It is argued that the messages from consumers today have a more powerful influence because the audience has been prepared to hear them in a…

Neami, a Community Rehabilitation and Support Service in Melbourne, has implemented the clinical version of the Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN) as their main needs…

If ‘there is no health without mental health” then the opposite is also true: a quality of mental health is achieved through contributions from physical,…

Mental health problems in adolescence can result in the disruption of normal developmental task achievement. The transitional stage from adolescence to adulthood generally involves the…

Aspire: A Pathway to Mental Health, is a Psychiatric Disability Support Service located in South West Victoria. Aspire is unique in the provision of its…

This paper will explore the role NGOs play in the mental health sector paying particular attention to the dilemmas they may face as their services…

Acquired brain injury (ABI) is a common cause of disability in our community severely affecting over 160,000 Australians (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 1999).…

This work-in-progress paper presents the barriers faced by job seekers who experience schizophrenia and the limitations of current job placement methods in improving employment opportunities…

“Mindfulness” refers to the practice of being attentive to present moment experience in a focused, non-judgmental and open-minded manner. Evidence in the psychotherapeutic literature indicates…

The paper outlines the development, implementation and evaluation of RAVE, a peer support and psychoeducational program for young people who have experienced a first episode…