Drug use is a significant contributing factor to women’s imprisonment in Australia. Theories on the causal relationship between drug use and crime in Australian literature have often overlooked the influence of gender as a confounding variable. However, research indicates that pathways into drug use and crime differ for males and females. Data from the Australian […]
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OVERVIEW: DRUG REFORM Australian drug use laws are fairly standard compared to other developed countries: Australia takes a relatively strict approach, punishing those who use and possess illegal drugs. The Australian government has considered and implemented some preventative measures to reduce drug rates. However, punitive measures have continued to be the country’s primary response to
Latest News Report NSW Drug Summit NSW Cannabis Inquiry Drug Law Reform Women’s Imprisonment and Drug UseSafe Injecting Rooms INTRODUCTION Drugs are substances that have a physiological and often psychological effect on the way the body functions. Drug dependency affects many people. The 2022-2023 National Drug Strategy Household Survey estimated that 47% of all Australians
Justice Action made a submission on 06/10/2017 to the Review of the Mental Health Review Tribunal in respect of forensic patients. The Hon Anthony Whealy KC conducted the Review. Click here to access a PDF copy of our submission. Basis of the Whealy Inquiry Emotive, exaggerated news has no place dictating legislation. And yet, that is precisely the kind
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The Sydney Morning Herald article dated 7 November 2014 criticises the Mental Health Bill. The Bill comes before the NSW Legislative Council the week of 10 November. It needs to be stopped and amended. Our analysis of the Bill is underneath the Sydney Morning Herald article. Act now! Contact the Minister Jai Rowell office@rowell.minister.nsw.gov.au (02) 8574 7100
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The term ‘mental illness’ is very broad. It covers a diverse range of health conditions relating to somebody’s psychological state. It is useful to note that the definition of mental illness is fluid. It has changed frequently over time and is influenced by various social and cultural trends. Some behaviours that would have been diagnosed as
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Mental health broadly describes the level of our psychological well-being and inherently provides a basis to an understanding of our own identity, whether it be as a citizen of society or as an individual within a circle of family and friends. The status of our psychological well-being however is conditional to an infinite range of
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Contents Latest: The Victorian Royal Commission into Mental Health Our Position on Mental Health What is Mental Health? Mental Illness Issues Alternatives to Medication Cases: Kerry O’Malley, Malcolm Baker, Michael Riley, Saeed Dezfouli Resources and Publications Drugs Overview Mental health broadly describes the level of our psychological well-being and inherently provides a basis to an