Historical information

This booklet was a result of the Belonging Again Project. This project reported low levels of mental health and wellbeing in women generally and even more so in Brimbank women, further exacerbated by Covid-19.
Brimbank residents reported significantly higher levels of psychological distress. In particular, women experienced the greatest. They were diagnosed with anxiety or depression (39.1%) compared to men (16.4%). Brimbank has a significantly lower proportion of residents who felt that people in their neighbourhood were willing to help each other. During Covid-19 lockdowns (66%) of
Brimbank residents reported feeling more stressed from trying to juggle demands of work, children, house duties, remote learning and finances
The Belonging Again project was developed to relieve such distress.

Physical description

A soft covered booklet

Inscriptions & markings

Belonging Again
Bringing diverse women together to connect, share, enjoy and learn self-supporting techniques.
A women's support Network Wellbeing Project