"Australians urged to ditch ‘tough on crime’ mindset for youth justice as it does not work" | Ben Smee for Guardian Australia theguardian.com/australia-news…

Coroner McGregor has found Veronica Nelson’s death was preventable. These damning findings and important recommendations must lead to reform.

.ANZAPPL NSW will hold its Annual General Meeting alongside a dinner presentation on Wednesday 1 March. Tickets for both are available now. anzappl.org/public/schedul…

Major new report on supported decision-making: "Diversity, dignity, equity & best practice: a framework for supported decision-making" by Christine Bigby, T Carney Shih-Ning Then I Wiesel C Sinclair, J Douglas, & J Duffy for the @DRC_AU. LOTS in here (400+ pages!) apo.org.au/sites/default/…

Does your organisation have a passion to improve #rural #mentalhealth supports in small towns? Mental Health Commission of NSW is offering one-off funding of $40,000 to two eligible organisations. Applications close 28 February 2023 at 5pm. Visit nswmentalhealthcommission.com.au/expressionofin… to find out more and apply.

The new CPD Program Guide is now available and updated to reflect the new CPD requirements for 2023. View it here: ow.ly/3Z1Q50MHr7i

Stoked to be part of the Monash Health team presenting symposium "Embedding Forensic Mental Health into Public Mental Health Services" at IAFMHS conference, which is occurring jointly with ANZAPPL and RANZCP Faculty of #ForensicPsychiatry this year. iafmhs.wildapricot.org/2023-conference

The #Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing are searching for an External and #Independent Member and Chair for the #Finance, Audit and Risk Committee. For more details about the centre and #jobs and to #apply, visit buff.ly/3Kz8Na5 #mentalhealth

#RANZCPvic Branch Chair Astha Tomar expresses concerns over fulfilling Mental Health Royal Commission reforms in Victoria after a psychiatric unit for prisoners was forced to close due to staff shortages. #RANZCPmedia ow.ly/lFWN50NhtZT

The Eastern Health Turning Point service, together with the Minister for Mental Health and Ambulance Services the Hon. Gabrielle Williams MP, have officially launched the Hamilton Centre, a new statewide specialist centre for addiction and mental health.

We highly recommend this recent episode of the Australian True Crime podcast featuring Forensicare clinical and forensic psychologist @drahonaguha - ‘We need to talk about complex trauma’. Download the podcast in your favourite podcast app or listen here: play.acast.com/s/australiantr…

Visit beautiful Wollongong, May 4th & 5th, for the Australian Domestic, Family & Sexual Violence Recovery and Healing Conference. The inaugural conference theme is "The Right to Recovery". Loads of interesting talks - check out the full program at dfsvrecovery.com.au/program

Would you like to submit an abstract for the RANZCP #FACP2023 Conference? The committee is seeking papers clinically relevant to #psychiatrists, #paediatricians, and other mental health professionals around infant, child, adolescent and youth #mentalhealth ow.ly/CRuT50NNAFF

Interesting article by Dr Kay Wilson from Melbourne Law School on building mentally healthy workplaces #MentalHealth pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/build…

It's gratifying to read Peter D. Blanck & co refer to the unfitness to plead project led by Bernadette McSherry & Anna Arstein-Kerslake as a 'groundbreaking effort' in supported decision-making & access to justice, in a new special issue for the Journal of Disability Studies journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

📢 Concerns raised over data collection and scientific claims made by mental health apps 🧠 Academics from University of Melbourne are shedding light on the data collection and marketing practices of mental health apps. Nicholas Van Dam and JeannieMariePaterson speak to CHOICE choice.com.au/consumers-and-…

How do we acknowledge and make reparations for harms experienced through the #MentalHealth system? This is a groundbreaking report which provides several options for redress. #NotBeforeTime #HumanRights