It’s frightening what happens to patients in Australia’s mental health units. Change is overdue

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Australia’s mental health system transforms people into ‘things’. It is causing harm

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Mental health remains a challenge for the Victorian government

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Mistreated Victorian mental health patients should be given compensation and a public apology, report finds

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Not Before Time: Lived Experience-Led Justice and Repair

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No action taken against Victorian mental health services despite more than 12,000 complaints

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Our hospitals are still restraining mental health patients

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Victorian report on mental health has found people who suffered "gross human rights violations"

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Regulatory oversight, mental health and human rights

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Criticism of the mental health system should not be equated with Scientology

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We need to invest in different mindsets and different services to deal with distress.

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Peer inside consumer experiences in locked mental health wards.

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Read about how 34 people gave evidence to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.

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How I worked with consumers across Victoria to create self-advocacy resources for people on compulsory treatment orders.

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An unintuitive, but important way to re-think regulatory oversight.