Estate renewal and housing mix is portrayed by government as a fix-all for public housing estates. Geoff Turnbull asks can new buildings alone really address the problems created when government…

According to the NSW Law Reform Commission more than a third of people appearing before NSW Local Courts may have a cognitive disability. Susan Beggs explores the sociological risk factors…

While mental illness is not a typical attribute of ageing there are important to consider as we age. Daniella Kanareck and Karen Lazarus explore the common mental illness for the…

Mental health and wellbeing is an essential part of the fabric of our society. It runs through everything we do. We are all affected by it and we are all…

Wayne Haddon has almost sixty competed works some of which delve into mental health issues like the two we have printed here which give a very personal view of two…

Social isolation is a significant threat to the wellbeing of older people living in the community. The Australian Bureau of statistics predict that by 2021 there will be an increase…

The 1983 Richmond Report recommended the NSW Government fund a system of community-based networks, backed up by specialist hospital and accommodation services. It was called deinstitutionalisation but while the cutting…

In her presentation to the Looking Forward Looking Back conference Mahlie reflects on her experiences within the public mental health service and where there may have been opportunities for the…