This report from Dr Sebastian Rosenberg is the the sixth and final report from a series of e-presentations about the international impact of COVID-19 on mental health. This e-presentation di... Read more
Every week, a different guest tweeter takes charge of Croakey’s rotated, curated Twitter account, @WePublicHealth, to cover specific health issues or events. Recently, Health Justice Austra... Read more
For many of us, the COVID-19 lockdown has been a new experience of isolation. But for people with serious illnesses and disabilities isolation is often a daily part of life. Below, Jodett... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The Federal Department of Health last week released the Management and Operational Plan for COVID-19 for People with Disability, which says the novel coronavirus pre... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: People With Disability Australia (PWDA) has called for people with a disability to be included in the management of the COVID-19 outbreak. CEO Jeff Smith has urged... Read more
Recently Croakey reported on the joint statement issued by fifteen leading health organisations in Victoria, sounding the alarm about the Federal Government’s religious discrimination bill,... Read more
With the Federal Government due to soon release its response to the Tune Review into the NDIS, El Gibbs issues a timely challenge, calling for changes that put disabled people first. El Gibb... Read more
Fifteen leading health organisations in Victoria have issued a joint statement sounding the alarm about the Federal Government’s religious discrimination bill, warning that it risks reducing... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: Police should not be involved in most frontline mental health crisis responses because too often their interactions escalate and result in further distress, trauma, p... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The Productivity Commission this week begins a series of hearings across Australia, seeking responses to its draft report of its inquiry into mental health released... Read more
