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[392.81Kb] 		Mental Health & Well Being in Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Communities
The following resource provides a good overview of the mental health & well being issues, needs & support services for Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) communities & people for professionals & service providers in Queensland.

Website: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Mental Health & Well Being
Last Update: 29-04-2009
Contributor: States of Minds Research Projects - Queensland Association of Healthy Communities (QAHC)
 Original Author/Source: Queensland Association of Healthy Communities (QAHC)

"Our future in our hands" - Creating a sustainable National Representative Body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
A new representative body independent from government, with an equal number of men and women in leadership roles and reliance on strict ethical standards are among the key elements of a ground-breaking new approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs proposed by a Steering Committee led by Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma.
Last Update: 22-09-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[2.63Mb] 		2008 Annual Report
The 2008 Queensland Alliance Annual Report
Last Update: 27-11-2008
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[54.20Kb] 		2008/09 Pre Budget Submission Lobby Kit
2008/08 Pre Budget Submssion Lobby Kit includes:
 - Letter to members
 - Draft letter to member of parliament
 - Queensland Alliance Pre Budget Submission
 - Vision 2020 Statement
Last Update: 30-01-2008
Contributor: The Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: The Queensland Alliance

[3.50Mb] 		2009 Annual Report
Please find the 2009 Queensland Alliance Annual Report
Last Update: 25-05-2010
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[143.70Kb] 		250 Labels Used To Stigmatise People with Mental Illness
BMC Health Services Research - This study investigates the extent of stigma in relation to treatment avoidance in 14 year-old school students in England in relation to how they
 refer to people with mental illness.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[157.63Kb] 		A Case of Two Acts – the Rights of the Severely Mentally Ill and Forced Feeding
The case of Re: Langham & Ors [2005] QSC 127 reads like a case of simple statutory construction. However, its implications run very deep. The decision has far reaching impacts on the way the Mental Health Act 2000 (Qld) (“the MH Act”) will operate in cases involving forced feeding, or, as it is technically known, artificial hydration and nutrition (ANH). It will also have the effect that the safe-guards contained in the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (Qld) (“the GA act”) will not operate to protect the rights of the severely mentally ill in situations involving consent to health care.
Last Update: 16-12-2005
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Stephen Keim, S.C and Karen Williams

[984.53Kb] 		A DISCUSSION PAPER ON RECOVERY
This discussion paper is intended to support the discussions that will lead to a shared understanding and
 common language of what consumer- focused recovery means. The paper will review recovery’s history,
 philosophy and values. This shared understanding will allow the Commission ‘family’ and its external partners
 to be clear about the meaning of recovery and to move towards the use of a common shared meaning of the
 concept. Shared meaning is essential to supporting transformative change.
Last Update: 15-06-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: COMMISSIONED BY THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION OF CANADA

[1.48Mb] 		A Fairer Future
The survey explores people’s changing experience of stigma and their views on the contribution of the ‘see me’ campaign(a resource for joint anti-stigma action).
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[2.13Mb] 		A Future Vision for Mental Health
As raised in the Queensland Alliance June 2009 newsletter:
This report sets out a new vision for the future of mental health and
 well-being in England. Based on four principles, it outlines the priorities
 we believe should underpin mental health policy for the next decade.
Last Update: 17-07-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: A variety of UK mental health organisations

[2.13Mb] 		A Future Vision for Mental Health
This report sets out both the moral and business case for
 investing in mental health.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[1.04Mb] 		A Ladder of Citizen Participation
Local governments have been depicted as an increasingly important part of a new global order where public, private, and non profit sectors work together in complex regimes. This new order raises local citizen’s stakes in having their interests taken into account by local decision makers. Guidance as to how this might best be done comes from a classic article by Sherry Arnstein titled, “A ladder of citizen participation”.
Last Update: 15-06-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Sherry Arnstein

A Way With Words
This user-friendly publication has been designed for use by communication professionals and the disability sector to encourage us to make positive, appropriate language choices.
Last Update: 23-5-2002
Contributor: The Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Disability Services Queensland

[386.68Kb] 		A Way with Words: Guidelines for the Portrayal of People with Disability
The purpose of this booklet is to promote inclusiveness and the fair and accurate portrayal of people with a disability.
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

AAA International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation
This online journal is a great resource, and you really must consult it occasionally (hence the AAA so it ends up at the top of the list). The IJPR is "a web based, peer reviewed publication for mental health practitioners, consumers and applied researchers". At the time of submitting this listing, articles included "The Social Construction of Mental Illness and its Implications for the Recovery Model" and "Recovery from Severe Mental Illness: The Lived Experience of the Initial Phase of Treatment"
Last Update: 07-03-2007
Contributor: Qld Alliance

ABC AUSTRALIA TALKS- Altering States Panel
Listen here to the 2009 Altering States Conference's Keynote speakers discuss the international state of mental health.
Last Update: 04-08-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[317.23Kb] 		ARE ALL JOBS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH? THE IMPACT OF WORK STATUS AND WORKING CONDITIONS ON MENTAL HEALTH
This chapter presents new evidence on the evolution of work-related mental illness
 in OECD countries and on the role that new work patterns have played in affecting it. Despite the steep rise in disability benefit receipt for mental illness in many countries, available indicators do not suggest an overall increase in mental health problems among the working-age population across the OECD area. However, mental health appears to have worsened in certain countries and for certain workforce groups, while the reported incidence of certain potentially stressful working conditions has increased in Europe.
Last Update: 20-03-2009
Contributor: MHCA reccomended reading
 Original Author/Source: OECD Employment Outlook 2008, Ch. 4

ASHRAM 2005 Directory
Guide to Agencies Supporting Housing for Refugees Asylum Seekers and Migrants
Last Update: 15-08-2005
Contributor: Queensland Shelter Migrant and Refugee Housing Project
 Original Author/Source: Queensland Shelter

[1.57Mb] 		Action on Mental Health
Fact Sheet - A guide to promoting social inclusion.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[371.90Kb] 		Actions Speak Louder
Tackling discrimination against people with mental illness.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin
 Original Author/Source: Professor Graham Thornicroft

[3.74Mb] 		Altering States
June 2008 Edition of Altering States Newsletter
Last Update: 18-06-2008
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[4.57Mb] 		Altering States Newsletter
March 2008 edition of Altering States - the publication of the peak body for the Mental Health Community Sector
Last Update: 10-04-2008
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Queensland Alliance

[823.51Kb] 		Altering States Newsletter
November 2007 Edition
Last Update: 15-10-2008
Contributor: The Queensland Alliance

[5.56Mb] 		Altering States Newsletter
Altering States Newsletter: December 08 edition.
Last Update: 06-01-2009
Contributor: The Queensland Alliance

An Exploratory Analysis of Correlates of Recovery
(Abridged Abstract) This study attempted to understand factors associated with a recovery orientation. METHODS: The authors reanalyzed data from 825 people with schizophrenia. RESULTS: People with less depression were more likely to have a recovery orientation. Family understanding of mental illness and fewer side effects of medications also had a significant effect. Psychotic symptoms were associated with less life satisfaction. Receipt of various services, including day treatment and legal services, was positively associated with knowledge about illness and services. CONCLUSIONS: A polarized view of biomedical and recovery perspectives on mental illness may be unfounded, given that these perspectives appear to be mutually reinforcing.
Last Update: 07-03-2007
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Sandra G. Resnick, Ph.D., Robert A. Rosenheck, M.D. and Anthony F. Lehman, M.D.; Psychiatr Serv 55:540-547, May 2004

Antenatal and Postnatal Depression
Antenatal and Postnatal Depression is an updated version of Women’s Health Queensland Wide’s popular Depression, Pregnancy and Childbirth booklet. The booklet is now in full colour and aims to provide a short, easy to read overview of antenatal depression (depression during pregnancy) and postnatal depression (depression during childbirth). It is designed for women as well as partners, family and friends.

Copies are available free of charge to women and organisations in Queensland (a limit of 25 copies applies). The booklet is also available on our website (click on the title above to download the resource).
Last Update: 27-07-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Women’s Health Queensland Wide

[653.94Kb] 		April 2006 edition of the Alliance Newsletter
Download the April 2006 edition of the Queensland Alliance Newsletter in PDF (685KB).
Last Update: 05-04-2006
Contributor: Cameron Gledhill
 Original Author/Source: Qld Alliance

[68.19Kb] 		Attitudes of Mental Health Professionals Toward People With Schizophrenia and Major Depression
Study to compare both attitudes
 and knowledge among mental
 health professionals and the general public.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[1.81Mb] 		Attitudes to Mental Illness 2009
Research Report - This report presents the findings of a survey of attitudes towards mental illness among adults in England.
The aim of these surveys is to monitor public attitudes towards mental illness, and to
 track changes over time.
Last Update: 24-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

Auseinet Online Recovery Toolkit
Auseinet has an online toolkit providing information and resources around issues of recovery for people with mental illness. The toolkit is designed to be useful for jurisdictions, service providers, consumers and carers. Their factsheets and links are particularly useful
Last Update: 25-05-2006
Contributor: The Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Auseinet

[12.34Kb] 		Be aware, not alarmed on mental health
This article appeared in the Longreach Leader.
Last Update: 24-11-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance - Jeff Cheverton

[2.84Mb] 		Beat the Stigma and Discrimination
Four Lessons for Mental Health Advocates.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin
 Original Author/Source: Patrick W. Corrigan, Psy.D.

