Happy Allied Health Professions Day! Today we celebrate the important work that AHPs do and the role they play in people’s health & wellbeing. This year the main theme #StrongerTogether highlights the benefits of multidisciplinary team-based care. #AHPsDay2023

The guy in front of me at the polling place - "do you think I could write 'fuck yes'?" The National Gathering #Yes23 #Referendum2023

We would like to honour the men and women of the First Nations Regional Dialogues and the National Constitutional Convention at Uluṟu. Thank you for your mighty contribution to the nation. Thank you for the Uluṟu Statement from the Heart. Our people were excluded from the

Hi Anthony Albanese. Tomorrow is a good day to implement all of the recommendations of the Bringing Them Home Report and all of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

Hmm no we should feel ashamed actually

If you were ally enough to vote Yes’, then there’s a few things you can do now. 1. Listen to Aboriginal people. 2. Get that this isn’t about you. 3. The hand-wringing surprise that Australia is racist is insulting. We’ve said it for years. Stop denying, and work to change it.

Results for Remote Mobile Teams in the NT electorate of Lingiari. Number columns are first % Yes, then % No and total votes. #auspol #referendum2023

The importance and power of rehabilitation should not be underestimated. If we had the same data for a drug as we have for rehab, we would be dishing it out.

Essential reading for all: free to read series in British Medical Journal about decolonising health. bmj.com/decolonising-h…

Imagine being 16, having gone through significant trauma, to be told your personality is disordered. It shatters your whole self concept and makes you doubt every aspect of your being. You withdraw from life believing you are a burden/threat to others. It’s life shattering

‘Living in a world that’s not about us’: The impact of everyday life on the health and wellbeing of autistic women and gender diverse people: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… #autismresearch #actuallyautistic #autisticwomen #autisticwellbeing #autisticgirls #autisticgenderqueer

Please all see the Arab Occupational Therapy Regional Group's (AOTRG) statement and open letter to the WFOT ____ DisruptOT Royal College of Occupational Therapists AOTA CAOT_ACE Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland OTs4GlobalHumanitarianism OT History Matters #OccupationalTherapy #OccupationalJustice __ Thank you for sharing this @suma_malkawi

You don’t get disability awareness from disability simulations. That is mimicry. You get disability awareness by talking and listening to disabled people and becoming aware of ableism.

Land back 🖤💛❤️ Part of the Merri Creek in Melbourne’s north will be returned to the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people. It will be named marram baba Merri Creek. Commitments are essential in ensuring our cultural lands continue to strive. More at: theage.com.au/national/victo…

Reminder that it’s never ok to tell someone that they are “selfish” for being suicidal. Being suicidal isn’t selfish. Suicide isn’t selfish. What is selfish is projecting your own prejudice onto those who feel so desperate that life doesn’t feel worth living.

Hi, psychiatrist & professor here. Every single patient in a mental health crisis I’ve provided care to in the Emergency Department who has a diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder has, without exception, a history of trauma. Moreover, that trauma is often ongoing

I am a Physiotherapist, Allied Health Professional, Healthcare Leader, Humanitarian who cannot be silent For all our colleagues currently silenced or oppressed today and everyday I will be your voice #CeasefireNOW #MustStopNow #NotATarget #Humanity #Gaza

💟 Ikigai: Japanese concept meaning 'a reason for being.' A word used to indicate the source of value in one's life. Our reason for being is here: theOThub.com/mission 🚀 What's your Ikigai? #OccupationalTherapy

Make no mistake, a mental health emergency is no less an emergency than a physical health emergency. Both must be treated with the highest level of care & compassion.