theconversation.edu.au/gender-unemployment-and-unpaid-work-871
An interesting feminist perspective on employment and mental health - and the need for good qualoity / supportive employment - not just any job will do!
Good jobs, fair pay and recognition of other responsibilities add to our community well being.
The Victorian Governement had put together a very useful guide to terms commonly used by mental health services.
Check it out at http://www.health.vic.gov.au/mentalhealth/termnlgy.htm
If you think there are some terms not covered here- post a comment- either asking for a definition or providing one.
I found an interesting article on the BBC today that found people suffering from serious mental illnesses in the UK can have a life expectancy 10 to 15 years lower than the average.
Check out the article at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13414965
I'm interested in what the e-Villagers think about this one. Do you think the case in Australia is similar? What factors influence this? How can we combat it?
Speaker: Caroline Crosse
Topic: Durable employment for people with a mental illness: 5 Lessons Learnt
Social Firms Australia Executive Director, Caroline Crosse, talks about 5 crucial lessons she has learnt in her long career advocating for durable employment options for people with a mental illness.
Speaker: Caroline Crosse
Topic: Durable employment for people with a mental illness: 5 Lessons Learnt
Social Firms Australia Executive Director, Caroline Crosse, talks about 5 crucial lessons she has learnt in her long career advocating for durable employment options for people with a mental illness.
Speaker: Caroline Crosse
Topic: Durable employment for people with a mental illness: 5 Lessons Learnt
Social Firms Australia Executive Director, Caroline Crosse, talks about 5 crucial lessons she has learnt in her long career advocating for durable employment options for people with a mental illness.
Speaker: Caroline Crosse
Topic: Durable employment for people with a mental illness: 5 Lessons Learnt
Social Firms Australia Executive Director, Caroline Crosse, talks about 5 crucial lessons she has learnt in her long career advocating for durable employment options for people with a mental illness.
Speaker: Caroline Crosse
Topic: Durable employment for people with a mental illness: 5 Lessons Learnt
Social Firms Australia Executive Director, Caroline Crosse, talks about 5 crucial lessons she has learnt in her long career advocating for durable employment options for people with a mental illness.
I am sure we have all see the news by now that Catherine Zeta-Jones has been diagnosed with type II bipolar. Since the story got out I have seen an increase in the media covering such as this one from Metro Magazine http://t.co/JmNTNU7.
Check out this interview with Eoin Killackey from Orygen Youth on ABC radio's Life Matters.
Some very interesting discussion here on education, employment and early intervention.