[136.03Kb] 		Behaviour Research and Therapy
An experimental investigation of the impact of biological and
 psychological causal explanations on anxious and depressed patients’ perception of a person with panic disorder.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[121.20Kb] 		Beyond Good Intentions. Making Anti-discrimination Strategies Work
This article seeks to explore some key questions about effectiveness in anti-discrimination
 work. It also looks at
 initiatives in wider disability communities.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

Boston University Recovery Resources
The Centre for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Boston University is internationally renowned for its work in research, training and service delivery. Here are links and a list of articles they recommend
Last Update: 25-05-2006
Contributor: The Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation

[44.52Kb] 		Briefing for the Second Reading of the Mental Health Bill in the House of Lords
Supporting choice and self determination through advance directives, advance statements and advocacy.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[1.10Mb] 		Building Bridges
Mental Health Consumers and
 Primary Health Care Representatives in Dialogue.
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[475.46Kb] 		Building Bridges Symposium Report, November 2007
This Report highlights and summarizes the “best thinking” of plenary and small group discussions, and provides recommendations for follow-up actions which could be considered.
Last Update: 24-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

Building Resiliency in Aboriginal populations: When did Aboriginality become a risk factor?
Keynote speech by Dr Tracy Westerman, the Director of Indigenous Psychological Services, a company developed in Western Australia in 1999 for the specific purpose of providing psychological services for Aboriginal people. NOTE: this link will download a Power Point presentation.
Last Update: 12-5-2004
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Dr Tracy Westerman

[5.82Mb] 		CASL - Campaign for the Abolition of the Schizophrenia Label
PowerPoint Presentation

Website: http://www.caslcampaign.com
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[561.22Kb] 		COAG National Action Plan for Mental Health
COAG National Action Plan for mental health

Website: COAG National Action Plan
Last Update: 10-01-2007
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: COAG

[33.50Kb] 		Canefields Clubhouse No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS)
The Canefields No Interest Loan Schemes offer people on low incomes the opportunity to access credit for essential household items without any fees, charges or interest payments. The No Interest Loan Scheme is committed to achieving a more just and equitable society for people living on low incomes with a mental illness by promoting economic and social participation in a market which has resulted in structural and financial forms of exclusion.
Last Update: 31-07-2009
Contributor: Jennifer Fulcher, Director, Canefields Clubhouse Beenleigh Inc

Cannabis and Psychotic Illness (PDF)
Factsheet that describes what is cannabis, what are its effects, and how can it effect a person with a psychotic illness.
 Keywords: drugs, marijuana, mental illness, mental health.
Last Update: 10-2-2004
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: SANE Australia

Carer Recognition Policy
Last Update: 9-12-2003
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Queensland Government

[258.65Kb] 		Case for a National Disability Insurance Scheme
View Bruce Bonyhady's presentation in Brisbane on 19 August advocating for a National Disability Insurance Scheme, similar to a superannuation scheme, to support the families of children with brain injury from birth and other non-insurable injuries.
Last Update: 16-09-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[49.60Kb] 		Celebrating Partnerships in Mental Health in the Toowoomba Region.
The Queensland Alliance, in partnership with the Carers Queensland, Toowoomba Clubhouse, Resolution Employment, Toowoomba CAG, Disability Services Queensland, Department of Housing and Queensland Health organised a community forum in Toowoomba titled, “Celebrating Partnerships in Mental Health in the Toowoomba Region.”
Over 100 people registered for the forum, including consumers, carers, mental health workers, representatives from non-government community organisations and government representatives from Queensland Health’s Mental Health Services, Disability Services Queensland, Department of Housing.
Forum participants were given the opportunity to raise issues and problems facing the mental health and psychiatric sector in the Toowoomba region and suggest collaborative solutions to address those issues. A wide range of issues and problems were discussed, ranging from housing and accommodation to stigma and community education.
Last Update: 21-10-2004
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Qld Alliance

[364.02Kb] 		Challenges in Multidisciplinary Systematic Reviewing, 2007
Study on Social Exclusion and Mental Health Policy.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[364.02Kb] 		Challenges in Multidisciplinary Systematic Reviewing: A Study on Social Exclusion and Mental Health Policy
This study discusses some of the practical problems faced by
 researchers undertaking reviews of complex and cross-disciplinary topics, using the example of mental health and social exclusion.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[554.66Kb] 		Challenging Stereotypes
An Action Guide that is intended to help decrease the barriers of prejudice toward
 people who have mental illnesses.
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

Changes in Schizophrenia Across Time: Paradoxes, Patterns & Predictors
Intro: There exist two polar, yet accurate, views about the outcome of schizophrenia. Huber et al. (1979), after studying the outcome of schizophrenia in 502 patients for more than two decades, wrote: "Schizophrenia does not seem to be a disease of slow progressive deterioration. Even in the second and third decades of illness, there is still a potential for full or partial recovery" (p. 595). Nine other such studies agree. Yet today, we have dayrooms, shelters, and public mental health caseloads consistently overcrowded with persons chronically languishing with the diagnosis of schizophrenia.
Last Update: 08-06-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Harding, CM:In: Carl Cohen (Ed). Schizophrenia into later life: Treatment, research, and policy. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 19-42.

Community Door Website
The site provides support for managers and workers in Queensland’s community and disability services sectors regarding the day-to-day business of running a non-government organisation.
Last Update: 19-02-2007
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[75.89Kb] 		Community Participation and Social Inclusion
How the concept of
 social inclusion can be applied in the everyday practice of mental health practitioners.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[2.07Mb] 		Community Services Sector Charter
Finalised in August 2007, the Community Services Sector Charter is a document that has been prepared on behalf of the Queensland Community Services Sector to define and communicate to other sectors of society (Government, business and community) - what the Queensland Community Service sector is, and to raise awareness of its vital role and invaluable contribution to society.
Last Update: 18-10-2007
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[1.87Mb] 		Community Works Newsletter- Mental Health Update
In this March/April 2009 Update…..
 -Program update
 -International Initiatives for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL)
 -Mental Health Week 2009
 -Altering States Conference
 -Focus on NGO – Nextt Health
 -Qld Plan for Mental Health Community Sector 2009 - 2017
Last Update: 24-04-2009
Contributor: QLD Department of Communities
 Original Author/Source: QLD Department of Communities

Community- Opening Doors
New Zealand origin- booklet on consumer participation and obstacles. A guide for orgnisations wanting particiaton from consumers.

Last Update: 22-07-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Kites New Zealand

[2.53Mb] 		Conceptualizing Stigma
Stigma Research.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[984.53Kb] 		Consumer Focused Recovery: Supporting a Shared Understanding
Mental Health Commission of Canada: Consumer Focused Recovery: A Discussion Paper. Prepared Aug. 2008
Last Update: 02-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin
 Original Author/Source: Neasa Martin

[520.42Kb] 		Consumer Integrated Mental Health Application (CIMHA) and Confidentiality
CIMHA came online in November 2008. It is the new state-wide Mental Health Information computer based system. It allows a person's records to be accessed by the appropriate persons quickly and easily. This document details the protection in place for Mental Health Consumers' records.
Last Update: 29-07-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: (CIMHA)

Consumer Participation Training Resources
A set of training modules to help organisations develop a service that is more responsive to consumers' needs, enhance service quality and improve consumers' health outcomes. Although, not mental health specific, the modules are generic to help organisations develop ideas for active involvement, skills, greater understanding, appreciation of the value of, and possibility of change utilising consumer participation.
Last Update: 25-2-2004
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: National Resource Centre for Consumer Participation in Health

[445.50Kb] 		Consumer Voice Project Convention Report
Queensland Alliance is committed to consumer participation in mental health service planning and policy development. The Queensland Consumer Advisory Group (QCAG) was Queensland Health’s mechanism for receiving advice on mental health policy from consumer and carer perspectives. This group was disbanded in June 2004. The Alliance engaged in discussions with Queensland Health about what should replace QCAG. After eighteen months of discussions, Queensland Health agreed to provide resources to Queensland Alliance to undertake a state-wide consultation with consumers and carers about a new mechanism to provide advice to the Queensland Government from consumer and carer perspectives.
Last Update: 06-07-2007
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

Consumer-Directed Transformation to a Recovery-Based Mental Health System
This paper provides an outline of how consumers/survivors can catalyze a transformation of the mental health system from one based on an institutional culture of control and exclusion to one based on a recovery culture of self-determination and
 community participation. The paper provides a road map for developing services, financing, and supports that are based on self-determination and recovery.
Last Update: 08-06-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Daniel B. Fisher,& Judi Chamberlin, National Empowerment Centre, march 2004

[120.92Kb] 		Cost of Depression Among Adults in England in 2000
This study calculates the cost of depression in people aged over 15 years in England.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[540.07Kb] 		Count Me In!
This paper is part of a project conducted by the Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse (OPC) during the winter of 2005-2006. The central project activity was a series of six day-long Count Me In! community forums on inclusion.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[206.50Kb] 		Countering Stigma and Discrimination
Organisational Policy Guidelines for the Public Sector.
Last Update: 29-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[1.82Mb] 		Creating a Mentally Healthy and Supportive Workplace
This book represents the culmination of many years of work in offering education to break down stigma in the workplace that still exists around mental illness.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[206.42Kb] 		Criminalising Illness?
The Department of Corrective Services (DCS) announced a review of the Corrective Services Act 2000 late last year and has released thirteen separate issues papers for consultation with key stakeholders. In all these documents there is little specific mention of the needs of people with mental illness, despite the very high prevalence of people with mental illness in prison.
The attached submission to the DCS legislative review asserts that the Queensland Alliance believes it is important for there to be a place of consequence for those who commit serious crimes. However, the culture and purpose of prison should be about rehabilitation and addressing the underlying causes of offending.
Correctional cultures – based on the experiences of people from the system – appear focused on punishment, control and the breaking of spirit. This approach to prisons produces brutalised, dehumanised individuals and so reduces community safety.
The Queensland Alliance suggests most people with mental illness should not be in jail, because:
 - There are viable alternatives to prison which produce better outcomes for individuals and safer communities;
 - Prison produces negative outcomes for individuals – incarceration worsens mental health;
 - People with mental illness need health care and social support, not punishment – the therapeutic environment required to deal with mental illness is in direct conflict with a prison environment focused on punishment;
 - Prison produces frustrated or brutalised individuals who are released to the community with little preparation or support - this reduces community safety;
 - Incarceration does not operate in practice as a deterrent and has a centuries long history of failure in reducing crime.
Last Update: 11-04-2005
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Qld Alliance

[79.67Kb] 		Criminalising Illness? Mental Illness and the Prison System
The attached speech was an address to the first in a lunchtime speaker series hosted by the Qld Alliance.
Debbie Kilroy OAM, Director of Sisters Inside, delivered the speech in Brisbane on
18 August 2005.

