1/ This week we officially opened Australias first womens-only hospital dedicated to treating the survivors of trauma. @JaneCaro @SummersAnne @sammostyn @jessradio @DLulabele @MattsJane @WINNews_Woll @stellalauri1 #PTSD #CPTSD @ramsayhealth @HarbMerrylord dai.ly/x8fwklw
2/ Although I’ve advocated in this space through all levels of govt- only the private sector have truly committed - with the most beautiful location, sparing no expense to making it a truly healing environment for survivors…
3/ …with a pool, gym, art therapy, yoga, fantastic healthcare workers, inpatient & outpatient holistic therapeutic service. 
4/ We have had such wonderful community support.
We have learnt so much already- that the care provided is desperately wanted, the treatment helps, the acknowledgment is validating & preliminary results are fantastic @illawarramerc
We have learnt so much already- that the care provided is desperately wanted, the treatment helps, the acknowledgment is validating & preliminary results are fantastic @illawarramerc
5/ BUT, it is so hard to find people who truly want to do the work. It’s emotionally difficult work. The risk of vicarious trauma is high, and the need is enormous- if we want to truly be able to address it…
6/ our Universities, hospitals and other training facilities need to start including family violence, sexual violence, poverty in the curriculum in more than 1-2 lectures a year ..if that. @HarbMerrylord @skyekinder @davtw2 @BenVeness @brookmanknight @RANZCP @ACEMPresident
7/ It’s not enough to have a session on ‘trauma-informed care’. Anyone going into mental health need to know this is the work they are going to do, not consider it an ‘optional extra’ or ‘speciality’ @RANZCP @DrAsthaTomar @LouiseKNewman @DrLataSatyen @jayashrikulkar1
8/ Government officials will always ask for evidence of why they should invest in women’s health…yet continue to use systems that already show absolutely no return in investment, or in fact, increase the cost to society.
9/ We do not ask the cost-benefit analysis for the huge investment in pharmaceuticals, we do not seem to ask why the mental health problem is growing despite more & more investment in the ‘’same old’ with no positive outcomes @bronnietaylor @RyanPark_Keira @HewardBelle
10/ But as long as we continue to see the framing of trauma from child abuse & family & sexual violence as not worth treating, or a ‘job for the private sector’ or
‘awaiting more evidence of needing speciality care’ @CCChatMagazine @mike_salter @marilyn_mcmahon @YouAreLobbyLud
‘awaiting more evidence of needing speciality care’ @CCChatMagazine @mike_salter @marilyn_mcmahon @YouAreLobbyLud
11/ …then we are going to see inter generational trauma to continue to grow wildly out of control & mental health investment will be a fruitless exercise of simply sandbagging a tsunami
@Drhutch2011 @DrPennyGolding @ASDVConference @Schwartziris @noplaceforsheep @RonniSalt
@Drhutch2011 @DrPennyGolding @ASDVConference @Schwartziris @noplaceforsheep @RonniSalt
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