While unemployment rates remain high among people with a psychiatric disability, an increased focus on rehabilitation in the last two decades has resulted in increasing…

This is a qualitative study of ten consumer consultants working in Area Mental Health Services in Victoria, exploring their perspectives on their areas of influence,…

It is widely acknowledged that the needs of consumers should guide service development, however, there has been relatively little progress made in this area. We…

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…

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…

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…

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…