Big changes are happening. From September, everyone receiving compulsory mental health treatment will be contacted by Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) offering free support & help to understand their rights.

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Free registration for a webinar about psychosocial disability - featuring my Mum! eventbrite.com.au/e/psychosocial…

A United States Senator talking openly about how he uses communication devices to live. Something you don’t see every day! #accessibility

At my GP in East London. A wonderful alternative to the medicalising and drugging of emotional distress. Finally ! ⁦CEP⁩ ⁦Dr James Davies (PhD) 💭⁩ ⁦Anne Guy 💙⁩ ⁦Kindly #deprescribe -- taper psychiatric drugs⁩ ⁦Dr Joanna Moncrieff⁩ ⁦⁦⁦⁩ ⁦Laura Delano⁩

So excited to be receiving applications after a terrific turn out at our first information session. An opportunity to be fully funded to study social work La Trobe University and make a great career choice. Commencing 2024 - don’t miss out!

If you are still undecided about the upcoming referendum I implore you to watch. Ethnic cleansing Invasion Genocide A dreadful, horrific history. Let’s start to make things right in October by voting Yes! The Australian Wars streaming now on SBS On Demand sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-se…

cid.org.au/resource/easy-… ❤️💛🖤

Over 80% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait people are VOICING their views right now - but many are still not listening and think they know better - and that is exactly WHY we need it enshrined in the constitution - vote YES ❤️💛🖤

This is a great article debunking many of the myths and propaganda anu.edu.au/about/strategi…

So very sorry - to my Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander friends, you do matter, you are resilient, you have fought long and hard, and there will be a way forward ❤️💛🖤💚🤍💙

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Today at Kurlana Tapa we celebrated the first Australasian Youth Justice Acknowledgement Day in Australia and New Zealand - it is such a privilege to be working with young people in South Australia

The NDIS changes sound great. Putting people with disability and their families first, better approaches for those with cognitive and psychosocial disabilities, and navigators, which my family has been banging on about for years - yay!!! iview.abc.net.au/show/national-…

Well done to the Youth Justice Therapeutic Services Team from South Australia for presentations this week on a range of topics at the Australasian Youth Justice Conference #AYJA2024

My column today for Men's Health Australia on why an urgent rethink is needed of our response to #ViolenceAgainstWomen, focused on the factors we see time & time again in male perpetrators. This is not finding an excuse for men's behaviour, it's finding a solution. menshealth.com.au/dr-zac-seidler…

Day 1 of the Annual Issues and Opportunities Workshop - great to re-connect and spend time with mental health advocates from across the country

Schizophrenia Awareness Week aims to reduce stigma and bust myths and encourage people living with schizophrenia, their family and carers, to reach out for support. People living with schizophrenia deserve to feel valued and accepted. Thanks to MIFA zurl.co/vNs0

Thanks SANE for the opportunity to introduce my family to you all sane.org/information-an…

Amazing research article by Dom Barry demonstrating that mental health behaviours can be considered as non-pathological protests against difficult life situations and oppressive policies and practices rather than pathologizing normal human conditions tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…