General
12 June 2014
Perspectives Newsletter - June 2014. It is often said it takes a village to raise a child. This sentiment that a community collectively provides the supports individuals need to live a meaningful and healthy life exists too for those living with mental illness. Knowing where to start, however, can be a sizeable stumbling block.
General
12 June 2014
Perspectives Newsletter - June 2014. Navigating the transition to adult life, establishing an independent identity and secure lifestyle is a major challenge for all of us. An essential element of this pathway is the scaffolding that education and work provide. Completing education and getting a job is made much harder if mental ill-health emerges and particularly if more persistent and disabling forms of mental illness become entrenched.
General
12 June 2014
Perspectives Newsletter - June 2014. Pharmacists meet and talk to people with mental health issues on a regular basis. To highlight the roles and responsibilities of pharmacists in mental health, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has released a Mental Health Framework which highlights and promotes the expertise of pharmacists and the roles they undertake as partners in mental health care.
General
12 June 2014
Perspectives Newsletter - June 2014. The National Disability Insurance Scheme has a lot of potential to help all Australians with disabilities, creating support to allow them fully participate in Australian life as best they can. However, it is absolutely crucial we get the design of the scheme right the first time and ensure no one is left beyond.
General
12 June 2014
Perspectives Newsletter - June 2014. LGBTIQ people have amongst the highest experiences of suicidality of any population in Australia. Same-gender attracted Australians are estimated to experience up to 14 times higher rates of attempted suicide than their heterosexual peers. The exact rates of deaths by suicide amongst LGBTIQ people are difficult to determine from conventional data sets.
General
12 June 2014
Perspectives Newsletter - June 2014. Becoming trauma informed necessitates a cultural and philosophical shift across every part of a service and is applicable to all human and health service systems. Trauma informed systems understand the dynamics of traumatic stress, survivors in the context of their lives and the role of coping strategies.
Newsletters / Bulletins
30 May 2014
In this week’s update read our response to the recent media coverage of people on the Disability Support Pension. Also discussed is our recent Board meeting, Minister Dutton’s speech to the National Press Club, an update on the NDIS project and consumer and carer projects at the MHCA .>/p>
Media Releases
22 May 2014
The Mental Health Council of Australia ( MHCA ) has today released a Key Issues Brief containing key facts about people on the Disability Support Pension ( DSP ) to address a range of misconceptions in relation to mental illness. “Contrary to some recent commentary, DSP recipients with mental illness are most likely to be people who want to work, but due to stigma and discrimination, and a range of significant and debilitating conditions, can’t.” MHCA CEO Frank Quinlan said.
Fact Sheets
20 May 2014
The MHCA has today released a key issues brief that provides some key statistics about the Disability Support Pension and outlines some of the challenges that people with lived experience of mental illness face both in trying to access income support payments and meeting the costs of living. This is followed by a summary of the key measures in the 2014/15 budget and their likely impact on people with lived experience of mental illness.
Media Releases
3 April 2014
The Mental Health Council of Australia ( MHCA ) today welcomed the appointment of former WA Mental Health Commissioner Eddie Bartnik to the National Disability Insurance Agency ( NDIA ) as their new strategic advisor on mental health.