Background: Of women who experience family violence 76% seek help, however this might go unidentified when women present to health services. A receptive and skilled…
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The Mabu Liyan Project was a partnership venture between health and education services undertaken in Broome Western Australia. The aim of the project was to…
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Rose Beard’s life was at rock bottom. Following multiple suicide attempts and hospitalisations, Rose lost custody of her children. Rose found herself living in a…
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The NDIS represents a fundamental change to the way service provision is carried out in Australia for people with a disability, including people with mental…
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Open Dialogue is widely recognised as the model that produces unique results for recovery from mental illness. This paper gives a brief overview of:
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Numerous national reports of mental health have demonstrated again and again the significant unmet needs of the same group - those with severe mental illness…
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Mental health carers confront many barriers and failings in a health system where there is a structural stigma and people with mental illness do not…
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Utley and Garza (2011) describe that the use of journaling as a counselling intervention is a creative way to engage clients in a therapeutic activity…
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Heidi Everett is an experienced producer of innovative lived experience arts projects based in Melbourne, Australia. Using social media, local resources and minimal funding, Heidi…
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