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So I've been active on here for a little while now and I think I'm ready to bring this up. You know why we stay in abusive and toxic households? There's no where else, nothing affordable, it's either this or homeless. Then let's throw kids
I'm glad Labor has announced its mental health policy. Here's a comparison with the Coalition.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-08/federal-election-2025-mental-health-labor-coalition/105152428?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&a
An interesting read on many levels. Ramping remains stubbornly high, and a doctor who was silenced has now spoken out - ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-15/doctor-megan-brooks-gives-insight-into-sa-ramping/105048490 One small gem lur
The Australian Government dropped their Budget last night, and as expected, it contained some financial sweeteners to help people with cost of living but not a lot for mental health and suicide prevention. The big ticket items were - · Tax Cuts: A
Due to a retirement, I started looking for psychologist who I could see once or twice then do telehealth. Am a long term pension card holder who worked in welfare on a tiny wage for over a decade.GP faxes my mental health plan through, psychologist contac
So this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9sh9INphcU) popped up in my Youtube reccommends yesterday, and I've been mulling over it ever since. There are a lot of things to digest in this video; but focussing on the first half, the journalist basical
For anyone who isn’t yet aware, the World Health Organisation has official guidance on Mental Health, human rights and legislation.Summary: The WHO document on mental health, human rights, and legislation titled "Mental Health, Human Rights, and Legi
HiI am keen to understand others experience with inpatient treatment orders, the law, advocacting for change. Recent experiences as my partner who attempted suicide, and our voluntary admission to hospital to get help, has caused me to look deep int
Disgraceful lead story tonight on a Current Affair.Essentially designed to shock, scare and enrage with regards to the state of mental health services in NSW but combining schizophrenia and murder as the essential elements in the story only stigmatises an
@chibam @Appleblossom and other friendsI found this very interesting. https://aeon.co/essays/why-reading-martha-c-nussbaums-philosophy-is-pure-pleasure Fascinating how it potentially gets to the nub of how and why MH deficits and c-pt
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
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