The 2010 Art for Mental Health Research Exhibition and Auction

The 2010 Art for Mental Health Research Exhibition and Auction

The 2010 Art for Mental Health Research Exhibition and Auction was held on Thursday 12 November, 6-9pm, Blue Door Gallery, 231-233 Park Street, South Melbourne.
This event raised nearly $10,000 to support innovative mental health research. The Monash Alfred Psychiatry research centre (MAPrc) works to discover and fast track new treatment solutions to give hope and a brighter future to the millions of Australians living with mental illness.

At present, approximately one-third of people experiencing mental illness do not respond to available treatments. This equates to approximately 1.3 million Australianswho struggle long-term with debilitating illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Without effective treatment, the impact of mental illness on these peoples’ lives, and their families and carers, is huge and often tragic.