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Creative First Aid Tool Kit

29+ easy ways to shift your mental state with creativity
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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners, Custodians and Elders past and present of the Indigenous Nations of New South Wales on whose lands we work. We pay respects to the Wodi Wodi people of the Dharawal Nation.

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Shift your mental state through creative practice & shared experience

MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION + SUPPORT

Accredited, evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches that fuse creativity, social connection, and education, for yourself, your team or someone you know in a difficult time.

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8 Jun

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Press Play: A 4 week course for Creative Wellbeing

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2 Jun

4 weeks

Press Play: Stitching + Textiles

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Creative First Aid Kit

29+ easy ways to shift your mental state with creativity
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Introducing Nathan and Tully! First Nations Mental Health Instructors

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Explore playful strategies to support and maintain your mental health

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Accredited training to support to those around you who are struggling with mental health

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We're delighted to share Every Seven Days with you all, being served up to you in the form of a weekly newsletter. Invented and facilitated by Julie Paterson, artist and owner/maker of @ClothFabric & @Clothjulie, this is a free, structured kickstart of a creative practice and nature connection.

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Our podcast exploring creativity as an antidote for challenging times. Featuring interviews with makers and artists who share their personal stories of how creative practices have helped them through tough times.

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MakeShift has been featured in The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald, Dumbo Feather Magazine. We have worked with Support Act, Australian Design Centre, Creative Plus Business, Quickbooks International, AMP Capital, Carclew.

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Hope for the Future: How Our Creative First Aid program transformed people's lives

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Bachelor Girl star Tania Doko on the power of Play, connecting, and staying well in the music industry

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We have worked with Support Act, Australian Design Centre, Creative Plus Business, Quickbooks International, AMP Capital, Carclew. MakeShift is a recognised service provider to all of NSW Government under the Prequalification Scheme for Performance and Management Services. We work with mental health industry leaders and deliver programs for a range of high profile clients as well as direct to the community.


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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners, Custodians and Elders past and present of the Indigenous Nations of New South Wales on whose lands we work. We pay respects to the Wodi Wodi people of the Dharawal Nation. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded, and we live on stolen land.

ABN 65 685 548 213