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In a time of change, we can #BreaktheBias in women’s mental health too

08 March 2022

This year marks a special International Women’s Day (IWD).

Nyibil Amum grins on the steps of Victorian Parliament before embarking on his walk. His T-shirt bears an image of his son in a basketball uniform.

Walking the walk for CALD youth suicide awareness

07 March 2022

Today Nyibil Amum took the first steps on a planned 1000km walk from Melbourne to Canberra and Sydney.

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Hopes and fears following Mental Health and Wellbeing Act consultation

24 August 2021

In recent times, I’ve been involved in conversations about the new Mental Health and Wellbeing Act. As described by the Royal Commission, the new Act “will establish critical foundations for a rede...

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Pandemic shines a spotlight on women’s mental health

03 August 2021

COVID-19 has shone a spotlight on women’s mental health and how it is linked to the wider context in which women live their lives.

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Power sharing and the “long view” of implementation

25 June 2021

While there are many elements to the reform arising from the reports of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, I want to focus on two I think are vital to preparing for reforms: power sharing, and scale of the “highway” building, to use the words of Penny Armytage AM.

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