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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 [...]

09 Mar 2021

Forensicare receives new funding to expand the Community Integration Program

This program will soon be available at Port Phillip Prison.

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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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12 Feb 2021

COVID-19 and Influenza A: Important information for visitors to Forensicare

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have put in a number of measures for visiting Forensicare’s services.

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Congratulations to our mental health nurse cadets from our nursing cadetship

29 Jan 2021

Congratulations to our nurse cadets!

Four nurses have completed Forensicare’s first-ever Nursing Cadetship Program. The six-month program is open to third-year Bachelor of Nursing students in their last semester of study to help them gain a better understanding of working in forensic mental health as a nurse. Of the four nurses who completed the cadetship in December 2020, three are continuing into the Forensicare Graduate Nurse Program this year. Emily Anderson, who had completed three placements of work experience at Forensicare prior to the program, said it’s [...]

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Pictured is Stephane Shepherd and Justin Trouson, who won research awards last year.

27 Jan 2021

Two Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science staff members win research awards

Associate Professor Stephane Shepherd and Dr Justin Trouson from the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science (CFBS) have been honoured with two notable awards recognising their mental health research.2020 Victoria Multiculturalism Commission Justice Award – Associate Professor Stephane ShepherdDr Stephane Shepherd was awarded the 2020 Victoria Multiculturalism Commission Justice Award for his work developing research on cross-cultural issues at the intersection of psychology and the Australian criminal justice system.Stephane explores the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse people in [...]

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An image with a person in group therapy, an image with a person drawing, and the words: "5 therapeutic program highlights from Thomas Embling Hospital.

23 Dec 2020

Celebrating the success of our therapeutic programs at Thomas Embling Hospital

As 2020 draws to a close, we celebrate highlights from Thomas Embling Hospital’s therapeutic programs, and how they help consumers recover.

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Digital project by Forensicare social work and RMIT social work students, sharing the stories of consumers.

16 Dec 2020

Digital story project provides snapshot into consumer recovery

Social work students from RMIT, University of Melbourne an Monash University have created a digital story project centered around capturing the lives, goals and personalities of Thomas Embling Hospital consumers and carers.The project aims to not only destigmatise mental health consumers, but to also give staff further insight into who our patients are.The team, which consisted of social work students and staff, have created over a dozen story projects that humanise consumers by sharing their thoughts and stories through [...]

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