"Booming housing markets have had a huge down side also. It has meant some people have gone without proper food or heating or medicines to keep a roof over their head."
| via @ConversationEDU#homelessness#auspol
#HousingFirst flips the script on #homelessness; it provides the un-housed with a home straight away so that they a safe & stable place from which to address the challenges in their life. That’s why it works and that's why we need more of it here in Aus #EverybodysHome#auspol
Excited to be sharing time with @cohealth_au colleagues & @JeremyScrivens, talking about our strengths & where we deliver impact in sustainable ways. How might we build on our strengths as we work for #healthequity#AppreciativeInquiry#SDoH
The new #NDIS psychosocial disability stream being released progressively from this month. Acknowledged needs & rights of MH consumers, much more to do in improving NDIS
— @PaulFletcherMP, Minister for Families & Social Services. #mentalhealthaustralia#auspol @BeingMHW @CoMHWA_
Which parties listened to people like Dave? Who will restore some funding for community support? Greens $50m X 4 yr. Labor $25m X 2 yr. Coalition: $24m clinical hub trial. Read our election scorecard & see Dave's full story: https://t.co/EyGC5HrRBq #vicvotes#springst#ndis
Homelessness is also a crisis in parts of rural Vic. Our housing service struggles to meet demand due to high rental costs & not enough affordable houses in Mount Alexander shire.
We need your help to improve the safety of women in inpatient mental health units!
Have you or someone you know experienced gender violence in a mental health unit as a female patient? @RMIT are partnering with @MentalHealthCLC, @NWMentalHealth, @VicLegalAid and @CharlesSturtUni
Community Health needs operational funding to continue providing services and programs to the vulnerable in our community. What are the election promises of our local members @mareeedwardsmp@LMChesters@JacintaAllanMP for community health?
Across Victoria, our centres have reported an over 50% increase in racist attacks on African-Australians &other people of colour. This is what happens when politicians choose to vilify communities for the sake of cheap political point-scoring. #4Corners
At @CroakeyNews, we are looking forward to a #CroakeyGO in Melbourne on Friday, 16 Nov, profiling community health matters ahead of #VicVotes. Delighted that @cohealth_au is co-hosting and sponsoring this event. Stay tuned - more details to come. #WalkingJournalism#JoinUs!
Much applause for @SenatorSiewert's deep concern that states have been "able to get away with handing over funding to the NDIS and saying that’s our mental health contribution’. #NDISMentalHealth
Rosemary Barker from the Public Advocate ‘often no one to advocate for people living in private congregate care facilities’ @FutureSocialAU #ndismentalhealth
There is one constant need for mental health reform: get the consumers and carers at the table, first, and then we’ll say where next. “We’re the experts”. Lin English says consumer consultation still largely tokenistic #NDISMentalHealth
Address the social determinants of health, build community resilience and address poverty/disadvantage to achieve change. We need to be aware that the NDIS might create more barriers to collective empowerment. Prof Diana Rose speaking at #NDISMentalHealth Conference 2018.