The aim of this paper is to firstly emphasise the need to address the physical health of people with a mental illness and following, will…

A collaborative performance in a large mental health facility could appear anachronistic in the twenty-first century. However, Cumberland's arts therapies have been able to achieve…

This paper looks at Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the possible strategies that can be applied within the school environment. Although many OCD sufferers manage…

Social rejection includes admissions to psychiatric hospitals where the mission is to empower patients to recover community tenure. This was measured by successful discharges i.e.…

Over the last nine years Queensland has been engaged in an innovative response to relocate up to 300 people with a psychiatric disability who have…

A group of individuals each with varied goals present challenging opportunities to a staff team devoted to the ideals of quality, individual rehabilitation and recovery.…

In mid-2003, the Paediatric Mental Health Team (PMHT) was created within the Blacktown City Mental Health Service to address needs of children presenting with mental…

Paola Mason is the Co-convenor of COMIC (Children of Mentally Ill Consumers). Since February 2000 when Children of Mentally Ill Consumers was launched, Paola has…

In early 2004 Enfield Community Health Service developed a proposal for an allied health service for residents living in Supported Residential Facilities (SRFs). This came…

Clyde is a 43 year old man with Schizoaffective Disorder who has lived a "rough life", spending time in jail and moving from boarding house…