Website: Click here to visit Sisters Inside on the web
Last Update: 22-08-2005
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Debbie Kilroy

Crisis Planning
This whole website is very informative & inspiring. This page helps consumers to determine their own Crisis Plan - indicators of a crisis, and what the consumer wants to happen when a crisis occurs. Consumers can do it alone, or support workers can work through the questions with a person they are supporting. A great way for consumers to take control of episodes of mental illness.
Last Update: 03-07-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Mary Ellen Copeland www.mentalhealthrecovery.com

[91.07Kb] 		Crossing the Divide - D&A and MH issues for MH NGOs
Results of a survey of issues for NGO mental health services
The occurrence of mental health and drug and/or alcohol issues in individuals is increasingly becoming an area of concern in our sector and the drug and alcohol sector. Research was undertaken by the Alliance to gain a snapshot of the current situation from the perspective of our member organisations, and some drug and alcohol organisations. The key findings of the research of our member organisations identified that nine out of ten agree that their service often deals with individuals with mental health and drug and/or alcohol issues, highlighting the importance of this study and the need to understand this cross-sectional issue and its impact on our sector. Furthermore, confidence of respondents when supporting individuals with both mental health and drug and/or alcohol issues varied, with some service types less likely to feel more confident. The idea of specialised training for workers who support individuals with both issues was supported with 98% of respondents indicating a need for this. The value of organisational links was found to be important to the majority of respondents (96%), with 70% of the respondents indicating that they do have links to drug and alcohol services. From the interviews taken with drug and alcohol services, organisation links were also deemed as being important for assisting individuals with both issues.
Last Update: 01-11-2006
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Kieren Needham & Karen Owens, BSocSci students, Qld Alliance

[455.23Kb] 		Crying Shame
Survey Report on Stigma - The aim of this report is to raise awareness of the shocking stigma that still surrounds mental illness, particularly the ways in which it adversely affects treatment outcomes and employment options.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[172.32Kb] 		DRAFT for comment
"About non-government mental health services": a draft brochure for discussion & feedback. See Sector Development Diary Event2 for more information

Website: Sector Development Diary Event 2
Last Update: 07-06-2006
Contributor: Molly Galea
 Original Author/Source: Queensland Alliance

[24.80Mb] 		Deanne Hellsten
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Last Update: 01-07-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[943.27Kb] 		December 2005 Edition of the Alliance Newsletter
Download the December 2005 Edition of the Alliance Newsletter (994KB in PDF) and read about:
 · The $5 million annual funding boost into the non-government mental health sector (pages 1, 5 and 7);
 · The new Alliance State Council (page 6);
 · The Alliance President's reasons for staying optimistic (page 3);
 · A report from John Mendoza (from the Mental Health Council of Australia) that mental health issues have found a place on the COAG agenda (page 8);
 · The Mental Health Review Tribunal’s claims of inefficiencies (page 10);
 · A worrying decision from Queensland’s Supreme Court (page 12); and
 · The unmet need for leadership in implementing the recommendations of the INCorrections Report (page 11).
Last Update: 10-02-2006
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Cameron Gledhill

[2.11Mb] 		Developing A Stigma Reduction Iniitiiatiive
This resource kit is intended to raise awareness of mental health and help counter
 the stigma and discrimination faced by people with mental illnesses.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[702.31Kb] 		Disability Support Services 2003-04
This report presents data on services provided or funded by governments under the CSTDA, and the people accessing these services between 1 July 2003 and 30 June 2004. The report presents a range of data relating to service users, their characteristics, their informal carers, and patterns of service usage. In addition, there is information on the service outlets providing disability support services nationwide during 2003-2004.
Last Update: 10-08-2005
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Discovering Hope for Recovery From a British Perspective - Literature Review
A review of a sample of recovery literature, implications for practice and systems change.It's a great overview, bringing together lots of resarch on recovery - a good introduction for someone who wants to know 'But what does Recovery MEAN, exactly?'
Last Update: 22-03-2007
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Centre for Community Mental Health, University of Central England in Birmingham

[67.30Kb] 		Does the scientific evidence support the recovery model?
This editorial addresses the question of whether some of the basic tenets of the recovery model - optimism about outcome, the value of work, the importance of empowerment of patients and the utility of user-run programmes - are supported by the scientific research.
Last Update: 19-01-2010
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Richard Warner

[165.22Kb] 		ENABLE - Australian Federation of Disability Organisations Campaign Kit
This campaign kit has been prepared by the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO), with the generous support of the Reichstein Foundation.
AFDO is the peak national body for organisations of people with disability.
Our vision is to achieve a community where people with disability can participate in all aspects of social, economic, political and cultural life. Our mission is to champion the rights of people with disability in Australia and help them participate fully in Australian life.

Website: Click here to visit AFDO on the net
Last Update: 10-06-2005
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO)

[2.19Mb] 		Economic Cost of Stigma Reduction
Cost effective evidence review and economic implications of stigma.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[250.67Kb] 		Economic Cost of Stigma Reduction, Final Report 2007
Appendix
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[110.10Kb] 		Effectiveness of Changing Minds Campaign Factsheets
Factsheets from the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Changing Minds campaign
 on stigmatised attitudes of
 the general public towards those with mental illness.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

Emerging Research Base of Peer-Run Support Programs
This is a fantastic table that summarises 34 research papers on peer-run support groups. Inspiring reading if you are looking to establish or justify such a program.
Last Update: 06-06-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Jean Campbell, PhD

[130.09Kb] 		Equal Treatment: Closing the Gap
Report of the reconvened Formal
 Inquiry Panel of the DRC’s Formal Investigation
 into the inequalities in physical health experienced by people with mental health problems and learning disabilities. September 2007
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[44.87Kb] 		Evidence in a Nutshell - Mental Health Promotion
This information resource briefly describes the evidence relating to the social and
 economic determinants of mental health where interventions have been developed.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[372.71Kb] 		Faces and Voices of Recovery: Stigma and Discrimination
A Resource Directory
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[53.03Kb] 		Fact sheet - POLICE MOVE ON POWERS
The attached fact sheet on police move on powers contains basic informaion about the new powers and also lists a number of contact places for homeless people.

Website: Click here to visit QPILCH online
Last Update: 28-04-2006
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Queensland Public Interest Law Clearing House Incorporated's Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic

Fact sheets on the mental health court
Link to 3 fact sheets on the Mental Health Court: about the mental health court, about forensic orders, and about making a statement for the mental health court.
Last Update: 29-10-2003
Contributor: Lindsay Irons, Office of the Public Advocate
 Original Author/Source: Mental Health Court

[1.35Mb] 		Family Support Plan
Updated version of what was previously called Family Safety Plan – now called 'Family Support Plan'. Looks a lot more family friendly, with some clearer steps outlined.
Last Update: 14-12-2005
Contributor: KOPING
 Original Author/Source: KOPING PROJECT

[3.55Mb] 		Fighting Shadows
The purpose of the research that forms the basis of
 this report is to:
 • explore the issue of self-stigma (often called
 internalised stigma) from the perspective of people with experience of mental illness
 • investigate the causes and effects of self-stigma
 • discuss means of ombatting self-stigma amongst
 people with experience of mental illness.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[117.58Kb] 		Fighting the Stigma Caused by Mental Disorders: Past Perspectives, Present Activities, and Future Directions
This paper reflects on the past perspectives that have led us to our current position, reviews present activities and accomplishments, and identifies challenges that the Section members will face in their future efforts to reduce the stigma caused by mental disorders.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[81.50Kb] 		Finding Our Voice through Community Building Dialogues
I think when the audience feels validated and believed in, they flourish just as a person who is going through their recovery. In fact, the principles of recovery are equally the principles of these Dialogues. In the process, this open-ended style gives the participants an opportunity to experience being an active member of the type of community we advocate for recovery. These might be called Community Building Recovery Dialogues.
Last Update: 20-03-2009
Contributor: By Dan Fisher
 Original Author/Source: QLD Alliance workshop in Brisbane, Australia, March 10th, 2009

Frontline: the community and mental health and addiction sector at work in New Zealand
The aim of this paper is to describe the NGO sector active in the mental health field, showing that many are innovators, successful, that employ large numbers, are well-placed to deliver the Governments objectives while meeting the needs of individuals, families and communities.
Last Update: 12-03-2010
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Research by Janet Peters

[215.03Kb] 		GLOBAL MADNESS: A Journey of Policy Influence, Fundraising and Social Inclusion in New Zealand, USA, Canada and the UK
A Report by Jeff Cheverton
 2007 Churchill Fellow
Purpose: To study fundraising for mental health advocacy in
 New Zealand, USA, Canada
 and the UK
23 September 2008
Last Update: 09-11-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Jeff Cheverton

[4.23Mb] 		Garnaut Report into Mental Health and Climate Change
This paper considers how climate change may affect rural Australian mental health. Rural Australians live with various systematic disadvantages and many feel marginalised; climate change, especially drought, has worsened this. With drier conditions and more severe droughts expected in much of southern and eastern Australia over coming decades, and the demands for change and adaptation that this will present, we urgently need to understand the likely consequences for the mental health and wellbeing of people in rural Australia.

Website: http://www.garnautreview.org.au
Last Update: 04-03-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Australian National University’s (ANU) National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health

[215.03Kb] 		Global Madness: A Journey of A journey on Policy Influence and Social Inclusion
As a result of being awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2007, Global Madness madness was the experience of traveling through five countries in 60 days, visiting 35 mental health organizations and interviewing more than 100 people.
Last Update: 02-10-2008
Contributor: The Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Jeff Cheverton

[1.14Mb] 		Health and Independence Report 2008
Minister of Health’s report on progress on implementing the New Zealand Health Strategy,
 and on actions to improve quality.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[40.00Kb] 		Hearing Voices that are distressing workshop
Hearing Voices That Are Distressing.
Three Workshops Available.

