Seasons greetings from BaMH!

As the holiday season approaches, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude for trusting us to support you on your healthcare journey.

Since opening our doors in late June, we are proud to have been able to bring neuroscience-informed mental healthcare and precision diagnostics to our Sunshine Coast communities, and we look forward to expanding the range of ways we can support you in 2025. 

We appreciate that the Christmas and New Year period can be difficult for many people, and we encourage you to get in touch if you are struggling. While our clinic will briefly close over this period (dates below), there are a number of organisations that can provide support during this time. This list can be found at the bottom of this email, and the bottom of each page on our website.

We also encourage you to get in touch with our team if you would like to discuss options for support that will be available over the holiday period, and to make appointments to reconnect in the new year.

Introducing our new ADHD Peer Support Group

To further support our clients, we’re making a new support option available before Christmas. Our ADHD Skills and Support Group Program is a weekly program for adults who have been diagnosed with ADHD and are seeking support and to develop skills that can help to manage life with the condition. There’s no commitment required – just join whenever you are able! 

• When: Each Thursday, commencing 12th December. No groups between 20th Dec and 6th January. Recommencing Thurs 9th January.
• Time: 11am - 12pm 
• Where: BaMH Sunshine Coast

Clinic close dates

Please note that our clinic will be closed over the Christmas/New Year break from 4pm on Friday, December 20th 2024. We will reopen on Monday, January 6th 2025. 

Where to find support over the holidays

If you are having an emergency, dial 000.

If you are feeling distressed or need support over the holiday period, the below services are available 24 hours a day.

Lifeline

• Ph: 13 11 14
• 24/7 phone and online chat

Beyond Blue

• Ph: 1300 22 4636
• 24/7 support service for counselling. Phone, text and online chat

13YARN (13 92 76)

• Mental Health for First Nations and Indigenous Australians

1300 MH CALL (1300 642 255)

• Support, advice and referral, mental health emergency

Suicide callback service

• Ph: 1300 659 467
• 24/7 counselling to people affected by suicide and online chat 

What’s coming in 2025

We’re excited to expand our service offerings in 2025 to provide additional pathways of care and support.

Some of the initiatives planned for next year include: 

• New group programs, including Lifestyle Medicine and Eating Disorder recovery
• Expanding our Brain Stimulation Clinic to offer new approaches for treatment-resistant depression, post-stroke recovery, and autism
• New staff members will be joining us to help provide greater levels of support and service availability

If we can assist you with anything prior to the holiday break, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

From all of us here at Brain & Mind Hub Sunshine Coast, we wish you and your loved ones a joyful holiday season and a bright, fulfilling New Year.