Are We There Yet? Five Human Rights Questions After Our Mental Health Royal Commission
There was one message that sung through Royal Commission’s final report into Victoria’s mental health system, “the system is broken.”
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Right Now’s Most Read Stories in 2020
Our three most-read stories this year encapsulate the adage ‘the personal is political,’ exploring wider issues in the world through lived experiences. Look out for these writers in 2021.
It’s Always Stage 4 in Locked Mental Health Wards
Simon Katterl takes us inside a public mental health hospital where it’s a daily battle for power and control.
My Feelings are Orchestral.
Through the lilting analogy of the orchestra, this piece examines the interwoven nature of relationships with family, mental health and music.
Helping Hands: a review
What are the consequences of help? A_tistic’s new performance Helping Hands explores the ways in which ‘help’ can leave scars on those with disabilities.
A Veteran’s New Home
Joe Patterson’s journey to Vietnam summons up a country still marked with the ravages of war, as told through the stories of Australian veterans who now call the place home.
Who can close the [healthcare inequality] gap?
Banok Rind, a nurse and Yamatji-Badimia woman, speaks about the Closing the Gap initiative with Right Now.
A “profoundly affecting volume” on mental illness
Other States of Mind testifies to the capacity of shared creativity to counter suffering and foster awareness in others.
Mental health and the legal profession
The dangers of stigmatising legal practitioners suffering from mental ill health are not confined to the practitioners themselves – they ripple out across the profession and the community at large, writes Dr Michelle Sharpe.
Regional Inequality in Access to Mental Health Services
Patients in remote and rural areas face grave inequalities in access to healthcare. Rebecca Tidswell outlines how the current framework is particularly ill-equipped to address the specific and complex demands of mental health issues.