Second Version- Please disregard previous.
Last Update: 23-04-2010
Contributor: The Brook R.E.D Centre - Tyneal Hodges
Original Author/Source: The Brook R.E.D Centre - Tyneal Hodges

Home truths: mental health, housing and homelessness in Australia
Probes the relationships between housing, homelessness and mental health, considers appropriate models to support and accommodate people experiencing mental illness, and contains strategies and recommendations to provide as well as support housing for these people.
Last Update: 20-05-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Mental Health Council of Australia (2009, March) Canberra: Mental Health Council of Australia.

Housing & Accommodation Support Initiative - Report 1: Summary
A great evaluation to read if you are looking for Australian research into the effectiveness of NGO mental health programs. The Housing and Accommodation Support Initiative (HASI) is a jointly funded NSW Department of Health and NSW Department of Housing (DOH) program, which aims to improve housing stability and community participation for people with mental illness through community based accommodation and coordinated support services. HASI Stage One provides accommodation support places to over 100 people with complex mental health problems and high levels of psychiatric disability. The Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) is evaluating this program. The report outlines key findings including client satisfaction, friendships, housing stability and reduction in hospital admissions
Last Update: 08-06-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Morris, A, Muir, K, Dadich, A, Abello, D, Bleasdale M: Social Policy Research Centre, NSW Health, 2005

[58.39Kb] 		How Stigma Interferes With Mental Healthcare
An expert interview with Patrick W. Corrigan, PsyD.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[214.90Kb] 		How the involuntary treatment of a mental health consumer impacts on the burden of care of the family: a family perspective
Recent research completed as part of Master of Nursing (honours) with the University of Southern Queensland. This research spoke to family members of a person with a mental illness under the Mental Health Act to determine the impact this had upon the family.
Last Update: 23-01-2006
Contributor: Larissa Hallam
 Original Author/Source: Larissa Hallam

[4.71Mb] 		I Haven’t Told Them, They Haven’t Asked:
The employment experiences of people with experience of mental illness.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[6.90Mb] 		Impact of the economic downturn on not-for-profit organisation management
Demand for emergency relief and financial assistance has risen sharply in the last 12 months as more Australian families face increased financial pressure.
A report released on the impact of the global economic recession on not-for-profit organisations has revealed more Australians are turning to community organisations for help.
Last Update: 16-09-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Centre for Corporate Public Affairs

[995.90Kb] 		Impacts of National Media Campaign to Counter Stigma and Discrimination Associated with Mental Illness
This is the eighth survey monitoring public response to the 'Like Minds Like Mine' advertising campaign, and this survey establishes benchmark levels prior to the fourth campaign beginning.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[373.04Kb] 		Improving Mental Health Literacy: A Review of the Literature
This review involves a systematic examination
 of the available research. In addition, this report provides an overview of the literature
 relating to public health information campaigns, June 2002.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[317.09Kb] 		Is it Worth Investing in ental Health Promotion and Prevention of Mental Illness?
A systematic review of the evidence from economic
 evaluations.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[501.18Kb] 		Journeys of Despair, Journeys of Hope
Young adults talk about severe mental distress, mental health services and recovery.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[732.60Kb] 		July 2006 edition of the Queensland Alliance Newsletter
Download the July 2006 edition of the Queensland Alliance Newsletter in PDF (800KB).
Last Update: 28-06-2006
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Qld Alliance

Legislation and Life
Over the past year QAI has produced a series of issue papers titled “Vulnerable People Shameful Responses”. QAI's report “Legislation and Life” exposes the realities of life for people with disabilities living in hostels. This report is produced in recognition of the inability of people to speak out about their situation and to expose the unacceptable practices experienced by these vulnerable people with disabilities living in facilities covered by the Private Residential Services Act.
Last Update: 9-12-2003
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (QAI)

[602.60Kb] 		Like Minds, Like Mine
National Plan 2007 - 2013. Programme to counter stigma and discrimination
 associated with mental illness.

Website: http://www.likeminds.org.nz
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[2.03Mb] 		Listen Up!
This report is the result of information gathered from the Mental Health Foundation’s project looking at services working with young people
 with mental health and emotional problems. The project had two phases:
 Youth Crisis I and Listen Up.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

Living Is For Everyone: A framework for prevention of suicide in Australia
The Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing's national framework for suicide prevention.
Last Update: 04-01-2010
Contributor: Rhona Rees: Marketing Coordinator, LIFE Communications
 Original Author/Source: Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing

Living Is For Everyone: Research and Evidence in Suicide Prevention
Research and Evidence in Suicide Prevention sets the context for suicide prevention activity, summarising current research, evidence and statistics relating to suicide and suicide prevention in Australia.
Last Update: 04-01-2010
Contributor: Rhona Rees: Marketing Coordinator, LIFE Communications

Living Is For Everyone: fact sheets
The LIFE Fact Sheets are a set of 24 plain-language, practical fact sheets for suicide and self-harm prevention.
Last Update: 04-01-2010
Contributor: Rhona Rees: Marketing Coordinator, LIFE Communications
 Original Author/Source: Department of Health and Ageing Canberra

[836.56Kb] 		Love Me Tender Workshop
The Love Me Tender Workhshops held around Queensland were a great success.
Please find slide and notes from the workshops for you to download.
Last Update: 30-06-2008
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[115.17Kb] 		Low Prevalence Disorder Component of the National, October 2002
Study of Mental Health and Well Being.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[1.03Mb] 		Making a Difference
Factors that influence participation in grassroots environmental activism in Australia.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[2.16Mb] 		Managing Non Profits in a Downturn
PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Fundraising Institute Australia and the Centre for Social Impact collaborated in a comprehensive survey of the impact of the economic downturn on not-for-profit organisations (NFPs).

The survey was conducted in April and May 2009 and draws upon a similar survey conducted by PwC in the UK last year. Questions focus on the impact in the last six months, as well as the anticipated future impact over the next year. In total, 263 NFPs responded.1 A summary of their profile is provided at the end of this report.
Last Update: 27-07-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[25.75Kb] 		Mapping Loneliness in Australia
This paper maps loneliness in Australia. Using national survey data, it outlines patterns
 of loneliness, support and friendship and assesses who is most at risk of emotional and
 social isolation and who is socially supported and connected. The paper focuses on
 young adults aged 25 to 44.
Last Update: 8-3-2005
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Michael Flood

[3.83Mb] 		March Newsletter 2009
This quarter read about:
-Stimulus Package Funding
 -4th National Plan for Mental Health
-State Council 2009
 -Connecting Mental Health and Climate Change
 -Global Madness Luncheon
And much more!
Last Update: 15-04-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[154.48Kb] 		Media Frames of Mental Illnesses: The Potential Impact of Negative Frames
This publication reviews mass media as the primary source for information about mental illnesses and the possible effects of media coverage and predominant frames in which mental illnesses are portrayed.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

Media Team Australia
Media Team Australia assists community organisations across Australia to raise their public profile and attract greater support by professionalising their public relations and communications activities. As a non profit organisation we bring a specialised understanding to supporting the needs of other non profit organisations.
Media Team provides a range of services including workshops, tailored resources and consultancy services to develop organisations' communication capabilities.
Last Update: 27-08-2007
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[476.90Kb] 		Mental Health Literacy in Canada - Phase One Report
This report represents the conclusion of the first phase of the Mental Health Literacy project, which included a review of existing data, a national survey on mental health literacy and follow-up focus group discussions.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[36.50Kb] 		Mental Health Partnership Forum Terms of Reference
The attached Terms of Reference are for the Bi-Monthly Mental Health Partnership Forum between Queensland Health & the Queensland Alliance.
Last Update: 10-12-2004
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Queensland Health & Queensland Alliance

[149.12Kb] 		Mental Health Policy and Practice across Europe
Focus is on key issues for health policy-making in Europe
Last Update: 24-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

Mental Health Recovery: What helps, what hinders?
A huge study that interviewed over a hundred people across the USA to define factors that assisted recovery.
Last Update: 25-05-2006
Contributor: The Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Onken et al: Phase One Research Report: A National Study of Consumer Perspectives on What Helps and Hinders Recovery, October 2002

[366.36Kb] 		Mental Health Research Review
Our hope is that the Review is of practical use to those involved in the organisation and provision of services.
Last Update: 29-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

Mental Health Statement of Rights and Responsibilities
Link to the Mental Health Statement of Rights and Responsibilities on the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing website. This is a report of the Mental Health Consumer Outcomes Task Force adopted by Australian Health Ministers in March 1991. The document enables consumers, carers, advocates, service providers and the community to be aware of their rights and responsibilities in terms of mental health care. (Follow link to download PDF 130kb document or access PDF free software)
Last Update: 6-5-2003
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing

[1.07Mb] 		Mental Health Week 2006 Event Organiser’s Pack
The pack includes information on:
 - This year's theme;
 - Ideas for participation;
 - A MHAQ overview;
 - Media campaigns;
 - Mini-grants; and
 - A writing competition.
Last Update: 14-03-2006
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Mental Health Association of Queensland

[1.07Mb] 		Mental Health Week 2006 event pack
The pack includes information on:
 - This year's theme;
 - Ideas for participation;
 - A MHAQ overview;
 - Media campaigns;
 - Mini-grants; and
 - A writing competition.
Last Update: 14-03-2006
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Mental Health Association of Queensland

[1.11Mb] 		Mental Health and Social Exclusion
Social Exclusion Unit Report.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[508.36Kb] 		Mental Health in Parliament
This report aims to give
 a picture of the degree of understanding in Parliament of mental health issues, the
 pressures faced by Parliamentarians and their
 staff, and what might be useful in terms of training and support.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

Mental Illness Recovery & Place
Abstract: This paper explores fifteen residents’ perspectives on a supported housing program for people
 recovering from low prevalence mental health disorders in rural Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It moves beyond the often unproductive institutional versus community care dichotomy to present a more complex consideration of the residents’ perceptions of supported housing as a site for recovery. This paper contributes to the literature on consumers’ experiences of mental health care in particular places. The residents’ narratives highlight the importance of supported accommodation as an integral part of a recovery focused service system delivered predominantly, but not exclusively, in the community
Last Update: 03-07-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Chesters, Fletcher & Jones, Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health (AeJAMH), Volume 4, Issue 2, 2005

[172.14Kb] 		Mental Illness: Diagnostic Title or Derogatory Term?
Developing a learning resource for use within a clinical call centre. A systematic literature review on attitudes towards mental illness.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[2.16Mb] 		Mental health policy and practice across Europe: an overview
Searching for commonalities of
 need, experience, response and outcome, as well as trying to understand the reasons for differences and what they imply for the design and implementation
 of policy.
Last Update: 24-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

Mentalympians TV
Mental Health TV – A World First
A new internet channel, Mentalympians.tv, will be launched at the 6th Annual International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership in Brisbane.
Last Update: 15-04-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: MHCA

[284.99Kb] 		Model of Recovery- Oriented Services
Proposed Model of Mental Health Recovery and Recovery- Oriented Services attached.

