It’s frightening what happens to patients in Australia’s mental health units. Change is overdue

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Australia’s mental health system transforms people into ‘things’. It is causing harm

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Mental health remains a challenge for the Victorian government

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Mistreated Victorian mental health patients should be given compensation and a public apology, report finds

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Not Before Time: Lived Experience-Led Justice and Repair

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No action taken against Victorian mental health services despite more than 12,000 complaints

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Our hospitals are still restraining mental health patients

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Victorian report on mental health has found people who suffered "gross human rights violations"

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Opening up stories behind closed doors

Read about how 34 people gave evidence to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.

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IMHA self-advocacy resources - for consumers, by consumers

How I worked with consumers across Victoria to create self-advocacy resources for people on compulsory treatment orders.

Simon Katterl 1/27/19 Simon Katterl 1/27/19

An unintuitive, but important way to re-think regulatory oversight.