Glad to be tuned into @VicLegalAid webinar "Act for change - How can the '22 Mental Health & Wellbeing Act deliver on the vision of the Royal Commission?" Chaired by @sonialaw_aus w @chrismaylea @Holpsych Kath Whetton, @MaggieToko & Louise Glanville. Will tweet on this thread. Aunty Di Kerr, Wurundjeri Elder offering a welcome to country, discussing importance of ceremony in lives of young Wurundjeri women. Ceremony was taken from us, Kerr says, which caused deep sorrow and hurt. Ceremony can assist people in distress today, regardless of culture.

Have just looked at the terms of reference website for Victorian Mental Health Royal Commission & wanted to share some thoughts about the proposed priorities & what I see as some gaps. I’ll make a thread here. engage.vic.gov.au/royal-commissi… #MentalHealthRC #SpringSt Perhaps I should start by saying that just about everyone in Australia will have spoken, or will speak, to a health professional or counsellor about mental distress, so this is not a fringe issue or something relating only to those with severe mental health conditions.