Voice for Choice

14/08/2025

📢 Event alert - Cross Cultural Voices - Changing the Narratives of Su***de Conference will bring together key figures in cross-cultural health, research, service delivery, community development, and responses to distress and su***de in Adelaide on 12 September.

The conference spotlights how cultural wisdom and community connection can offer powerful pathways to healing and recovery.

For more information and to register head to https://events.humanitix.com/cross-cultural-voices-changing-the-narratives-of-su***de

14/08/2025

Lots of space for number 3 and 5 to improve in our community.

14/08/2025

Bedtime battles. Midnight wake-ups. 4 a.m. starts. If this sounds familiar, you’re most definitely not alone!

In our free AUT to Know webinar this month, AAA CEO Nicole Rogerson and psychologist Karen McKinnon from Autism Partnership will share practical, evidence-based strategies to help your child settle, sleep through the night, and wake later.

✔ Understand why sleep can be tricky for autistic kids
✔ Build calming, predictable bedtime routines
✔ Make small changes to create the perfect sleep environment

📅 Thursday 28 August, 11:00am AEST
💻 Online via Zoom
🎥 Recording available to all who register

Spots are limited. Register via this link to secure your place: https://hubs.li/Q03CKzq70

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14/08/2025

28/07/2025

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28/07/2025

22/07/2025

Is Australia really a level playing field? Many believe success is only about talent and hard work. But not everyone starts from the same place or has access to the same resources.

Systemic barriers are often tied to forms of discrimination, like racism. They can block access to education, jobs and resources, making success much harder to achieve for communities who experience racism.

Systems in our society often benefit those already in power which creates inequality.

Want to challenge common myths and misconceptions about racism? Check out our new factsheets here - https://loom.ly/WgPgzX8

Visual design by Saltwater People, with illustrations by Desirai.

18/07/2025

Racism isn’t just about personal attitudes or isolated incidents. It’s built into the systems that shape our lives like, education, healthcare, jobs, housing, and justice.

These inequalities often go unnoticed unless you’re directly affected. You don’t have to be racist for racism to still exist. Racist systems continue to cause harm.

Focusing only on individual behaviour misses the bigger picture. To tackle racism, we need both personal reflection and collective action to change the systems that uphold inequality.

Want to challenge common myths and misconceptions about racism? Check out our new factsheets here - https://loom.ly/WgPgzX8

Visual design by Saltwater People, with illustrations by Desirai.

18/07/2025

Health Professionals can access our psychological toolkit for a suite of resources to assess, monitor and treat mental health conditions in their day-to-day practice.’

All resources are free to download and use in clinical settings, with acknowledgement to Black Dog Institute as the source. Our resources cover five key areas 👇

Explore our full range of health professional training and resources 👉 https://bit.ly/3U7Q8Wh

17/07/2025

Lots of misinformation still about registration, hopefully this gives clarity.

Paula examines which providers need to be registered, what changes are likely, and provides a brief overview of the registration process.

15/07/2025

Important information

Recent findings from the NCDA Systemic Advocacy Insight Report highlight growing concerns about the overuse and misuse of adult guardianship orders across Australia.

In Queensland alone, over 12,000 guardianship applications are lodged each year with the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT). But how many of these are truly necessary?

This week, we spoke with an advocate from ADA Law Australia to uncover the realities behind guardianship applications and the critical role advocacy plays in challenging unnecessary or inappropriate orders.

🔗 Check out the full Q&A here: https://dana.org.au/advocates-call-out-guardianship-misuse/

14/07/2025

Happy International Non-Binary People’s Day to all our non-binary friends! 💛🤍💜🖤

In a (simplified) nutshell, non-binary people are those whose gender sits outside of the spectrum of man or woman, or male and female. Non-binary people use many different pronouns, with some preferring the use of they/them.

Let’s celebrate the rich diversity of genders .

You belong, you are seen, and you are loved.

Victoria’s LGBTIQA+ strategy provides the vision and plan towards a future celebrating all Victorians: https://www.dffh.vic.gov.au/publications/pride-our-future-victorias-lgbtiq-strategy-2022-32