Website: Click here for the State of Connecticut's Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Last Update: 17-03-2006
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: State of Connecticut's Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

[561.23Kb] 		National Action Plan on Mental Health 2006-2011
COAG has agreed to a National Action Plan on Mental Health involving a joint package of measures and significant new investment by all governments over five years that will promote better mental health and provide additional support to people with mental illness, their families and their carers.

Website: Click here to visit the COAG website
Last Update: 17-07-2006
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Council of Australian Governments (COAG)

National Mental Health Plan 2003-2008
In the National Mental Health Plan 2003–2008, four priority themes are addressed through 34 outcomes. These themes emphasise mental health
 promotion and prevention, increasing responsiveness to consumers and carers
 across all mental health and related services, strengthening quality, and fostering research and innovation across the sector for sustainable programs and services.
 Ultimately, the Strategy seeks to engage all members of the community in a partnership to improve the mental health of the Australian community.
 The 2003–2008 Plan will see partnerships with other sectors such as housing, education, welfare, justice and employment, to assist with the recovery of those experiencing mental health problems and mental illness.
 In seeking to achieve these goals, all Health Ministers have committed to working together through the National Mental Health Plan 2003–2008,
 building on the foundations of the last decade in improving the mental health of all Australians.
Extract from the Foreward by the Hon Wendy Edmond, Health Minister for Queensland
Last Update: 7-10-2003
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Australian Health Ministers

National Mental Health Report 2005
The National Mental Health Report 2005 is available for download at the Department of Health and Ageing's website.
The National Mental Health Report 2005 is the ninth report in a series that has monitored the progress in mental health reform under the National Mental Health Strategy from 1993 to 2003.

It presents data from 2002-03 and highlights the significant structural reform that has occurred over the course of the first ten years of the National Mental Health Strategy.
Last Update: 30-01-2006
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Department of Health and Ageing

National Mental Health Strategy
All the latest and updated publications from the National Mental Health Strategy. To order documents, complete the form and fax back. All publications are free of charge.
Last Update: 25-6-2002
Contributor: Commonwealth Department of Health & Aged Care

[76.56Kb] 		National mental health reform: less talk, more action
•The Council of Australian Governments revitalised national mental health reform in 2006. Unfortunately, evidence-based models of collaborative care have not yet been supported.
•Previous attempts at national reform have lacked a strategic vision. We continue to rely on arrangements that are fragmented between different levels of government, poorly resourced community services, and an embattled public hospital sector.
•Our persisting unwillingness to record or publicly report key measures of health, social or economic outcomes undermines community confidence in the mental health system.
•Six priority areas for urgent national action are proposed and linked to key measures of improved health system performance.
•In Australia, we recognise special groups (such as war veterans) and organise and fund services to meet their specific health needs. Such systems could be readily adapted to meet the needs of people with psychosis.
Last Update: 15-06-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Sebastian Rosenberg, Ian B Hickie and John Mendoza

[128.85Kb] 		New Brochure from In The Meantime Support Service
A support service for carers and clients 16 years and over living with emotional and mental health illness
Last Update: 31-05-2010
Contributor: In The Meantime Support Service Ltd

New UN Treaty Supports Rights of Persons with Disabilities
After five years of negotiations, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 13 2006.
Last Update: 06-02-2007
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[6.97Mb] 		Not for Service
Experiences of injustice and despair in mental health care in Australia.
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[130.03Kb] 		OUT OF MIND, OUT OF SIGHT: THE SCANDAL OF PUBLIC POLICY
The attached speech was an address to the first in a lunchtime speaker series hosted by the Qld Alliance.
Professor Chris Puplick AM delivered the speech in Brisbane on 18 August 2005.

Website: Click here to visit the Centre for Advancement of International Health
Last Update: 22-08-2005
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Professor Chris Puplick

[609.18Kb] 		October 2006 edition of the Alliance Newsletter
Download the October 2006 edition of the Queensland Alliance Newsletter in PDF (612KB).
Last Update: 20-09-2006
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Qld Alliance

Opening doors
Guidebook
This guide is intended to support community groups who want to include people with experience of mental illness in their club, activity or facility.
Last Update: 16-07-2010
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Wellington: Case Consulting.

Our Consumer Place
Ten ways that you can be involved in Our Consumer Place:
 1. Book us to come and show the Our Consumer Place website to your group
 2. Get us to come to a group or organisation to talk informally about Consumer Developed Initiatives and your needs
 3. Fill out our Training needs survey and submit it to us
 4. Membership – encourage your relatives & friends to register on our website
 5. List your group on the Consumer Developed Initiatives Directory
 6. Tell us what you think of our help sheets/starter kit
 7. Give us your ideas for new help sheet topics
 8. Send us your ideas for new help sheets
 9. Write something for the Our Place newsletter
 10. Ring us up & email us about the ideas you have for Consumer Developed Initiatives
Funded by Department of Hunan Services Victoria. Auspiced by ourcommunity.com.au
Last Update: 15-10-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

Out of Their Minds
Out of their Minds, is a new New Zealand based website exploring the value of mental distress, madness, ‘mental illness’, or whatever you want to call it.

New Zealanders often hear only about the negative aspects of ‘mental illness’, and the creators of this site want to change that. They say a lot of misunderstanding stems from people thinking of mental distress as primarily an illness, something that robs you of something and makes you less complete than everyone else.
What is this site about?
 Outoftheirminds.co.nz aims to explore views on madness, mental distress or ‘mental illness’ that are often ignored by mainstream media. The site features artists and thinkers interviewing themselves about the value they see in their experiences of mental distress, and about what comes out of their minds.
Last Update: 16-09-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[203.33Kb] 		PBS
PBS
Last Update: 03-03-2010
Contributor: QA

[486.57Kb] 		PRIVACY KIT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SECTOR
Privacy Kit to guide mental health consumers, carers and providers through the detail of the Federal Privacy Act (PDF - 488KB).
Last Update: 7-4-2004
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: MHPC

PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION: ISSUES AND ANSWERS FOR PSYCHIATRY
This is a fascinating article written by psychiatrists for psychiatrists, calling on them to work collaboratively with psychosocial rehabilitation service providers (that's NGO mental health services)
"The authors advance the argument that a confluence of developments, both within and beyond psychiatry, has now created an opportunity for psychiatry to build a mutually productive relationship with rehabilitation."
Last Update: 19-07-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: American Association of Community Psychiatrists

[604.99Kb] 		Papering Over the Cracks: The Veneer of Prevention
The Report From The QPPD Community Investigation Into The abuse, assault and neglect of people with a disability receiving services provided or funded by Disability Services Queensland (DSQ).
Last Update: 10-06-2005
Contributor: Qld Alliance

[66.10Kb] 		People’s beliefs about factors contributing to mental health: implications for mental health promotion
A study of the emphasis (based on their statewide survey) on the use of the term “mentally healthy” (which has connotations of positive health) rather than “mental health”, which was seen as primarily about mental illness.

Website: Link to the Health Promotion Journal of Australia
Last Update: 13-09-2007
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Health Promotion Journal of Australia

[24.54Kb] 		Photo Consent Form PDF
PDF Photo Consent Form to be used when submitting photos for the Alliance databse. As listed on Consumer Participation webpage.
Last Update: 19-03-2007
Contributor: Karinya Louttit

Planning for your baby
As part of the Children Of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI) initiative, the Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association (AICAFMA) have released a baby care resource.
The Baby Care Plan can be used to clearly identify a parent’s wishes for their baby in times of illness. It identifies important contacts and information such as feeding, settling and sleeping routines. It also clearly outlines who would enact the plan in periods of parental illness.
If you, or someone you know could benefit from the Baby Care Plan, feel free to obtain a copy from the AICAFMHA website.
Last Update: 18-2-2004
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association

[71.04Kb] 		Positive Relationships Between Public Awareness Activity and Recognition of the Impacts of Depression in Australia
This report records the level of exposure to depression-related information across the Australian community and explores associations with recognition of depression
 and relevant sociodemographic factors.
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[91.56Kb] 		Promoting Mental Well-Being in the Workplace: A European Policy Perspective
This paper outlines some of the socio-economic arguments for the promotion of good mental well-being in the labour force and identifies how they link with different
 national and European policy agendas.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[663.22Kb] 		Promoting and Protecting Mental Health as Flourishing
This article summarizes the conception and diagnosis of
 the mental health continuum, the findings supporting the
 two continua model of mental health and illness, and the
 benefits of flourishing to individuals and society.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health in General Practice
Auseinet, in partnership with the Australian General Practice Network (AGPN), has undertaken a range of activities designed to build the capacity of the general practice sector.

'The Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health in General Practice' monograph series provides an overview of the best available evidence to date on the conceptual framework for promotion, prevention and early intervention approaches to mental health, and its application to children and older people, with specific reference to identifying mental health problems early, assessing risk factors and enhancing protective factors.

The overviews also include interventions with individuals, parents, families and carers where appropriate, that can be implemented in the general practice context.

