Stay safe this Festive Season
With festive season around the corner, so are the barbeques, functions and family gatherings. This is a good time of the year to reflect on our drinking culture and the way ...
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Meet Veronica McGuire – a proud Balladong Noongar Woman
Veronica McGuire, a proud Balladong Noongar woman from the Wheatbelt area, looks back at her growing years and reflects on changing times. “We never had a house, just a ...
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Restorative Beats for Justice
May 23, 2019 by Jonelle Kapsalos The new DRUMBEAT for Adult Justice Program creates a unique space for prisoners to learn vital social and emotional skills. The ...
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HR Managers and the Mental Health Stigma
March 15, 2019 by Angie Paskevicius If you are a Manager of HR or Learning & Development, you will agree that employee mental wellness presents quite the ...
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The Messy Desk
February 11, 2019 by Chris Darmody The use of metaphors can be an effective tool in finding common ground. The Messy Desk is a way I often ...
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healing from traumatic events
Reconnecting community – providing healing from traumatic events June 08, 2018 by Terri King, DRUMBEAT Facilitator Holyoake organised a ‘Goodwill DRUMBEAT Facilitator Training’ in Texas following the ...
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Investing to Save – A report on Mental Health Reform
May 03, 2018 by Angie Paskevicius, Holyoake Fracture an arm and the visible cast draws instant attention and sympathy. Unfortunately anxiety, depression and other mental health issues ...
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5 Tips to empower people to wellness
March 12, 2018 by Angie Paskevicius, Holyoake Isn’t it an irony that our hyper-connected technological era can leave people feeling more disconnected than ever before? It is ...
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Is someone you care about affected by methamphetamine?
February 07, 2018 by Erica Lucas, Holyoake If you or someone you care about is affected by methamphetamine, it is important to understand some important facts about ...
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education system stuck in replay
February 01, 2018 by Rebecca Stewart, Holyoake Einstein defined insanity as “Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result”. Sounds silly perhaps, ...
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Australian program drumming rave reviews USA
Why an Australian program is drumming up rave reviews in the USA January 10, 2018 by Mario Gomes, Holyoake Holyoake’s DRUMBEAT program won the prestigious 2018 Exemplary ...
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12 Tips to stress less this festive season
December 21, 2017 by Jo Drayton, Holyoake The Christmas season is not always a festive time for everyone. It can be an emotional and challenging time for ...
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Mental health for adolescent boys – a drumbeat away
November 29, 2017 by Dr Karen Martin & Ms Madeleine Ford Holyoake’s DRUMBEAT is more than just fun drumming; it is backed by a strong evidence-base that speaks to ...
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Health education without engagement is a fail
November 13, 2017 by Rebecca Stewart, Holyoake Educators are increasingly aware that student engagement is vital for effective health education. Nathan Trengove, Health and Physical Education teacher ...
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More than just fun drumming
November 07, 2017 by Angie Paskevicius, Holyoake I’ve often been asked about what makes Holyoake’s DRUMBEAT program so effective and engaging. I usually respond by inviting people ...
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Rhythm Revolution in Polk County, Florida
October 24, 2017 by Jessica Fredricks I’ve witnessed firsthand the amazing benefits of the DRUMBEAT program– participating students experience a 50% decrease in discipline incidents and a ...
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Preparing students for high school
Preparing students for transition from primary to high school August 04, 2017 by Rebecca Stewart, Holyoake Adolescence has never been easy. Not for adolescents, their parents, or ...
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How DRUMBEAT supports community engagement and public participation
September 07, 2017 by Dee Brooks For many years, IAP2’s Public Participation Spectrum, which explores different levels of community engagement, has been a part of what I ...
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5 Tips for parents: Supplying alcohol to minors
June 28, 2017 by Samantha Menezes, Blogger Secondary supply laws were introduced into Western Australia in November 2015. In order to ensure the public are educated about ...
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What is Reconciliation?
June 13, 2017 by Claire McGuire, Holyoake I am a proud Balladong Noongar woman from the Wheatbelt area, and a Counsellor in Holyoake’s Northam office. People often ...
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DRUMBEAT Quest for all WA Primary Schools
February 20, 2017 by Rebecca Stewart, Holyoake DRUMBEAT Quest is the latest addition to Holyoake’s universally successful DRUMBEAT program. This unique computer game and associated facilitator resources have ...
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Secondary Supply Legislation in WA
January 02, 2017 by Samantha Menezes, Blogger When the “Introduce Secondary Supply Laws in WA” petition first went online in March 2013 many people presumed it was ...
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Making music at Holyoake Connect
November 27, 2015 by Ev Taylor, Holyoake It is often said that music is good for the soul, and in the words of Ella Fitzgerald, “the only ...
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Suicide prevention – together we can save lives
November 20, 2016 by Mario Gomes, Holyoake It is hard to imagine what goes through the mind of someone who contemplates the extreme choice of taking one’s ...
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It’s time to stop the blatant double standard: Cigarettes v/s Alcohol
September 27, 2016 by Angie Paskevicius, Holyoake Despite overwhelming statistics and research about the harmful effects of alcohol, our Government hesitates to increase tax on alcohol and ...
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Breaking the deadly code of silence
March 27, 2016 by Mario Gomes, Holyoake The introduction of drug testing is a much-discussed topic in the building industry. The new building code will soon make ...
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Looking back at 40 years of Holyoake
October 27, 2015 by Mario Gomes, Holyoake In the early seventies, problem drinking was generally treated as a disease; the advice was to “detox, sober up, and ...
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