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Submission to Issues Paper 10 – Advocacy and Therapeutic Treatment Services – Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
Mental health stigma
People experiencing mental ill-health often experience stigma and discrimination. Discrimination interferes with relationships and connections to family, friends, workplaces, community and culture, and negatively impacts on the recovery process for people experiencing...
Neighbour Day ‘my neighbours, my neighbourhood’ Competition Winners!
The Neighbour Day team today announced the winners of the ‘my neighbours, my neighbourhood’ competition, with six winning entries across the country.
Annual Report 2015
Relationships Australia Annual Report
Counselling engagement
There are many reasons that may explain why some people choose to seek help through counselling and others do not. There are also many ways to describe how well people engage with counselling services once help has been sought. Common reasons cited in contemporary...
Neighbour Day Launches New Photo Competition!
The Neighbour Day team today launched a new photography competition ‘my neighbours, my neighbourhood’, to encourage neighbours around the country to get out and about taking photos of the people, animals and nature nearby.
Attitudes to Homelessness
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, a person is considered homeless if their current living arrangement, is in a dwelling that is inadequate or has no tenure, or if their initial tenure is short and not extendable ordoes not allow them to have control...
Submission to the Human Rights Commission -examination of children affected by family and domestic violence
Submission to the Human Rights Commission – Examination of children affected by family and domestic violence
Chronic pain
Common effects of chronic pain include: depression, loss of sleep, loss of self-worth, loss of employment and how the sufferer is perceived by their family and peers. Chronic pain can also lead to social isolation, role tension, reduced sexual activity and feelings of...