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This Australian study explored experiences of 24 people with psychosocial disability and NDIS plans when presenting to emergency departments. Participants reported diagnostic overshadowing, ...

This AHURI research examined housing and mental health pathways for people with mental illness. Using quantitative analysis and consumer consultations, it identified five trajectories: excluded ...

This 2016 report by Melbourne University's Centre for Mental Health examines evidence-based psychosocial interventions suitable for early intervention under Australia's National Disability ...

PBU & NJE v Mental Health Tribunal involved two appeals challenging VCAT orders for compulsory electroconvulsive treatment (ECT). Both patients had schizophrenia but disputed their diagnoses while ...

This report evaluates Adelaide's Connect Peer Service, a six-month pilot providing 12 weeks of peer support to people in mental health crisis. The lived experience-led service supported 84 ...

Australia's national framework for recovery-oriented mental health services, developed in 2013, shifts from medical models to person-centered approaches emphasizing hope, self-determination, and ...

This Deakin University study examined eight informal carers supporting people with comorbid bipolar disorder and substance use disorders. Carers experienced significant challenges including ...

This longitudinal study examined outcomes for 298 consumers across 19 Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) services in Victoria, Australia. The research found significant improvements in personal ...

This 2018 literature review commissioned by the UN examined 169 studies on alternatives to coercion in mental health settings. It found that efforts to reduce, prevent and end coercive practices ...

This chapter examines how Australia's mental health system perpetuates centuries-old "deficit narratives" that stigmatize people with mental illness as incapable and dangerous. The authors argue ...