health would like to thank our major sponsor, Consumers of Mental Health WA (CoMHWA), for supporting our group. CoMHWA is the peak body for individuals with a lived/living experience of mental health challenges in Western Australia. They work together to amplify the voices of people with lived experience to deliver positive change in the community. AMH would also like to thank Blooming Minds, ABS Institute of Management, Au Skills, Virtuosys and Mark Your Ceremony as other supporters of our group. Find our more about our sponsors and supporters - Vic Park Community Games Night - 9th Anniversary edition [Free event]Victoria Park Community Centre, East Victoria Park
🥳🥳 Anniversary Edition 🥳🥳
This month’s games night marks our 9th anniversary of hosting this awesome event. To celebrate, we’ll be treating you all to delicious Krispy Kreme doughnuts, just like we do every year. Can’t wait to see you all there! . 🍩
Get ready for a night of fun 🎉, friends 👫, and friendly competition! 💪
Join us for our ever-popular monthly board games night, where you can meet new people, try new games, and enjoy some relaxed socialising.
This event is now Free after we received funding from the Town of Victoria Park to run these events.
About the 🎲 board games night 🌃
Just two weeks after launching Activate Mental Health, founder Rahul Seth took the stage at a Vic Park Collective crowdfunding dinner in Victoria Park. His passionate pitch paid off, securing $890 in funding.
Demonstrating his commitment to the broader mental health community, Rahul donated 25% of the funds to another local charity. With the remaining amount, he purchased a collection of board games, laying the foundation for Activate's monthly board games nights.
Since August 2016, these nights have been a staple at the Victoria Park Community Centre, fostering connection and community among attendees.
Our games 🎲
The board games featured in the monthly games nights have all been crowdfunded and sourced from donations by the community. Our Complete games list is here:
- Monopoly Perth Edition
- Uno
- Telestrations
- Cards against humanity
- Settlers of Catan
- Trivial Pursuit
- Balderdash
- Jenga
- The logo game
- Exploding Kittens
- Imploding Kittens
- Sequence
- Man bites dog
- True of false card game
- 5 second Rule
- Guess who card game
- Jenga
- Mastermind
- Pictionary
- Scrabble
- Quoits
- Code names
- The irrational game
- Taboo
- Ludo
- Chess, Checkers & Backgammon
- Smart ass card game
- The game of things
- Connect 4
- Monopoly Deal
- Yahtzee
- Cluedo
- Upwords
- Scattergories
- Cranium
- Battleship
- Concept
- Split Second
- Dumb ass
- Fact or Crap
- Skip Bo
- Uno Flip
- Monopoly Bid
- Bananagrams
- Taco, Cat, Goat, Chesse, Pizza
- Trouble
- Tacocat spelt backwards
Event Details: 📅
- Capacity: 40 people (6 tables of 6, plus co-hosts)
- Entry Fee: Free!
- Frequency: Fourth Saturday of every month
*Important:* If you RSVP and can't attend, please update your RSVP ASAP to allow others to join. We're excited to share this community-focused event with you!
Snack Time! 🍿👌
We have a variety of snacks available for a donation.
🍎 Healthy catering from Hannah Beazley.
Healthy catering for this event is proudly sponsored by Hannah Beazley MLA, Member for Victoria Park. Proudly supporting Activate Mental Health in their mission to organise events that strive to improve community well-being through fun and human connection.Spotify playlist 🎶
A lot of people love our playlist, so here’s a link to it
- Silent Book Club - Vic Park Community Space (Chapter 8: Back Again)Vic Park Community Space, Perth
Have you been looking for a book club that doesn't require you to read a specific book or participate in a formal discussion?
Look no further than The Silent Book Club, a global movement that has taken root in our community. Join us for an afternoon of quiet reading in the company of friends and peers. Here's what to expect:
On the last Sunday of every month, we'll gather to read at the old stomping ground of the Vic Park Community Space (enter via Miller St, Victoria Park) !
At 2 pm, join us to chat with other readers about what you're currently reading and books in general. If you arrive before 2pm, feel free to grab a coffee from the nearby café (Modus is around the corner on Albany Hwy)
From 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm, we'll observe an hour of silence as we read our books together. To signal the end of the reading session, a 55-minute timer will be set.
At 3:30 pm, you're welcome to leave or stay and socialise with fellow book lovers.
This event is set to occur monthly, and we look forward to seeing you there!
==== Our mission ====
Improving well-being through a positive, vibrant and well-connected social community.
==== Our values ====
Acceptance: we welcome people from all walks of life.
Community: we provide a welcoming and inclusive platform for our members to feel connected and valued.
Fun: we run engaging and enjoyable events.
==== Member code of conduct ====
If you choose to attend our events, you agree to abide by our code of conduct, which can be accessed here:
https://www.activatemh.com.au/code-of-coduct
==== Connect with us ====
We’d love to hear from you
https://au.linkedin.com/company/activatemh
==== Event disclaimer ====
While we tend to identify as peers with a lived experience of mental health issues and also love promoting the values of acceptance, community and fun for mental health, we are not a complete substitute for professionals in helping you with the mental health issues you face. Please be mindful that the service we offer is complementary to other treatments you may be undertaking in your recovery journey.
If you are in need of immediate health services please visit this link here: https://www.mhc.wa.gov.au/getting-help/helplines
==== Thank you to our supporters ====
Activate Mental Health would like to thank Blooming Minds, ABS Institute of Management and LevelUp, major sponsors, who helps us to run this group.
You can find our more about our sponsors and supporters here:
https://www.activatemh.com.au/support-us
==== Support us ====
Volunteer for us:
https://www.activatemh.com.au/volunteer
Donate to us:
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