The Flannel Flower - Australia's symbol for Mental Health Awareness

The Flannel Flower, an Australian native, is a national symbol to promote awareness of mental health.

Flannel flower is commonly found growing wild in the Australian bush, which has a wonderful inherent beauty and strength and is known for its extremes of weather and landscape.

To survive the extremes of Australia's climate the Flannel Flower has had to be adaptable, in the same way all of us, regardless of our life circumstances, need to develop resilience and the ability to adapt to change, inorder to strengthen and maintain our mental health.

The Flannel Flower, with its soft silky texture, encourages contact and is thought to help people express their feelings verbally and to develop sensitivity.

Being open and empathetic to a person's expression of distress can help not only the recovery of a person experiencing mental illness, but to change the negative attitudes of our socity to mental illness.

Flannel Flower Pins and Postcards

The MHCA offers a Flannel Flower pin and postcard package.  The pin and postcard package is sold for $3.00 each, including postage within Australia.

To purchase a flannel flower pin and postcard pack please click here to visit our shop