Transforming Perceptions
Transforming Perceptions offers a range of views on subjects that may have direct or indirect links to social, emotional and mental well-being and aims to promote de-stigmatisation of mental illness in the community, especially for people of multicultural, migrant and refugee…
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“New study unveils the daily reality of vaping addiction among younger Australians” - In Conversation with Professor Michelle Jongenelis, Melbourne University Centre for Behaviour change. (opens the original)
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Áine speaks with Professor Jongenelis, senior author and Co-Convenor of the Public Health Association of Australia’s, Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs Special Interest Group about a new study recently published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. The study ‘A day in the life: An ecological momentary assessment of people’s experiences with vaping’, was led by the University of Melbourne using qualitative research strategies together data and better understand peoples vapin
In Conversation with Fred Smith OAM – ‘Unforgotten: Songs of Australians at War’ – Gigs, Festivals, Life the Universe and Everything. (opens the original)
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Áine spoke with Fred Smith OAM, acclaimed Canberra-based folk musician, author, diplomat and storyteller prior to his performances at the Australian War Memorial on the 15th August which coincided with the 5 year anniversary of the Fall of Kabul in Afghanistan in 2021. “The show combines the iconic ballads of Henry Lawson, Eric Bogle and John Schumann with songs written by Fred when meeting Australian troops in southern Afghanistan”. We discuss the importance of remembrance, commemoration, shari
In Conversation with Ben Fioramonte, General Manager, Children, Families and Disability Support at Settlement Services International (SSI), and Chair of NCDRC. (opens the original)
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Áine chats with Ben Fioramonte about the recently released report ‘No Child Left Out – Designing Thriving Kids for a Diverse Australia’ and the role of SSI in partnership with the National Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Reform Committee (NCDRC) in the research. Ben shared that the “NCDRC was established in response to a recognised need for a collective and coordinated approach to inform disability reform impacting culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. The committee bri
In Conversation with Dr Piers Gooding, Director, Mental Health & Disability Law Centre La Trobe University – “People with psychosis face abuse, discrimination and early death, despite global reforms”. (opens the original)
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Áine chats with Dr Piers Gooding, newly appointed Director of the La Trobe Mental Health and Disability Law Centre about his recently published international review. The co-authored paper published in The Lancet, reviewed “350 research papers across 35 years, finding a persistent gap between global human rights commitments and the lived reality experienced by people with psychosis in low and middle-income countries”. Piers shared, that human rights abuses and violations may include confinement,
In Conversation with Juliana Nkrumah AM – The Rise Project - Addressing Gender Inequity for Culturally and Racially Marginalised (CARM) Women in the Workforce. (opens the original)
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Áine chats with Juliana Nkrumah AM to discuss the early findings from the RISE Project, how the project came about and some of the key outcomes for Settlement Services International (SSI), its partner organisations and the women who participated. RISE stands for Realise, Inspire, Support, Energise, and was a “four-year initiative working with 25 organisations across Australia to break down systemic barriers and expand leadership pathways for CARM women. The project was led by Diversity Council A
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