Maria Katsonis
@mariakatsonis
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Policy wonk, mental health advocate, powerlifter. This is a personal account.
Joined September 2010
My personal perspective as a mental health consumer on lived experience in mental health reform and what distinguishes tokenism from authentic inclusion. @PowerToPersuade
powertopersuade.org.au
Today Maria Katsonis , a mental health advocate with lived experience of mental health issues, discusses the complexity of including lived experience in mental health reform, warning that organisat...
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Chuffed to be delivering the keynote address at a symposium on mental health stigma on 15 November. I’ll be discussing whether the stigma reduction glass is half full or half empty. Yet to decide. More info and registrations (it’s free!). https://t.co/iRg9gALzjJ
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How much progress have we made in mental health stigma reduction? A range of different views 👇👇👇
If you're interested I spoke w @Dpeters1977, @bmcsherr, @mariakatsonis and others on mental health stigma and discrimination. https://t.co/VkgjwUJtME
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A perfectly good national mental health strategy is the policy that is dead and buried. Not just shame but lashings of hypocrisy as well.
Andrew, your government has literally buried the policy that deals with this. Thousands of Australians contributed to this. Shame on your government. https://t.co/Qtx1hOJv3B
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Stigma and discrimination in mental health still persists. As someone who lives with mental ill health I know this first hand. I’ll be speaking at this event about why a perfectly good stigma reduction strategy is languishing.
events.unimelb.edu.au
Melbourne Law School’s Disability Law Network invite you to join us on Wednesday 18 September 2024 for a seminar on Reducing Stigma and Discrimin...
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Chuffed to be co-delivering this program with @Bartlett_DJ
Gain the Policy Edge is IPAA Victoria's flagship five-day professional development course that equips you with essential skills for policy development and implementation. Enhance your policy skills today https://www.vic.ipaa.org.au/courses/gain-the-policy-edg
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Former Commissioner expresses concern abt slowdown in the Alan Govt's implementation of the Royal Commission recommendations. A seven-fold cut in new investment into the system, despite the mental health levy bringing in $1bn to Treasury this year. 🗞️ https://t.co/2zNxPo9ocJ
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My two bobs worth on why the gap between research and practice persists, and why incentives for both academics and public servants need to change to encourage better collaboration. @ANZSOG
anzsog.edu.au
In this article Bridge writer, Maria Katsonis writes about what she has learned, why the gap between research and practice persists, and why incentives for both academics and public servants need to...
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Nice timing @RACV_Official. Got this message that the plumber will be arriving soon. Just spoke to him and he’ll be here in 90mins. Since when is 90 mins soon??!!
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What is most galling @RACV_Official is that you ask for payment upfront and don’t deliver the promised service. #liftyourgame
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Dear @RACV_Official Emergency Home Assist. I have a gas leak & booked one of your plumbers as your website promised one within 60mins. Nearly two hours later and still no sign of the plumber. Now been told it will be another 90 mins before anyone arrives. #notgoodenough
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Ta muchly @ANZSOG for this rainbow hued profile which covers my policy wonk proclivities and role at the Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing.
anzsog.edu.au
The Bridge combines a fortnightly email collating and summarising relevant research, and a series of Research Briefs that transform academic writing into a form that can be used by public servants.
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What does it take for policymakers to do good #livedexperience work? @PolicyLabUK has developed a guide for empathetic engagement. A promising start but more to be done.
openpolicy.blog.gov.uk
Lived experience refers to knowledge acquired through direct, first-hand and personal experience. In policymaking this usually involves people who experience a particular policy or issue in their...
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The Bridge is about to turn 100! Woo hoo 🎉 To celebrate - join me, Eleanor Williams, Simon Corden and Janine O'Flynn at this stellar online @ANZSOG event exploring the cosmic chasm between academics and public managers. https://t.co/OqWS7yfhfD
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Mental Health Victoria leadership in lock behind the “It’s time for Rec 29” campaign. Thanks to outgoing Board Chair Damien Ferrie, incoming Board Chair Karenza Louis-Smith and CEO Marcelle Mogg.
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Most excellent article from @bmcsherr on why people with #LivedExperience should be at the heart of #MentalHealth system reform.
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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Today, on World Day of Social Justice, we highlight our commitment to advocating social justice for all mental health consumers in living a life with choices honoured and rights upheld. #mentalhealth #WorldDayOfSocialJustice #NoOneLeftBehind #ActionNotWords #vmiac
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My latest @ANZSOG research brief looks at the regulatory relationship between government and consultants. It examines the shift from demand-side to supply-side regulation. @howlettm
anzsog.edu.au
This article provides an outline on the need to shift from demand-side to supply-side regulation of government consultants.
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.@mindaustralia is offering a $10,000 scholarship for an emerging peer leader to complete a project that contributes to innovation and transformational change that supports the mental health and wellbeing of people in their own and the broader community.
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