In some ways, we are witnessing a profound cultural shift towards positively valuing mental health consumers. For example, The Mental Health Services Conference itself includes…
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Working together in partnerships is an important growth area for providing improved coordinated care and positive outcomes for users of mental health services. As part…
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My husband and I were both diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 40 years ago, which is often associated with compulsive hoarding. As problems emerged in…
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Aboriginal people are well over represented in all Australian health morbidity and incarceration statistics and on average have a significantly lower life expectancy than most…
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Peers Australia is a peer lead initiative to ascertain and, if relevant, develop a professional association to promote peer work in mental health service provision…
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Dissociative experiences are the most common reason individuals make contact with mental health services (Weber, 2007). Despite this, many mental health professionals feel ill-equipped to…
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The Positive Living in Aged Care (PLAC) Awards Project, funded by NSW Health, was developed in 2007 in response to the high prevalence of mental…
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Objectives: The aim of the research was to explore the needs of the Muslim community in terms of receiving mental health services, and to assess…
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Drought and hardship have impacted heavily on the mental health and wellbeing of people in rural Victoria. During the years 2003/04 the Swan Hill region…
adminMay 28, 2015