by Lena Fisman | Sep 16, 2024 | Media Release, News
Australia’s mental health care system is in crisis. Despite numerous national initiatives and a decade of reforms, reports from individuals, families, and support groups nationwide paint a grim picture of mental health care as a system in disarray. This crisis...
by Lena Fisman | Jul 6, 2024 | News
What a breath of fresh air to listen to British paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass ‘live’ link from the UK, Tuesday, 2 July 2024. Her world-leading review, ’Cass Review’ published in April 2024, provided a new benchmark of scholarship for gender-affirming care of children...
by Lena Fisman | May 4, 2024 | Media Release, News
NAPP notes the article in the Weekend Australian 4 May on ‘Psychiatrists are fleeing the public system in record numbers’ by Natasha Robinson, Health Editor. The article highlights a severe workforce crisis in public sector psychiatry in Australia, with...
by Lena Fisman | Apr 29, 2024 | Issues, News
The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, today welcomed the recent commitment by the UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to implement recommendations contained in the Independent Review of gender identity services for...
by Lena Fisman | Apr 28, 2024 | Issues, News
Rev Bill Crews talks to National Association of Practising Psychiatrists president Professor Philip Morris, about how Prime Minister Scott Morrison has disclosed he took medication for anxiety while in office, in a bid to de-stigmatise the treatment of mental health....
