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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 ...

This Australian study examined emergency department (ED) experiences of 24 people with psychosocial disabilities and National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plans, finding poor communication ...

This systematic review examines communication pathways between emergency departments and community mental health services. Seven studies identified support coordination, motivational interviewing, ...

This 2021 research report by Mind Australia examined how legal intervention impacts people with mental ill-health. Through interviews with eight Northern Community Legal Centre clients, the study ...