Awards

The Djirruwang Program has received the following awards:

2007 - Mental Health Matters Award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Initiative 2007 (Mental Health Association Inc) “With over 80 applications, the standard of submissions for the 2007 Mental Health Matters Awards was particularly high and were judged on excellence of work and commitment to mental health promotion” David M’Grath Director of Centre of Mental Health Drug and Alcohol.

2006 - University Medallist - Cathy Powell, CSU graduate Bachelor of Health Science (Mental Health)

2005 - Winner – NSW Health Aboriginal Health Awards 2005 Innovative Aboriginal and Career Development Programs in Partnership with Greater Western Area Health Service

2005 - Silver Award - 2005 NSW Premier’s Public sector Awards Category - Workforce Development in partnership with Greater Western Area Health Service

2003 - Pfizer Non-Psychiatrist Project Presentation Award. Tom Brideson Director of the Program “The risks of viewing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health Professionals as undervalued ‘seasonal workers’”. Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry Conference. Auckland, New Zealand

1997 - Silver Award at The Mental Health Services Conference (TheMHS) for innovation in “Education and Training”