Bernadette McSherry
@bmcsherr
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Emeritus Professor and recovering academic, University of Melbourne. Writer, reader, gardenist and Collingwood supporter. https://t.co/7gjQVOssfl
Melbourne, Australia
Joined October 2011
BREAKING: Australia PM Albanese says his country 'stands with Ukraine'
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AI in Victoria's courts -- VLRC calls for submissions #Lawreform #ArtificialIntelligence
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BREAKING: govt has broken its promise to implement all #RoyalCommission recommendations Pledged by @DanielAndrewsMP, affirmed by @jacintallanmp/@ingridstitt, now ABANDONED This takes control from community, risking worse services + more harm & suicides https://t.co/lNFa5NxJoj
theage.com.au
Eight regional boards were meant to be set up by no later than the end of last year, but they’ve been scrubbed from the Health Department’s website.
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Very positive.
We welcome the appointment of Hugh de Kretser as our next President, just announced by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus. For more than 20 years he has been a dedicated and effective advocate for change for people whose human rights are at risk. https://t.co/rTLz3iHtQx
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"In summary, involuntary treatment in NSW has increased despite strategic plans to decrease its use... [T]argeted interventions toward specific patient groups may be a promising area for development of interventions." New from @AmyCorderoy et al
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There is uncertainty about factors associated with involuntary in-patient psychiatric care. Understanding these factors would help in reducing coercion in psychiatry. To explore variables associated...
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Sydney attacker had ‘mental health issues’ but most people with mental illness aren’t violent
theconversation.com
The vast majority of people with mental illness pose no risk of violence to others. But is there a link between mental illness and violent crime?
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People who accidentally found their doppelgängers in museums - a thread 🧵
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Here's my take on why people with #LivedExperience should be at the heart of reforms to the #MentalHealth system. #Rec29 #HumanRights @SimonKatterl @LisaMBrophy @vmiac @P_Gooding @MSEI_UniMelb @MelbLawSchool
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au
People with lived experience of mental health conditions should be employed to help turbocharge system-wide reform says University of Melbourne expert.
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So sorry to hear this news. I remember Linda from student days at @UniMelb as a clever, empathetic and resolute person. She will be missed. R.I.P.
Breaking News - Very sad news. Labor Senator Linda White, who recently took leave to focus on her health, has died. Linda was incredibly intelligent, passionate, didn’t just tow along with the party line & had a sensational humour. Heartbroken. Thoughts with her family😢😥
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A wonderful biographical sketch and fitting tribute to the late Ellen Berah, by @ianfreckelton: “ELLEN BERAH - January 1950 — 8 December 2023”
tandfonline.com
Published in Psychiatry, Psychology and Law (Vol. 31, No. 2, 2024)
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PhD scholarship available at @latrobelaw! I'm delighted to be able to offer PhD supervision on matters related to disability, law, and society, encompassing issues of mental health, aged care, and so on. Please share with those who may be interested.
latrobe.edu.au
PhD doctorate scholarship research stipend La Trobe university tuition fees doctoral project based RTP LTGRS research training program graduate research scholarship Doctor of philosophy award
Dedicated project scholarship in Disability, Law and Society - work with my fantastic colleague @P_Gooding see
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Helpful overview by Samantha Lilly of a broad study of efforts to reduce and prevent coercion in mental health settings, which I'd missed, but which builds on work by m'colleagues and me on alternatives to coercion. The original study is from Richard Wittington et al.
Global Mental Health is Heading into a Rights-Based Era Rights-based approaches to mental healthcare are creating a culture of zero-tolerance for coercion in #globalmentalhealth By Samantha Lilly #humanrights #mentalhealth #coercion #psychiatry
https://t.co/Z8d8gxfhaI
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The Commission welcomes the appointment of Rosemary Kayess as the next Disability Discrimination Commissioner, announced this morning by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus KC. Ms Kayess will start in the position on Monday 29 January. Read more: https://t.co/9RKUvcEl2r
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Thanks to Kelli Grant for reporting on @ymaker and my article in Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, (the @ANZAPPL journal): #MentalHealth #HumanRights Plotting a Research Path to a New Model of Mental Health Care - Mad In America
madinamerica.com
There needs to be interdisciplinary research on human rights and social determinants of health.
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Such brilliant news and most well deserved! Congrats to all @MSEI_UniMelb, particularly the fabulous fellows.
We are delighted to share the news that our Community Fellows Program has won the @EngagementAust Excellence Award for Community Engagement! Thank you to all of our amazing fellows, mentors and supporters.
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The Law Council of Australia congratulates Her Excellency Judge Hilary Charlesworth on her re-election as a permanent Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the term 2024-2033. https://t.co/AK3uWRpHiE
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It was fantastic to hear from Professor @japhillimore last night about supporting refugee survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. If you would like to learn more about the SEREDA project or to download the international report, visit https://t.co/ozLCDzC1il.
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"forensic patients can spend years longer in detention than if they’d been sentenced to prison with a criminal conviction... some receive no treatment or rehabilitation" @4corners. Our 2017 @MSEI_UniMelb work remains sadly relevant. https://t.co/d0jRJFuCm3
https://t.co/KhN7wQbC9G
abc.net.au
Adrian's been held for years in solitary confinement without a release date, living with an intellectual disability and chromosomal disorder. The public has never seen how he lives until now.
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