This series is now available (free download) from the Auseinet website.
Last Update: 27-08-2007
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Auseinet, in partnership with the Australian General Practice Network (AGPN)

Psychosocial Research Centre
This Melbourne research centre is a collaboration of the University of Melbourne, La Trobe University and NorthWestern Mental Health. The Centre also works with a broad range of community organisations to foster research and service partnerships in three priority areas:
1. Enhancing recovery from mental illness through social and economic participation.
 2. Bridging current evidence and practice gaps in the delivery of psychosocial interventions.
 3. Building new evidence for psychosocial approaches which enhance recovery from mental illness
There's no actual research results listed on this website, but if you want to know more about what they are doing, you can email them from here.
Last Update: 03-07-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: North West Mental Health

QLD Law Reform Commission Guardianship Review
Stage One of the Law Reform Commission's Guardianship Review is complete as of October 2007.
See the website below for the following resourses.
-Public Justice, Private Lives: A New Approach to Confidentiality in the Guardianship System (Vols 1 and 2)

-Public Justice, Private Lives: A Companion to the Confidentiality Report

-A new approach to confidentiality: A guide for people who may need help with decision-making (pamphlet)

-A new approach to confidentiality: A guide for families, friends and advocates (pamphlet)
Last Update: 15-10-2007
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[36.21Mb] 		Qld Alliance Annual Report
Qld Alliance Annual Report 2006 to 2007
Last Update: 15-01-2008
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Qld Alliance

[365.39Kb] 		Queensland Alliance Annual Report 2003/04
This report contains the President's report, the Executive Director's vision for 2005, information on State Council and Staff over the period as well as an activity report and statistical data on the membership of the Queensland Alliance.
Last Update: 7-12-2004
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Cameron Gledhill, Queensland Alliance

[917.49Kb] 		Queensland Alliance Annual Report 2004/05
Please find attached the Queensland Alliance Annual Report 2004/05.
Last Update: 07-12-2005
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Qld Alliance

[764.03Kb] 		Queensland Alliance Annual Report 2005 - 2006
A summary of events, announcements, media and financials for the 2005 - 2006 financial year.
Last Update: 22-02-2007
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[3.83Mb] 		Queensland Alliance Newsletter
Stimulus Package

4th National Plan for Mental Health

State Council 2009

Connecting Mental Health
 and Climate Change

Global Madness Luncheon

PhaMs Funding

And more...
Last Update: 29-06-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[1.31Mb] 		Queensland Alliance Newsletter August 2007
Queensland Alliance news - catch up on the Altering States conference 2007, Alliance projects and new funding for the sector in Queensland's budget.
Last Update: 27-08-2007
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[1.06Mb] 		Queensland Alliance Newsletter January 2007
Latest news from the alliance Secretariat.
Last Update: 22-02-2007
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[1.54Mb] 		Queensland Alliance Newsletter- December 2009
On 13 November 2009 the Australian Health Ministers’ Conference launched the Fourth National Mental Health Plan: an agenda for collaborative government action in mental health 2009-2014 (the Plan). The launch of the Plan represents a commitment to ongoing national mental health reform and identifies key actions that can make meaningful progress towards fulfilling the vision of the National Mental Health Policy 2008.
Last Update: 06-01-2010
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Queensland Alliance

[3.83Mb] 		Queensland Alliance Newsletter- March 2009
The Rudd Government’s new $42 billion stimulus
 package has allocated $200 million in one off grants
 of up to $2 million for non profit organisations
 to undertake projects that will create jobs, build
 capacity and provide opportunity.
Last Update: 06-01-2010
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Queensland Alliance

[2.94Mb] 		Queensland Alliance Newsletter- September 2009
The Prime Minister the Hon Kevin Rudd met with representatives of the Queensland Alliance on 30 June. Supported by President Noel Muller, and Treasurer Bob Steele, CEO Jeff Cheverton presented to Mr Rudd and his key advisors, the findings of his Churchill Fellowship on social inclusion and anti-discrimination campaigns in mental health from around the world.
Last Update: 06-01-2010
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Queensland Alliance

[32.99Kb] 		Queensland Allliance Report on Tender Process
Report on Member Feedback on Tender Process for Non-Government Mental Health Services
Prepared for the Honourable Gordon Nuttall, Minister for Health, by the Queensland Alliance of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Disability Groups on 10 June 2004.
Last Update: 19-12-2005
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Qld Alliance

Queensland Criminal Justice Centre
An interactive website providing legal and advocacy information for those individuals dealing with the criminal justice system.
Last Update: 31-10-2008
Contributor: The Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: TASC Inc

[392.07Kb] 		Queensland Mental Health Planning
Presentation to the Premier’s Policy Issues Seminar by the Director of Mental Health, Dr Aaron Groves, on 6 June 2006.
Last Update: 03-08-2006
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Dr Aaron Groves

[1.19Mb] 		REPORT- Inquiry into the Circumstances of the Immigration Detention of Cornelia Rau
The Inquiry into the Circumstances of the Immigration Detention of Cornelia Rau was conducted in accordance with the terms of reference issued on 9 February 2005 and 2 May 2005.
 As required by the additional terms of reference of 2 May 2005, my report includes commentary and preliminary findings arising from the Examination of the Vivian Alvarez Matter.
Last Update: 19-07-2005
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

Recovery
A fascinating article that uses consumers’ own words and experiences to define recovery, then looks at some of the research into recovery
Last Update: 25-05-2006
Contributor: The Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Ralph, R: Psychiatric Rehabilitation Skills 2000, Vol 4(3) 480-517

Recovery - Emerging Best Practices Process
This is a really practical and straightforward website.
This page divides recovery into nine dimensions and proposes roles for clinical and community services in each of the dimensions:

-Clinical Care
 -Family Support
 -Peer Support & Relationships
 -Work/Meaningful Activity
 -Power and Control
 -Stigma
 -Community Involvement
 -Access to Resources
 -Education
You may or may not agree with it but it's an interesting starting point for thinking about the complementary roles of clinical and community services.
Last Update: 29-08-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Ohio Department of Mental Health

[1.03Mb] 		Recovery As A Journey of the Heart
One of my favourite recovery articles. Lyrically written, it captures the essence of recovery as a radical way of interacting with humans. Recovery is not a "thing" we "do" but a way of being. "...And perhaps most of all, our greatest challenge is to find a way to refuse to be dehumanised in the age of managed profit, and to be bold and brave and daring enough to remain human hearted while working in the human services."
Last Update: 01-08-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Deegan, P: Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 1996, 19(3)

Recovery competencies for New Zealand mental health workers.
This paper attempts to describe ten competencies mental health workers need when working in a recovery orientation. It offers another cross-cultural consideration of recovery concepts, and considers the adjustment needed when importing ‘recovery’ concepts from the US, due to cultural differences between New Zealand and USA.
Last Update: 25-05-2006
Contributor: The Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: O’Hagan, M: New Zealand Mental Health Commission.

Recovery focused interventions: Perceptions of mental health consumers and their case managers
Abstract : The concept of recovery has emerged as a central tenet of the mental health consumer movement, and is increasingly informing service development and evaluation. Key factors that contribute to recovery have been identified in both consumer writings and research, but
 few studies have explored the extent to which mental health workers and mental health consumers share perceptions of the relative importance of those factors. In this study a new instrument was developed to measure the importance of recovery factors as rated by paired mental health consumers and case managers. A pilot administration to 15 consumers and their case managers revealed that the measure was sensitive to differences in perceptions. Differences were found in the areas of medication, strengths-based interventions and
 perceptions of the relationship with the case manager and service. Case managers tended to rate their level of recovery-focused activity higher than did consumers. The instrument has potential to be used in a larger study to further establish its validity and reliability.
Last Update: 03-07-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Ellis & King, Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health (AeJAMH), Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2003

Recovery from mental illness: the guiding vision of the mental health service system in the 1990s
One of the classics. A very good explanation of what recovery means, and what is needed from service users, the medical system, and community supports.
Last Update: 25-05-2006
Contributor: The Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Anthony, W;Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal, 1993, 16(4), 11-23

Recovery in Serious Mental Illness: Paradigm Shift or Shibboleth?
Discussion of the limitations and strengths of the use of the concept of recovery in mental health
Last Update: 02-10-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Davidson et al

Recovery: Challenging the Paradigm
Has there been a shift in mental health services? Are MH NGOs offering recovery-oriented services or are they just repackaging the same services under a different name - a case of 'The Emperor's New Clothes'? This is a paper delivered by consumer advocate Arana Pearson to the 2004 Vicserv MH NGO conference.
Last Update: 26-03-2007
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Arana Pearson

[265.03Kb] 		Reducing Discrimination Against People with Mental Illness
This plan recognized that central government agencies have important roles, and the agencies standing behind this plan each have responsibilities in different sectors.
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[265.03Kb] 		Reducing Discrimination against People with Mental Illness
This plan recognises that central government agencies have important roles, and the agencies standing behind this plan each have responsibilities in different sectors.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[233.99Kb] 		Reducing Stigma and Discrimination: What Works?
Showcasing examples of best practice of anti-discrimination projects in mental health.
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[1.55Mb] 		Report on the Brisbane Community Mental Health Forum
This is a PDF version of the Forum Report (1.5MB), which includes:
 * The speeches presented;
 * Outcomes from the small discussion groups; and
 * A list of commitments and contact details from Alliance member organisations.
Last Update: 3-12-2004
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Cameron Gledhill

[427.50Kb] 		Request For Tender - Purchase of transition support for men and/or women with a mental illness being released from prison.
Provision of support, on a case by case basis, to men and/or women with a mental illness who are being release from custody. Involvement will commence on referral from the Prison Mental Health Service to participate in developing a mental health transition plan before release, through to support and follow up in the community for up to six (6) months. The focus will be on facilitating access to mental health follow up and intervention and re-establishing social supports including housing, employment, drug and alcohol support, legal support, financial and social support systems as and when necessary.

