PTSD challenges — For Mental Health Workers — Refracting Hope

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I have been in the Australian mental health system on and off for over three-quarters of my life. I know it’s quirks, and it’s glitches, what is and isn’t helpful. I know the system. I know it well. Sometimes accessible, often not. Sometimes helpful, sometimes not.

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Posts tagged PTSD challenges

Mental health lines

Mental health lines

Here is just one of my encounters with mental health telephone services in Australia.

Hope Gordon7 April 2020mental health lines, mental health hotline, post traumatic stress disorder, mental health telephone, crisis line, PTSD, hope gordon, PTSD challenges, helplines

The Mental Health Care Plan and I

The Mental Health Care Plan and I

This is my experience of the Australian Mental Health Care plan. Our ups and our downs.

Hope Gordon18 March 2020australia mental health care, mental health care plan, PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, child abuse, hope gordon, consumer, PTSD challenges

Mental health care service frustration

Mental health care service frustration

I’ve tried and failed to access various Australian mental health services over the years. Here are a few reasons why.

Hope Gordon18 March 2020mental health care service, australia mental health care, PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, consumer, hope gordon, PTSD challenges