Get Real: Talking mental health & disability

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Get Real: Talking mental health & disability

Get Real presents frank and fearless conversations about mental health and disability, including people with lived experience, frontline workers in the sector, as well as policymakers and advocates. Get Real is produced and hosted by Emily Webb and co-hosted by Karenza Louis-Smith on behalf of ermha365 Complex Mental Health and Disability Services provider (https://www.ermha.org/). 

  1. Why NDIS high intensity supports are essential for participants with challenging behaviours

    SEP 10

    Why NDIS high intensity supports are essential for participants with challenging behaviours

    Send us a textParticipants, families and providers across Australia are trying to make sense of what the latest NDIS Price Guide means for them – and this is in addition to the changes slated in the Federal Government’s Getting the NDIS Back on Track Bill. ermha365 is right behind the #4aBetterNDIS campaign that’s in response to the latest NDIS Pricing Review. This campaign is a joint effort of peak bodies – National Disability Services, Disability Intermediaries Australia, CEO Coll...

    28 min
  2. Why loneliness is a health issue with Dr Michelle Lim

    AUG 9

    Why loneliness is a health issue with Dr Michelle Lim

    Send us a textOur guest for this episode is Dr Michelle Lim, Scientific Chair and CEO of Ending Loneliness Together - a national network of organisations that work together to address the loneliness in people living in Australia. This is done through evidence-based research, advocacy and public information and awareness.MORE INFOFind out more aboutEnding Loneliness Together and Loneliness Awareness Week. ermha365 provides mental health and disability support for people in Victoria and th...

    21 min
  3. Prevention and Recovery Care (PARCs): mental health support in a home-like setting

    JUN 25

    Prevention and Recovery Care (PARCs): mental health support in a home-like setting

    Send us a textThis is an edited version of our 2020 two-part podcast Celebrating PARCs, hosted by Chief Marketing Officer Robyn Haydon.Prevention and Recovery Care services (PARCs) are short and extended residential and day programs that provides 24-hour support in a “home-like” environment to people experiencing mental ill health and whose recovery can be supported without hospital admission. PARCs also supports people discharged from hospital who are not quite ready to return home.ermha365 ...

    20 min
  4. A connected, compassionate response: Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) in Scotland

    MAY 13

    A connected, compassionate response: Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) in Scotland

    Send us a textIn this episode, we're thrilled to welcome Kimberley Irwin and Ian Graham from Change Mental Health in Scotland to talk about the Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Programme, which was developed and first piloted in 2016 in parts of Scotland to respond to the needs of people experiencing distress. DBI is now an established part of mental health support in Scotland. The program was highlighted as a model for a similiar service in Victoria in recommendation 27 of the Royal C...

    44 min
  5. Why transgender and gender diverse inclusion matters with Tara Laursen

    MAR 30

    Why transgender and gender diverse inclusion matters with Tara Laursen

    Send us a textThis is a special episode in recognition of International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) which happens every year on March 31. This day is for learning more about and celebrating the lives and achievements of transgender people. Our theme for this episode is inclusion for transgender and gender diverse people and why it matters. And what does meaningful inclusion really look like when it comes to things like community participation, health services, human right...

    36 min
  6. Autism, connection and relationships with Jodi Rodgers

    MAR 4

    Autism, connection and relationships with Jodi Rodgers

    Send us a textOur first guest for 2024 is Jodi Rodgers. Jodi is a sexologist, counsellor and special education teacher and has a Masters in Sexual Health. For Jodi, connection, intimacy and relationships are a basic human right and this drives her work, in particular with autistic people to support developing their social skills and understanding their emotions. Jodi’s appeared on the series Love on the Spectrum Australia, working with some of the show’s participants. Her new book, Unique: Wh...

    49 min
  7. Self care, mental health and parenting a neurodivergent child with Donna Markham OAM

    12/22/2023

    Self care, mental health and parenting a neurodivergent child with Donna Markham OAM

    Send us a textThis is our final episode for 2023, and we thought it would be timely to talk about self-care, especially during Christmas and the New Year period with, as always, a focus on mental health. Donna Markham is our guest. Donna is a qualified occupational therapist, an adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University and also a member of our ermha365 board, and chairing the Practice Governance, Quality and Safety Committee. Donna is Victoria’s former Chief Allied Health Office...

    33 min
  8. Call us, definitely: crisis support with Lifeline Direct's Dr Jakqui Barnfield

    12/09/2023

    Call us, definitely: crisis support with Lifeline Direct's Dr Jakqui Barnfield

    Send us a textOur guest for this episode is Dr. Jakqui Barnfield, Lifeline Direct's Executive Director of Service Delivery.Jakqui is a registered nurse with a passion for mental health and suicide prevention. She tells us about the power of reaching out to Lifeline Australia's services and that you are not alone.Helplines:Lifeline on 13 11 1413 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)MensLine Australia 1300 78 99 78 Suicide Call Back Servi...

    51 min
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Get Real presents frank and fearless conversations about mental health and disability, including people with lived experience, frontline workers in the sector, as well as policymakers and advocates. Get Real is produced and hosted by Emily Webb and co-hosted by Karenza Louis-Smith on behalf of ermha365 Complex Mental Health and Disability Services provider (https://www.ermha.org/). 

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