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SANE Australia conducted workshops with three Primary Health Networks to develop a stepped care model for personality disorder treatment. The report presents findings from consumers, carers, ...

This paper analyzes Victoria's Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022, examining whether it delivers on the government's claim of being "rights-based." The author argues that while the legislation ...

Study examines Queensland clinicians' perspectives on rising involuntary psychiatric treatment rates despite 2016 legislative reforms promoting less restrictive options. Focus groups revealed six ...

This research compares psychiatric advance directive (PAD) policies across eleven international jurisdictions with standard advance directives (AD). The study finds PADs are typically more ...

This systematic review examined 55 healthcare resources designed for people with both mental and physical health concerns. Using co-design principles with a lived experience group, researchers ...

This paper examines psychiatric advance directives (PADs) and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) regulation across Australian jurisdictions. PADs allow people with mental illness to document ...

Kay Wilson proposes a Public Mental Health Framework that reframes law as preventive medicine. Drawing on social determinants of health, human rights, and disability models, it guides lawmakers to ...

This study examined consumer experiences and satisfaction with sub-acute Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) services in Victoria, Australia. Researchers found significant improvements in personal ...

This 2018 research by Deakin University and Mind Australia examined how 22 people with psychosocial disabilities exercise choice within the NDIS. The study found that while participants valued ...

This 2017 Australian study estimated the economic value of informal mental health caring. It found 240,000 mental health carers providing 208 million hours annually - equivalent to 173,000 ...