Mental Illness and Stigma – SANE produces Snapshots

Mental illness and stigma is a topic that Mental Health Connect have been discussing for some time so it was with interest that we read a media release by SANE Australia last week entitled - CHANGING THE WAY WE SEE PEOPLE WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS. Here it is below in full: Snapshots! Changing the way we [...]

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Ian Hickie discusses mental health funding

Prominent mental health expert Ian Hickie says national mental health funding is ‘a disgrace’. He wants mental health to be prioritised in the federal government’s proposed health and hospitals reform package. Listen to an interview here it was broadcast on Radio National yesterday and watch an additional interview that was broadcast last night on 7.30 Report both discussing [...]

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Website:QLD Forensic Mental Health

Today I came across a website I thought I would share as it has very specialist mental health information.  It is the QLD Forensic Mental Health website. The forensic mental health system refers to the components, both in the health system and the justice system, which respond to people with a mental illness who have been [...]

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Health reform needs to include Mental Health

Australian of the Year, Patrick McGorry has appealed for mental health to be part of the Federal Government’s health reforms in national television commercials to be aired this weekend. McGorry makes the plea in a campaign for political activists GetUp. In the commercial, which will debut during political programs on Sky News and Channel 10, he [...]

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‘All in the Mind’ Interviews TheMHS Summer Forum Speakers about Coercive Treatments

Two of our Mental Health Summer Forum speakers Mary O’ Hagan and Steven Segal were interviewed on ‘All in the Mind’ – ABC Radio National regarding their views on coercive treatments. They joined ‘Stephen’ a mental health consumer who had previously been on a Community Treatment Order (CTO). You can go to the interview here [...]

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TheMHS Achievement Awards – Toi Ora Live Art Trust

Today we interviewed Erwin Van Asbeck from the Toi Ora Live Art Trust in New Zealand. The program won Gold for the Consumer Provided Services Category  in the Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Achievement Awards.  Tell us a little about your program Toi Ora Live Arts Trust is a creative arts centre for people with experience of [...]

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Mental Health Weekly Digest

Every week we wrap up the national and international news from Australia and overseas. Last week was TheMHS Conference hence the gap in the digest: National Pregnancy depression screening concern Face it we are all narcissists now New treatment for chronically depressed National Preventative Health Strategy Launched Council of experts central to Territory’s revised mental [...]

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Judy Atkinson – Keynote Speaker TheMHS Conference

TheMHS Conference – Thursday Live Blogging Judy Atkinson: Dadirri – song Listening to one Another – playing Justice making focus of Judy’s work Education needs to be turned around in the space Every child has rights to be loved protected fed – they have the rights, Discusses  Rs respect rights responsibilities and reciprocity and relatedness [...]

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MHS Achievement Award Winners Announced

The 2009 Australian and NZ Achievement Awards are just about to get underway. Live-blogging notes below: The Award program essentially deals with innovation in the mental health industry. The money awarded was granted by the Australian and NZ government.  The programs have made contributions to the transfer of ideas throughout the industry. Sen.Claire Moore  now [...]

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TheMHS Conference has begun!

Well it is Wednesday and yesterday was a great start to the conference with speakers such as Kim Mulholland,  Dr Carmen Lawrence  and Jill Benson. Today we have a Welcome to Country and Opening ceremony in the morning followed by our MHS Achievement Awards – so stay tuned as I will be live-blogging during the [...]

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