Recognition and Awards
The Arts Wellbeing Collective team have delivered presentations on international stages including the Tessitura Learning & Community Conference in Orlando, Florida, and the International Society for the Performing Arts Congress in New York, and have received several accolades including:

Winner, Principal Award
Mental Health Promotion or Mental Illness Prevention Award
The Mental Health Service Awards of Australia and New Zealand recognise innovation, research excellence, best practice and lived experience leadership in mental health services. They also aim to reduce stigma by acknowledging responsible media reporting of mental health issues and encourage others to promote the importance of mental health and wellbeing.
The Awards acknowledge and promote: best-practice in the delivery of mental health services; innovation, consumer-focus and lived-experience leadership; excellence in mental health research; as well as media and journalism that helps decrease the stigma which can still be associated with mental distress.

Winner, Principal Award
Most Outstanding Fundraising Project, FIA Awards for Excellence 2021
The FIA Awards for Excellence in Fundraising are a key component of Fundraising Institute Australia’s commitment to champion best practice in the sector.
Each year the awards recognise the outstanding initiatives and innovative efforts of professional fundraisers, volunteers and organisations. They present the opportunity to celebrate members’ hard work and successes throughout the year.
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Joint winner
Best Pivot Award, FIA Awards for Excellence 2021
The FIA Awards for Excellence in Fundraising are a key component of Fundraising Institute Australia’s commitment to champion best practice in the sector.
Each year the awards recognise the outstanding initiatives and innovative efforts of professional fundraisers, volunteers and organisations. They present the opportunity to celebrate members’ hard work and successes throughout the year.
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Finalist 2020 Claire Spencer AM
Australian Mental Health Prize 2020
The Australian Mental Health Prize was established in 2016 by UNSW Medicine through its School of Psychiatry, Australia’s pre-eminent psychiatric research department.
The Australian Mental Health Prize recognises Australians who have made outstanding contributions of national significance to either the promotion of mental health, or the prevention and treatment of mental illness – in areas such as advocacy, research or service provision.

WINNER
Martin Seligman Health and Wellbeing Award, AHRI Awards
The AHRI Awards recognise the best HR practitioners, organisations and leaders paving the way for business best-practice. Winning one is the pinnacle of HR and business excellence.
The Martin Seligman Health and Wellbeing Award recognises outstanding strategies and initatives that promote and embed good health and wellbeing of the workforce.

FINALIST
The VicHealth Awards, Improving Mental Wellbeing
VicHealth are a Victorian health promotion foundation focused on promoting good health and preventing chronic disease.
Every year VicHealth runs the VicHealth Awards, recognising excellence in health promotion, prevention, and management across a range of categories.

FINALIST
The Australian HR Awards, Best Health & Wellbeing Program
The Australian HR Awards is a leading independent awards event in the HR profession. The awards showcase the leading HR teams, leaders, programs and initiatives that raised the bar in a given year.
The Australian HR Awards is presented by HRD and is proud to celebrate excellence in the HR profession.