I used to be proud to characterize the SANE group at a particular roundtable held at Parliament Home yesterday to share our ideas on the challenges at the moment skilled by people and carers with complicated psychological well being wants.
The roundtable was attended by the Minister for Psychological Well being Emma McBride and different MPs and included a spread of representatives from our companions within the psychological well being sector. We additionally heard from Elizabeth Younger, the mom of Jade Younger who died within the current incident in Bondi Junction. She spoke powerfully about how the gaps within the psychological well being system have impacted her life and household.
Following the Roundtable, we stood collectively and publicly referred to as for Governments to urgently work collectively to deal with the large gaps we all know exist in psychological well being care and help. I even bought an opportunity to strengthen our message with the media.
We’re additionally actually happy to see the announcement of the organisations main the brand new lived expertise peak our bodies – The Nationwide Psychological Well being Client Peak Physique can be established by the Nationwide Psychological Well being Client Alliance and the Nationwide Psychological Well being Carers, Household and Kin Peak Physique by Psychological Well being Carers Australia. This landmark reform will guarantee future consultations are led by specialists with first hand expertise of the system.
These current occasions actually make me hopeful that the wants of our group are being heard and that enhancements are on the horizon. Till these adjustments occur, we’ll proceed to amplify the voices of our group. Watch this house!
Rachel Inexperienced
Understanding and supporting folks dwelling with PT…