Website: http//:www.qgm.qld.gov.au
Last Update: 05-07-2006
Contributor: Marlene Berry, Senior Project Officer - Health Programs
 Original Author/Source: Queensland Health

[28.28Kb] 		Response to 'Have Your Say'
The attached PDF (32KB) is the Queensland Alliance's response to Disability Services Queensland's 'Have Your Say' document - submitted on 11 May 2005.
Last Update: 14-12-2005
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Qld Alliance

Review of recovery literature 2000
An excellent starting point for getting an overview of recovery research and writings.
Last Update: 25-05-2006
Contributor: The Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Ralph R: Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service University of Southern Maine

[1.86Mb] 		Review of the Research: Historical Myths
This article examines some of the underpinning myths in the mental health system, which, even if we are not consciously aware or them, permeate the way mental health services are developed and delivered. Anthony et al list loads of research to disprove the myths.
Last Update: 20-06-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Anthony, W et al: Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 2nd edition

Revisiting the 15 psychosocial rehabilitation principles: some consumer - focused pathways to the future.
Consumer advocate Allan Pinches reflects on the Principles of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, now more than twenty years old. He proposes that, while groundbreaking at the time of development they need: 1. a radical rewording to remove jargon and assumption of 'otherness'; and 2. re-examination according to five key concepts: Consumer participation, Empowerment of consumers, Recovery focus, Peer support and community building in PDS services, and Building bridges back into the wider community through community education and advocacy. He explores each of these concepts and gives some ideas about how they can be put into practice. This is an important discussion that all people interested in non-government mental health service provision should participate in.
Last Update: 12-04-2007
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Allan Pinches

Sane Research
This is a link to the research bulletins published by Sane Australia. Sane publications are generally short, straightforward and easy to read. There are reports here on mental illness and employment, mental illness and social isolation, and others
Last Update: 11-07-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Sane Australia

[3.16Mb] 		Schizophrenia - Open The Doors Training Manual
This training guide is intended to be a practical companion to Volume 1 of the World Psychiatric Association’s Global Anti-Stigma program. It provides “how to” information for people who would like to set up their own anti-stigma program.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[1.19Mb] 		Sector Development Handbook
This Sector Development Handbook was developed for Queensland Alliance, the Peak Body for Community Mental Health in Queensland. It is a practical approach to helping Sector Development Workers improve their skills and understanding. It provides guidelines on establishing an ethical framework for practice and the information, tools and resources required for a sector development worker. It supports informed decision making processes enabling a Sector Development to select an appropriate methodology for their area that will deliver clearly identifiable benefits for participating organisations and consumers whilst at the same time delivering on the outcomes required by the funding body.
Last Update: 28-05-2010
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[820.37Kb] 		Self-Disclosure and Its Impact on Individuals Who Receive
This monograph examines current literature related to self-disclosure and provides the findings from a series of key informant interviews to examine the factors that promote or hinder self-disclosure.
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[1.56Mb] 		September 2005 edition of the Queensland Alliance Newsletter
Download the newsletter and read the messages from the Alliance’s President (page 3), or the Alliance’s Executive Director (page 5), or Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Mental Health (page 8), or Queensland’s new Director of Mental Health (page 9), or Queensland’s new Attorney General, or the keynote speakers from our speaker event (page 7).
 The message seems to be getting clearer and clearer – it is time for change – a message slowly echoing into a rumble throughout Alliance membership.
 Positive messages have been coming back to us through the media thanks to the ‘Go The Journey Together’ Brisbane to Cairns bike riders (page 14).
 With any luck, this year’s Mental Health Week (page 16) will produce more positive stories.
 Also in this addition Jeff Cheverton reports on the Mental Health Council of Australia (page 12), we profile ISIS - Centre for Women’s Action on Eating Issues (page 17) and People Surviving Psychiatry (page 18).
Last Update: 06-10-2005
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Qld Alliance

Serving Street-Dwelling Individuals With Psychiatric Disabilities: Outcomes of a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Clinical Trial
ABSTRACT:Objectives. This study tested a psychiatric rehabilitation approach for organizing and delivering services to streetdwelling persons with severe mental illness.
 Methods. Street-dwelling persons with severe mental illness were randomly assigned to the experimental program (called Choices) or to standard treatment in New York City. We assessed study participants at baseline and at 6-month intervals over 24 months, using measures of service use, quality of life, health, mental health, and social psychological status. The average deviation from baseline summary statistic was employed to assess change.
 Results. Compared with persons in standard treatment (n=77), members of the experimental group (n = 91) were more likely to attend a day program (53% vs 27%), had less difficulty in meeting their basic needs, spent less time on the streets (55% vs 28% reduction), and spent more time in community housing (21% vs 9% increase). They showed greater improvement in life satisfaction and experienced a greater reduction in psychiatric symptoms.
 Conclusions. With an appropriate service model, it is possible to engage
 disaffiliated populations, expand their use of human services, and improve their
 housing conditions, quality of life, and mental health status. (Am J Public
 Health. 2000;90:1873–1878)
Last Update: 08-06-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: David L. Shern, PhD, Sam Tsemberis, PhD, William Anthony, PhD,

Sharing responsibility for recovery
An important starting point for understanding the policy context in which NGO mental health services in Queensland are working.
Last Update: 25-05-2006
Contributor: The Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Queensland Health: Queensland Government, 2005

Social Inclusion- What you do makes a difference
A presentation created by CEO of the Queensland Alliance, Jeff Cheverton, detailing the value of social inclusion campaigns. It also presents television and media advertising that have been used sucessfully by social inclusion campaigns from around the world.
Last Update: 08-10-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Jeff Cheverton

South Side (Brisbane) Wellness Inspired Through Support (WITS)
Resources for the QLD Area:
Crisis Contact Numbers
 Support Services
 Food/Financial/Other Support
 Mental Health Information
 Drug & Alcohol Resources
 Accommodation & Homelessness Resources
 Mental Health Hospitals
Mental Health Professionals
Last Update: 24-08-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[1.11Mb] 		Speaking Out
Addressing the imbalance of power in a traditional doctor-patient relationship.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[895.67Kb] 		Starting, Maintaining Support Groups
"The Support Group Survival Kit - A Guide to Setting Up and Facilitating Support
 Groups", has been developed as a practical guide to assist mental health consumers,
 carers and workers to establish, facilitate and maintain a mental health support
 group.
Last Update: 12-05-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: NSW mental health association

[307.98Kb] 		Stigma Hurts!
Stigma and Discrimination Research Workshop, October 2006.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[3.32Mb] 		Stigma and the Mass Media
PowerPoint Presentation - Report of the BC Minister of Health’s Advisory Council on Mental Health (2002)
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin
 Original Author/Source: Otto Wahl, Ph.D.

[1.43Mb] 		Supporting LBGT Lives: A Study of the Mental Health and Well- Being of LGBT people
This research is the most significant study of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) mental health and well being in Ireland to date.
Last Update: 25-02-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: National Office for Suicide Prevention

[259.96Kb] 		Tackling Social Exclusion: Taking Stock and Looking
This document is a discussion paper that aims to seek
 views and further evidence from a wide range of experts and stakeholders on the
 material presented.
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[182.49Kb] 		Ten Year Plan for the Growth of the NGO Mental Health Sector
A submission to Queensland Health on behalf of 150 non-government mental health organisations throughout Queensland who are members of the Queensland Alliance.
Last Update: 30-01-2008
Contributor: The Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Jeff Cheverton

The Americanization of Mental Illness
Article: Published: January 8, 2010

AMERICANS, particularly if they are of a certain leftward-leaning, college-educated type, worry about our country’s blunders into other cultures. In some circles, it is easy to make friends with a rousing rant about the McDonald’s near Tiananmen Square, the Nike factory in Malaysia or the latest blowback from our political or military interventions abroad. For all our self-recrimination, however, we may have yet to face one of the most remarkable effects of American-led globalization. We have for many years been busily engaged in a grand project of Americanizing the world’s understanding of mental health and illness. We may indeed be far along in homogenizing the way the world goes mad.

Click on the link below for the full article.
Last Update: 16-03-2010
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: ETHAN WATTERS - The New York Times

[932.87Kb] 		The Employment Experiences of People with Experience of Mental Illness
This is a literature review of research into the employment of people with experience of mental illness, and the issues which arise from that subject.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

The Maine and Vermont three-decade studies of serious mental illness: I. Matched comparisons of cross-sectional outcome
This famous 32-year study compares outcomes between two matched groups of people with long-term mental illnesses. One group received a psychosocial rehabilitation support service, the other traditional mental health services. Vermont subjects at follow-up were more productive, had fewer symptoms, better community adjustment and global functioning than Maine subjects. Conclusions: Outcome differences may be due to Vermont's model program and a policy of allowing an earlier opportunity for community life.
Last Update: 08-06-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: DeSisto, M. J., Harding, C. M., McCormick, R. V., Ashikaga, T., & Brooks, G. W. (1995a):British Journal of Psychiatry, 167(3), 331-338..

The Maine and Vermont three-decade studies of serious mental illness: II. Longitudinal course comparisons
Abstract: This paper supplements the cross-sectional outcome comparisons of the companion paper by providing a brief account of the longitudinal courses of the Maine and Vermont samples across several outcome domains. Method: A Life Chart method was used to document changes in individual lives over the domains of residence, work, income source, and use of community resources over a 20-year period. Reliability studies between states were conducted. Results: Throughout much of the period, more Vermont subjects lived independently, were working, and were less likely to use community resources compared to Maine subjects. Conclusions: Differences in both policies and programmes contributed to course differences between the groups. System characteristics that may lead to better outcomes are discussed.
Last Update: 08-06-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: DeSisto, M. J., Harding, C. M., McCormick, R. V., Ashikaga, T., & Brooks, G. W. (1995b)British Journal of Psychiatry, 167(3), 338-341..

The Overburden Report: Contracting for Indigenous Health Services
A report by the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH) launched this week has found that complex and fragmented funding of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) impedes their ability to provide the best possible primary health care services.
Last Update: 22-09-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH)

[133.26Kb] 		The Power of Contact
This paper provides a review and analysis of the available literature on different initiatives aimed at reducing stigma and discrimination. In particular, the focus is on the impact of education and training.
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[219.64Kb] 		The Social Inclusion Unit
The focus is to help improve government action to reduce social exclusion by producing ‘joined-up
 solutions to joined-up problems’.
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[371.95Kb] 		The Stigma of Problematic Substance Use
Presentation.
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

The economic impact of youth mentalillness and the cost effectiveness of early intervention
Access Economics was commissioned by the headspace Centre of Excellence in Youth
 Mental Health, part of Orygen Youth Health Research Centre to estimate the cost of youth
 mental illness in Australia and the potential cost effectiveness of early intervention in youth
 mental health.
Last Update: 04-01-2010
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Headspace

[1.16Mb] 		The little purple book of Community Rep-ing
The aim of the project was to produce a humourous and accessible guide for people wanting to be community or consumer representatives, a guide which was based on the experiences of people who had actually been community or consumer representatives.
The project also aimed to bring together people who had been Reps in similar health related areas, and provide them with an opportunity to share ideas, experiences and resources.

