Web Ideas 11th June 2013 Do you have a son or daughter, a family member or friend who has a mental health diagnosis, an intellectual disability and or an Acquired brain injury who is facing criminal charges (summary or minor) in a Magistrates Court in Queensland? Are you struggling an

3. We need to agree on the best ways to encourage improvement and get better results We must initially agree on what is good practice across all mental health and support services. This must be based on evidence. Services need to be effective, efficient, provide value and demonstrate

2. We need to provide ‘a complete picture’ of what is happening and closely monitor and evaluate change Behind every bit of data is a part of a person’s story. It is often the only voice that a person has. People should not be treated as a series of different ‘body parts’ or file numb

The Commission’s big picture case for change identifies what governments and communities must do and keep doing. We have four priority areas for action. We will not see real change unless the following four areas become part of everyday business. We have also set out where action must

 Confronting statistics mean COAG can’t walk away Professor Allan Fels, Chair of the National Mental Health Commission, has said that Australia can improve the lives of millions of Australians if the Prime Minister, Premiers and Chief Ministers –through COAG – reaffirm their commitmen

The New South Wales Attorney General says juvenile prisons are “Universities of Crime”, and he’s responded by launching an early intervention program aimed at keeping children out of jail. The program focuses on young people aged between 10 and 14 who have had three

Representatives from The Advocacy and Support Centre (TASC) visited New York on scholarships as a result of ground breaking work in Queensland’s only Disability Law Project. Dan Toombs and Sue Gordon met with the Director and staff of the Centre of Court Innovation, an organisat

Health and the Criminal Justice System – 2012 09/08/2012 The justice systemi and public health There is a strong association between imprisonment and poor health. As a group, prisoners and detaineesii have far greater health needs than the general population, with high levels of

An interest article in the Chronicle last Saturday. True story about a mother and her mentally unwell son, desperately seeking help. Please read below: SHIRLEY is a strong, well-educated and articulate woman. She is good at what she does and as a professional has spent a number of yea

Toowoomba Magistrates Court Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9:00am – 12:00 noon Warwick Magistrates Court Monday (fortnightly), Tuesday and Wednesday 9:00am – 12:00 noon Ipswich Magistrates Court Monday – Friday 9:00am – 12:00 noon