On the first of September Greens MP David Shoebridge, Professor of Law at the University of Technology Sydney, Thalia Anthony, Youth Worker Keenan Mundine and Coordinator of Justice Action Brett Collins came together to plea for action in regards to the “inevitable” and potentially “disastrous” crisis of COVID-19 entering the New South Wales Prison System. […]
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Media Release 31 August 2021 Measures need to be taken to stop Covid Deaths in Custody While NSW has locked down its prison system due to high rates of Covid infection, Justice Action warns that this could be the tip of the iceberg. Justice Action Coordinator, Mr Brett Collins warns that “Conditions in prisons are
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The proposal was distributed to authorities with oversight as well as those with direct coercive powers across Australia. These included Coroners, the Australian Institute of Criminology, the National Coronial Information System, Attorneys-General, Governors, Health, Police and Corrective Services Commissioners. Responses have been varied, and will be published in detail shortly. The Coroners were generally supportive.
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Latest News Callan Park Leaflet: Battle of the Roses Overview The national framework for recovery-oriented mental health services recognises the importance of the right of self-determination to recovery. Although Australia and NSW have policies that embrace the consumer-led movement, there remains significant gaps in its delivery resulting in individuals becoming entrapped. The Callan Park Consumer
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The Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System identified a ‘broken’ system that was ‘failing to support those who needed it’. The Volumes and Final Report that resulted from the Commission found that the over-reliance on seclusion, restraint and involuntary treatment is no longer fit for purpose. There is now a need for a paradigm
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Media release: Friday December 18, 2020 “All mental health authorities across Australia have responded in this Report about the forced medication of 74 year old mother of five Kerry O’Malley. Her case was won in the Supreme Court. It was illegal abuse of a gentle woman” said Justice Action Coordinator Brett Collins. “The injections caused
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Media release: Friday December 18, 2020 All mental health authorities across Australia have responded in this Report about the forced medication of 74 year old mother of five Kerry O’Malley. Her case was won in the Supreme Court. It was illegal abuse of a gentle woman. The injections caused severe side effects. She was accused of sitting in a
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Friday, 18 December 2020 The Supreme Court victory in the Kerry O’Malley case has exposed the abuse of vulnerable people by the Australian mental health system. Her treatment highlights the disrespect offered to consumers in the current system. This report documents the responses of the key decision makers to a challenge on the central policy
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Friday, 18 December 2020 Introduction This report details the responses of mental health authorities and consumer organisations to the efforts to stop the forced medication of Ms. Kerry O’Malley. The treatment she experienced highlights the disrespect towards consumers by the Australian mental health system. It exposes consumer powerlessness despite the rhetoric and money spent, intended
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