Website: http://www.healthissuescentre.org.au/documents/items/2008/08/226726-upload-00001.pdf
Last Update: 11-08-2009
Contributor: the Not Just A Token Rep Project North West Suburbs Health & Social Welfare Council

The recovery vision for mental health services and research: a British perspective.
One of the challenges for Australian mental health NGOs is whether concepts developed in another context fit with Australia. This article is interesting for its exploration of how recovery concepts developed in the US might apply to Britain. The authors talk about being in the midst of a paradigm shift from assuming the goal of treatment is maintenance and management of mental illness, to overcoming mental illness. The article is written at a point of change in mental health services, similar to what Queensland is experiencing now.
Last Update: 25-05-2006
Contributor: The Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Turner-Crowson & Wallcraft: Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 2002 25(3)

[810.77Kb] 		Three Strategies for Changing Attributions about Severe Mental Illness
Education, contact, and protest are examined on attributions about schizophrenia and
 other severe mental illnesses.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[1.08Mb] 		Time for Action on Stigma - Untying the Gordian Knot
PowerPoint Presentation which purpose is to build a shared approach & understanding
 untangle Gordian knot of issues, review emerging research, share advice from International experts, and show Canadian examples.
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[2.84Mb] 		Towards a Theory of Perspective Enhancement for
School of Human Services, Faculty of Health
 Griffith University
 Submitted in fulfilment of
 the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Last Update: 27-09-2008
Contributor: Dr Carolyn Perry
 Original Author/Source: Dr Carolyn Perry

Transition from Institutional Care to Community Living for People with Mental Illness/Psychiatric Disability
Discussion of key aspects in the community transition process for people with a psychiatric disability.
Last Update: 22-4-2003
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Kaye Deeley, Link In Association

University of Adelaide Library - Mental Health Rehabilitation and Recovery
The boffin at the University of Adelaide library has pulled together a lot of great links to fascinating recovery related sites.
Last Update: 29-08-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: University of Adelaide

Use of a Consumer-Led Intervention to Improve Provider Competencies
Slightly complex to read, but well worth it if you are proposing a consumer-led project. This research compared two cohorts of clinicians. 151 clinicians received a consumer-developed program to support the clinicians to be more effective; 118 clinicians were controls and did not receive the program.Compared with clinicians at the control organizations, clinicians at intervention organizations showed significantly greater improvement in education about care, rehabilitation methods, natural supports, holistic approaches, teamwork, overall competency, and recovery orientation.
Last Update: 29-08-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Young et al,Psychiatric Services,August 2005, vol 56, no.8

[353.48Kb] 		VICSERV - Pathways to Social Inclusion
Health Inequalities: Policy and practice failure.
Last Update: 29-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

Vicserv online document library
Vicserv, the Victorian peak body for NGO mental health providers, has Australia’s only library of psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery information. A lot of their stuff is on their shelves, so it’s worth a look if you are down in Melbourne. Meanwhile, explore their online documents.
Last Update: 25-05-2006
Contributor: The Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Vicserv

[496.23Kb] 		Vision and Progress
Social inclusion and mental health.
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[68.73Kb] 		Visions DVD off-line order form
Order form for the Visions DVD for people who don't wish to order on-line, who want to pay by cheque or are making a bulk order(more then ten).
Last Update: 02-07-2008
Contributor: Rene

[835.66Kb] 		WHO Resource Book on Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation
The World Health Organisation recently released the WHO Resource Book on Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation. People with mental disorders throughout the world face discrimination and human rights violations both in mental health facilities and in the community. The development of mental health legislation that promotes and protects the rights of people with mental disorders is a critical step in correcting these problems. The WHO Resource Book provides:
 Information on international human rights standards and norms related to people with mental disorders, practical guidance on what needs to go into a mental health law, and strategies for developing and adopting mental health law as well as ensuring its effective implementation.

Website: Click here for a WHO fact sheet on mental health, human rights and legislation
Last Update: 16-12-2005
Contributor: Qld Alliance
 Original Author/Source: The World Health Organisation

[284.00Kb] 		What is Stigma?
PowerPoint Presentation Focusing on psychological models, attitude surveys, violence and media.
Last Update: 20-10-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

[3.66Mb] 		Who We Are
The QLD Alliance initiated a project, completed in 2008, to 'map the sector'. Who are we? Find out by reading the report.
Last Update: 27-02-2009
Contributor: QLD Alliance 'Mapping the Sector' Report
 Original Author/Source: Qld Alliance

Working Together:
The Consumers’ Health Forum of Australia (CHF) and Medicines Australia developed in this Guide to provide a best practice starting point for health consumer organisations and pharmaceutical companies working together. It is a reference tool for potential relationships, offering basic principles and suggestions that can be adapted to suit individual needs. The Manual provides assistance and further support for users.
Last Update: 08-02-2006
Contributor: A Guide for Relationships between Health Consumer Organisations and Pharmaceutical Companies
 Original Author/Source: Consumers' Health Forum of Australia

[156.50Kb] 		Working at The Park as a Consumer Rep
Would you like to work at The Park - Centre for Mental Health as a Consumer Representative?
This is a rewarding role for consumers wishing to participate in changing the system.
Last Update: 25-07-2006
Contributor: Alex Gulash
 Original Author/Source: Alex Gulash (The Park - Centre for Mental Health)

[5.87Mb] 		Youth Mental Health Summit Report
March 28, 2007 saw the first Youth Mental Health Summit held in ten years. In the lead up to the summit the Queensland Alliance and the Youth Affairs Network of Queensland and their members worked together over several months. The process of organising the Summit provided opportunities for the youth sector and mental health sector to work together.
Last Update: 27-08-2007
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[3.46Mb] 		beyondblue booklet - Older People and Depression, Depression is not a normal part of ageing.
It contains some great interviews with a number of people across Australia who took part in our Over Bl**dy Eighties Campaign.
Last Update: 29-09-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Beyond Blue

[476.00Kb] 		beyondblue fact sheets - Depression and anxiety in gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex (GLBTI) people
Depression and anxiety specific to the experiences of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex (GLBTI) people
Last Update: 29-09-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Beyond Blue

[1.24Mb] 		beyondblue – A Guide to What Works for Depression
This new booklet provides a comprehensive review of treatments (A-Z) for depression, including medical, psychological, complementary and lifestyle interventions. It also features a tear-off ‘bookmark’ summary of the treatments which work.
The aim of this booklet is to assist people to make informed choices by providing a summary of what the scientific evidence says about each treatment. The booklet rates the evidence for the effectiveness of each treatment using a ‘thumbs up’ scale.
Last Update: 29-09-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Anthony Jorm, Nick Allen, Amy Morgan and Rosemary Purcell

depression.org.nz
Most people feel miserable now and then, often when something upsetting or stressful is happening such as a relationship break-up, or losing a job. Feeling down in response to difficult situations is pretty normal, and usually the feelings fade over time and you get on with life. But when the feelings of unhappiness are intense and persistent - and they don’t go away even when things improve - this could be depression. The medical term for this is ‘major depressive disorder’.
This website is part of the NZ national depression awareness campaign.
Last Update: 14-09-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[32.50Mb] 		leonie
leonie beyond blue
Last Update: 01-07-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[28.11Mb] 		martin knapp
martin knapp
Last Update: 01-07-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[37.83Mb] 		neasa martin
neasa
Last Update: 01-07-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

new federal mental health information website
On Thursday 20 September the Australian Government launched a comprehensive web site that provides up-to-date information on mental health and wellbeing, including information on the Government’s mental health programs.

The new site, www.mentalhealth.gov.au, claims to be a one-stop shop of all Government programs aimed at reforming and improving our mental health care system.
The Mental Health and Wellbeing web site provides important information on Government health and employment programmes, funding opportunities, publications, and policies. For example, it includes information and updates on the Personal Support Programme, JobAccess and Research and Evaluation of Mental Health and Employment.

The web site is the result of collaboration between the Departments of Health and Ageing; Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; Education, Science and Training; Employment and Workplace Relations; and Veterans’ Affairs.

The web site's content will continue to be the focus of development and expansion. The contributing departments have undertaken to regularly update and contribute to the content, and to conduct consultations to clarify audience needs.
What do you think of the website? Email us and let us know.
Last Update: 04-10-2007
Contributor: Queensland Alliance

[735.34Kb] 		strengthening the mental health consumer voice in Tasmania
This study looked at the achievements and struggles of the mental health consumer movement across Australia in order to inform the development of consumer activities in Tasmania. It was undertaken by Anglicare Tasmania in partnership with the Tasmanian Mental Health Consumer Network.
The research draws together information from interviews with over 70 consumer leaders from across the world, and all Australian states and
 territories.
Last Update: 17-06-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Anglicare Tasmania : Social Action and Research Centre

[1.24Mb] 		the Case for Change- why England needs a new care and support system
This document sets out the case for an open debate about the long-term future of England’s care and support system. The Government wants to engage the public and key stakeholders in discussion about how the existing system can meet the challenges of the future. If we don’t address these issues now, there is a risk that the demands on families will become too heavy and people will go without the services they need to live their lives fully and stay well.
Last Update: 03-06-2009
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: HM Government

the Myth of Representation: The case for consumer leadership
The aim of this paper is to consider the implications of engaging in debate about the extent to which consumer advocates might represent a broader group.
Last Update: 15-12-2006
Contributor: Queensland Alliance
 Original Author/Source: Brenda Happell & Cath Roper

[428.92Kb] 		“Kia Mauri Tau!”
Narratives of recovery from
 disabling mental health problems.
Last Update: 25-09-2009
Contributor: Neasa Martin

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