Blog | Mental Health Victoria Symposium 2021

Apr 13
3 min

Boosting the workforce through innovative training

A key part of building the capacity and capability of the mental health workforce is reimagining the delivery of training.

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Society is ready for mental health reform

Ingrid Ozols

Mar 23
3 min

Society is ready for mental health reform

Among the statistics and economics, each page is stained with tears.

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Redesigning society for better mental health

James Antoniadis

Mar 9
2 min

Redesigning society for better mental health

GPs are under-appreciated in the work they do treating and preventing mental ill health.

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Emergency departments are the canary in the mental health coal mine

Mya Cubitt

Mar 4
3 min

Emergency departments are the canary in the mental health coal mine

Emergency departments provide compelling insight into the strengths and weaknesses of Victoria’s mental health system.

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Dylan Jansz

Feb 23
2 min

Who will care for the carers?

One in every nine Victorians is a carer. Over half of all carers will experience moderate depression. For some people this is severe.

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LGBTIQ mental health crisis can't be ignored any longer

Marina Carman

Feb 17
2 min

LGBTIQ mental health crisis can't be ignored any longer

The poorer mental health outcomes for LGBTIQ communities are not a product of individual pathology.

Putting Aboriginal health in Aboriginal hands

Jill Gallagher

Feb 17
2 min

Putting Aboriginal health in Aboriginal hands

For too long, Aboriginal people have fallen through the cracks of a fragmented and culturally unsafe mental health system. The impacts of...

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