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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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We have been learning more details about the recent Budget announcements and this week’s update gives you a run down on some that will impact on our stakeholders. Also discussed is the NDIS Capacity Building Project, our change to name to become Mental Health Australia, the launch of Perspectives and the release of two Advocacy Briefs from the National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum.

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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>

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There are a lot of misconceptions about people who access the Disability Support Pension and in this week’s update we provide the real facts. You can also read about the NMHCCF and National Register Annual Issues Workshop, changes to DSS Grants and our welcome to three new member organisations.

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In this week’s update read about the Federal Budget, the Day to Day Living Program and the Mental Health Conference Funding Program.

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Tonight’s budget has seen the Government meet its pre-election commitments to mental health, but it has also seen some very substantial changes to programs which, over time, are likely to have a very direct impact on people who experience mental illness. We will do more analysis as the week progresses and will be included in the Friday update, but here is our initial summary of the budget night announcements as they stand.

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In this week’s update read about the National Mental Health Leaders Project, the welfare system review, NDIS workshops, a meeting of the Mentally Healthy Workplace Alliance and World Mental Health Day.

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