As part of the monitoring and evaluation learning materials, we put together a list of resources that we recommend for any practitioner working on measurement and evaluation. These guides offer a curated suite of resources covering medical research ethics, cultural safety and trauma-informed practice.
What legal needs do consumers bring to mental health services? And what do mental health services need to be able to help?
While effective clinical care is essential to supporting people through diverse challenges, there has been increasing recognition that other disciplines and services can contribute by addressing specific areas of need that interact with mental health.
Neami and Health Justice Australia conducted a survey of 999 service site staff, with 146 respondents (14.6%) across 70 Neami services. Nearly half of all respondents were peer support workers, 20% were support workers, 17% managers/team leaders and 15% clinical workers. This snapshot presents top level findings about:
- the types of legal issues that staff see their consumers experiencing
- whether staff feel they ‘have enough’ connections, skills, knowledge, confidence, remit and resources to address those issues when they arise.
Key lessons from health and legal assistance services operating during the Covid19 pandemic that can help Australia build back better.
Health justice partnership uses legal help to improve client outcomes, offering one avenue for more holistic responses to compounding issues around mental ill-health.
In 2020, we made a submission in response to the draft report of the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Mental Health.