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Monthly Archives - March 2021

Normalising mental health responses to COVID-19 in 2021
22 Mar 2021

Normalising mental health responses to COVID-19 in 2021

Recently, the reflective practice team at Thomas Embling Hospital came together to reflect on our experiences – emotional and otherwise – in response to the continually changing COVID-related health and social landscape.This pandemic has generated, fuelled and intensified a wide range of emotional responses during the past 12 months, and it has continued to do so in the past days and weeks–especially with our recent 5-day lockdown.Although it has become commonplace (perhaps even cliché to say), it [...]

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18 Mar 2021

Closing the Gap at Forensicare

Close the Gap Day is an important day that advocates for health equality for First Nations’ Australians. It is underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them – better life outcomes can be achieved.What is Closing the Gap?In 2019 a National Agreement was formed between the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peak Organisations and Australian [...]

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04 Mar 2021

Forensicare’s response to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System

Forensicare welcomes the final report delivered by the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.Forensicare CEO, Dr Margaret Grigg said that the 65 recommendations were ambitious and, once implemented, will transform our mental health system for the better.“These recommendations lay the foundation for a system that will better support the recovery of people with mental illness who are at risk of entering, or who have entered the justice system,” Grigg said.“Forensicare treats many of the Victorians that this system has failed. [...]

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04 Mar 2021

Forensicare and Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science Annual Research Report 2019-2020

The Annual Research Report is now available.The Annual Research Report provides a comprehensive review of the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science (CFBS) and Forensicare’s research activities over the past 12 months.In addition to providing mental health services through inpatient, community-based and prison programs, Forensicare provides research, training and professional education in partnership with the CFBS at Swinburne University of Technology.This report provides details about our research program and the ways in which we are promoting continuous [...]

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