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What is psychosocial disability, how is it different to mental health

WEBSome days, Kristin Gillespie’s disability is so debilitating she can’t make a meal, leave the house or remember how to use her phone. On those days, life feels like …

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Tips for mental illness

WEBAt times, people with mental illness may have difficulty dealing with the tasks and interactions of daily life. Their condition may interfere with their ability to feel, think or …

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Mental Health in Australia: A quick guide – Disability Advocacy

WEBIn Australia, the framework for mental health services is a highly complex mixture of public and private systems, with funding shared between the Australian, state …

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Mental Health/Illness – Disability Advocacy Resource Unit (DARU)

WEBThe Mental Health Legal Centre provides a free and confidential legal service to anyone who has experienced mental illness in Victoria where their legal problem relates to their …

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Ableism: What it is and what we can do about it

WEBPeople with disability continue to experience significant barriers to social inclusion, equal opportunity in education and employment, discrimination in health and housing, and …

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What to say or write

WEBWhat to say or write. When referring to people with disability either in person or in writing, make sure the language is positive and sensitive. The Disability Access Bench Book, …

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Why are the medical and charitable models of disability …

WEBThe medical and charitable models of disability are both inconsistent with human rights principles. As advocates, we should aim to challenge these outdated methods in all …

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Mental Health Legal Centre Inc.

WEBThe Centre is a non-profit organisation run by an independent Committee of Management. The Mental Health Legal Centre is part of a network of Community Legal …

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Key Principles of Best Practice Advocacy

WEBKey Principles of Best Practice Advocacy. To achieve the advocacy goals, disability advocates should strive for the following in their work: Act with integrity. Be independent. …

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The NDIS and mental health: A game of snakes and ladders

WEBWhile the tussle for the provision of mental health services continues between state health departments and the NDIS, mental health consumers are feeling …

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Find an Advocate

WEBPhone. (03) 8407 3684. North East Citizen Advocacy Inc. (NECA) is a community based, not-for-profit organisation that provides advocacy to people with intellectual disabilities …

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Why housing is a major public health issue for Australians with

WEBAccess to adequate, safe, secure, accessible and affordable housing is a fundamental human right. But in Australia, right now, housing disadvantage is …

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Monica Kelly – Disability Advocacy Resource Unit (DARU)

WEBMonica is Victoria’s first Mental Health and Wellbeing Promotion Adviser, commencing in the role in June 2022. She is also the Executive Director of the Prevention, Equity and …

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Attitudes Matter: Community attitudes toward people with …

WEBAttitudes are linked to disability-based discrimination and social exclusion, which in turn impact the health and wellbeing of people with disability. The Centre of …

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Lawful discrimination

WEBSpecial measures It is lawful for a person with a disability to be treated more favourably than people without that disability. This is necessary when a person has special needs …

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What is Disability Advocacy

WEBThe ‘medical model’ of disability focuses on the person’s impairment or physical or mental medical condition and regards the person as the ‘problem’ and unable to do certain …

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We’ve Got This: Parenting with a disability

WEBAs the recipient of the ABC’s 2018 Regional Storyteller Scholarship, Eliza Hull decided to use this opportunity to change misconceptions by giving parents with …

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Quality, Safety and You: NDIS Worker Orientation Module

WEBThis module is an interactive online course that explains the obligations of workers under the NDIS Code of Conduct – from the perspective of NDIS participants. It …

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PowerPoint Presentation

WEBVicHealth wants good health for everyone – regardless of cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, (dis)ability, income, location – BUT WE

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Strengthening Disability Advocacy Conference 2023

WEBThe high demand for advocacy suggests that people with disability continue to be denied access to adequate health services, a meaningful education, fairness in the justice …

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