Some of the many people supported by Cabrini Outreach are Asylum seekers in Melbourne. 350 people are receiving free primary care and/or specialist mental health care at the Cabrini Asylum Seeker and Refugee Health Hub. The vast majority have either no access to Medicare or Medicare but no income. Our psychiatrists, general practitioners...
Join Mental as Anything and Centacare North Queensland on Friday 21 February, at the 2020 Give It Back Bash in Cloncurry as it celebrates an incredible year of trials and tribulations across the community with two epic events over one incredible day. There's a Family Fun Play Day to kick off celebrations from 9.30am to 1.30pm...
Pre-loved shoes will be used to create a sole-ful labyrinth in Victoria Square on Tuesday. The labyrinth pattern will be drawn with donated shoes, which those in need can take for free after walking its path. Leftover shoes will be donated to the Hutt St Centre. The labyrinth is being facilitated by Centacare as part of Lunch...
Since the age of 15, John has been in and out of prison. He spent about six years in custody over the past 15 years of his life and had no stable accommodation for 10 years. When John was released from prison, he was referred to the Sacred Heart Mission J2SI program pilot and was offered...
Submission to the Productivity Commission The Productivity Commission is holding an Inquiry to examine the effect of mental health on people's ability to participate in and prosper in the community and workplace, and the effets it has more generally on our economy and productivity. Improved mental health of Australians has been a national priority for over 25 years....
An edited version of this paper was published in the Mandarin on 26 February 2019. Australian media regularly reports concerns about the over-use of drugs to treat our most vulnerable. However, what this reporting has missed is the subtle but underlying trend toward medicalisation in public policy. I first met Dorothy as part of a national evaluation of...
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