Thread by @IndigoDaya

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IT’S PUBLIC!

My witness statement to Victoria’s Royal Commission into Mental Health is now available online:
s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/hdp.au.prod.ap…
@RCMentalHealth

More info in thread👇

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Thank you to @abcnews & @Zalika_R for covering the story & giving profile to people & issues that are too often ignored. (Angus, my cheeky cat, steals the show).

Online story: abc.net.au/news/2020-05-2…

Tune in to tonight’s 7pm ABC news for more coverage.

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I was asked to testify on many topics, including #trauma , #recovery & the lived experience workforce.

I also testified to my own, appalling, lived experience of the #MentalHealth system.

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The mental health system has so many issues that my witness statement is a whopping 42 pages long. 😳

Below are some highlights & a cheat sheet to the sections...

...or wait for the video (the Royal Commission will release a video of my formal interview in coming weeks).

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*Cheat sheet*

INTRO SECTIONS
1-17 My quals
18-23 Defining trauma
24-31 Recovery from trauma
32-39 Recovery oriented practice

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*Cheat sheet*

TRAUMA SECTIONS
40-43 Challenges to recovery
44- 52 Trauma informed practice
53-58 Links between trauma & mental health
59-69 Implementation issues (incl. legislation & human rights)
70-76 Workforce issues
77-80 Settings
81-88 Related issues for family/carers

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*Cheat sheet*

LIVED EXPERIENCE WORKFORCE
90-94 Leadership roles
95-109 Training priorities
101-104 Policy & research
105-113 Decision making at all levels
114-116 Consumer-led organisations

PERSONAL
115-150 My own lived experience

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Testifying has been a tough experience. At times harrowing, at times empowering.

I have done my best to be fair, honest, inclusive & aspirational. It won’t be perfect, but it is my best.

I just hope, with all I can hope, that they listen... and then act.

@RCMentalHealth