When people experience trauma it can be devastating, affecting a person’s life in major ways, intrusive symptoms, avoidant behaviours, alienation, isolation and a range of…

For over 30 years, the Ryde Bipolar Support Group has provided a forum in which people who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, as well…

People affected by BPD have a high potential for recovering their citizenship, but only if they receive the right help.This paper examines the capability of…

The closure of Psychopaedic and Mental Health Institutions has bought about issues of citizenship rights for those with serious mental health problems and disorders. They…

This report aims to provide a rich and honest discussion around the advantages and challenges of consumer engagement, employment and leadership in the mental health…

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. ~ Maya Angelou There is a growing trend in mental health services…

The aim of this paper is to inform people that Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is for all people, including Aboriginal people, and that DBT is…

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) includes all forms of communication (other than oral speech) that are used to express thoughts, needs, wants, and ideas. AAC…

This paper introduces an innovative clinical initiative in the Northern Sydney and Central Coast Local Health Districts – the Hearing Voices Recovery Group –that has…

Recovering citizenship is all about respectful, meaningful growth and change for a consumer driven program…Yakkalla Recreation Program (YRP) has operated since inception in July 2003,…