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New Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022: Sector briefing

Mental Health Victoria
Tuesday 15th August, 2023
Victoria will have a new Mental Health and Wellbeing Act from 1 September 2023. The new Act replaces the Mental Health Act 2014. It has new rights-based principles that promote
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Supporting Women With Disabilities Into Secure Work

Mirage News
Friday 28th July, 2023
The Andrews Labor Government is supporting women with disabilities to secure work in the health, social and disability service sectors, recognising the wealth of lived experience women with disabilities can
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We need psychologists with disability working in mental health

Karan Nagrani, as told to Carol Rääbus
ABC Everyday
Thursday 13th July, 2023
There's a lot of pressure on disability advocates to be mentally strong all the time. As a content creator, there's this self-inflicted pressure to be happy. I took on the
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People with psychosocial disability may be diverted from NDIS in future, as government forecasts 27,000 reduction in participant growth

Jake Evans
ABC
Wednesday 28th June, 2023
Fewer people with psychosocial disability may be added to the NDIS in the future, as the minister flags that the government expects to divert 27,000 people to outside supports in
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Ready To Go Home Resources

National Disability Services
Monday 12th June, 2023
The Ready to Go Home resources have been co-designed and co-developed with health consumers with disability, disability service providers and health professionals to improve the hospital experience for a person
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Ending the postcode lottery: Addressing barriers to sexual, maternity and reproductive healthcare in Australia

Senate Community Affairs References Committee
Wednesday 31st May, 2023
Under Australia's Disability Strategy 2021–2031, federal, state, and territory governments have committed to improving health services to create better health outcomes for people with disability. Notwithstanding this, it was brought
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People with disability face barriers to sexual and reproductive health care. New recommendations are only the start

Elizabeth Kendall and Kelsey Chapman
The Conversation
Friday 2nd June, 2023
Sexual and reproductive rights are inherent entitlements of every being, regardless of gender or disability. However, the right to parenthood is particularly precarious for people with disability in Australia.
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Waking up with a Disability

Parimala Srikanteshwara
Our Site
Thursday 27th April, 2023
But none tried to pose the reality before me bravely and empower me for the future. Even the doctors in my family failed to predict the complications, difficulties and challenges
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opinionMy birthing experience was the gold standard – but it’s not like that for all mothers with disabilities

Nas Campanella
ABC
Saturday 20th May, 2023
My midwife Cherie Desreaux and her team had decades of midwifery experience but they'd never cared for a mum with disability. They didn't know how to navigate this journey but
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Moving towards cultural safety for Aboriginal children with disability

Danielle Kutchel
PBA
Monday 27th March, 2023
But because of her background in Indigenous health promotion, she knew what she was looking for and what others would need. “And one of the first things that we ever
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Millions of Australians live with a disability, but dental care remains out of reach for many By

Zalika Rizmal
ABC
Monday 13th March, 2023
Cameron Bloomfield hasn't had a routine dental check-up since he was in primary school. Apart from learning to brush his teeth from his parents, Mr Bloomfield has never been taught
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Hospital exit block: a symptom of a sick system

AMA
Friday 10th February, 2023

AMA analysis reveals that targeted programs that address hospital exit block could save an estimated $811.6 million to $2.17 billion a year.

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