The Rainbow Tick is a quality framework that helps health and human services organisations show that they are safe, inclusive and affirming services and employers for the LGBTIQ community.
Victoria’s mental health services annual report 2019-20
Resource | 2020
This report provides an outline of Victorian Government funded mental health services and the Victorians who accessed them for treatment, care and support in 2019-20. This includes a range of hospital and community-based clinical mental health services, and non-clinical services.
Power Threat Meaning Framework
Resource | 2020
The Power Threat Meaning Framework has been developed as an alternative to more traditional models based on psychiatric diagnosis and applies not just to people who have been in contact with the mental health or criminal justice systems, but to all of us.
Supporting staff to work with children and families with complex needs
Resource | 2019
This paper provides managers, practice leaders, and other decision-makers with practical guidance on supporting staff to work with children and families with complex needs.
Consumer perspective supervision summary of resources
Resource | 2019
A companion resource for the Consumer Perspective Supervision framework. To assist trainers, supervisors and anyone else that would like further resources related to CPS and supervision models.
Practice Guidelines for Treatment of Complex Trauma and Trauma Informed Care and Service Delivery
Resource | 2019
Building on the 2012 Guidelines, this update includes substantial additions around the nature of complex trauma, dissociation and the related clinical challenges, phased therapy, ‘new’ and emerging treatment approaches and issues relating to `evidence-based’ treatment.
Introduction to Lived Experience Roles
Resource | 2019
This resource introduces different lived experience (peer) roles.
Equally well in Victoria: Physical health framework for specialist mental health services
Resource | 2019
This framework provides information to help mental health services and clinicians. It describes a range of initiatives for organisations and clinicians to work in partnership with consumers and carers to tailor treatment, and discuss physical health in the context of a recovery plan.
Access to Mental Health Services
Resource | 2019
This audit examined how the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) oversees the mental health system and whether it promotes increased accessibility, ultimately determining if people with a mental illness have timely access to appropriate treatment and support services.
VMIAC Seclusion Report
Resource | 2019
Written by VMIAC to make information about seclusion more accessible to consumers, to create extra pressure for change and to acknowledge survivors & encourage us all to speak out.