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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…