This paper shows how my mentally ill daughter inspired me to become a public speaker and advocate for mental health by first becoming a speaker…

Research into evidence-based practice has found that clients’ subjective views of clinical change and the therapeutic alliance are important determinants of response to psychotherapy, regardless…

Melbourne Health and NWAPMHP (North Western Aged Persons Mental Health Program) is currently moving towards Recovery focused and Persons Centred approach and service. This is…

The paradigm shift to recovery oriented practice has wide-ranging implications for service development. This paper describes key lessons from the establishment of Australia’s first Recovery…

A number of professionals and practitioners banded together with a vision to create a space where the oft overlooked intersection of mental health and child…

Employment can play an important role in Recovery, so how does Recovery fit within Australian Government Disability Employment Services (DES) and when is a person…

This paper outlines the challenges faced by FIFO (fly in, fly out) workers and families. This work pattern supports the mining and resources sector particularly…

Mental health legislation in WA has been revised and reviewed a number of times over the last 13 years and is currently being debated in…

The 2013 World Hearing Voices Congress, reportedly the largest consumer-led mental health event in Australia’s history, aimed to address past conflicts between consumers and clinicians…