In August, 2012, RMIT and Sunrise Health Service, co-presented a symposium, exploring how it is RMIT, a university predominately situated in Melbourne, Australia, has come…

The findings of an empirical research project and a qualitative evaluation demonstrate significant recovery outcomes for participants of the MI Recovery peer education program. This…

The benefits of physical activity for health have been well documented and acknowledged. It has been found that physical activity is useful in alleviating negative…

Prospective memory (PM) refers to the ability to remember to carry out intentions in the future. This study aimed to: a) Examine whether individuals with…

In this paper we discuss our work with ‘survivors of psychiatry’ which attempted to answer back to ‘psy knowledges’ which accomplish ‘governmentality’. We discuss what…

There has been increasing interest in Mental Health Commissions around Australia and in New Zealand. Despite their differences in scope, each proposal or MHC development…

In this paper, Commissioner Gooda will talk about the citizenship of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the criminal justice system in terms of…

Personal crises taking place within the global crisis contain either the possibility of new solutions or the loss of even the most basic rights. The…

In 2011 The Seclusion Restraint Review committee (SRRC) requested the Consumer consultant undertake a survey of the Psychiatric Service Unit (PSU) consumers. Seclusions in PSU…

Government legislative changes resulted in Hospitals in NSW introducing smoke free areas on hospital grounds. New Horizons saw this as an opportunity to support people…