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The mental health system in New South Wales has been in the spotlight of recent months. ABC’s recent Four Corners episode “Emergency” about the state’s mental health system highlighted the extreme system failures that happen when there is underinvestment in community-based mental health care. The program highlighted that people in deep psychological distress are being left in emergency departments for days, health workers are exhausted and the “missing middle”— those too unwell for a GP but not sick enough for hospital — are being left behind.
Our guest for this episode is Dr Evelyne Tadros, CEO of the Mental Health Coordinating Council in NSW, a peak member-based organisation for the community mental health sector.
We’ll be talking with Evelyne about where Mental Health system reform is at in NSW.
You can also listen to our previous episode with Mental Health Victoria CEO Pip Thomas about the system in Victoria and federally.
More info:
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Chapters
1. Introduction to Get Real Podcast (00:00:00)
2. Meet Eveline Tadros, CEO MHCC (00:01:39)
3. NSW Mental Health System Crisis (00:05:14)
4. Community Solutions vs Emergency Care (00:10:50)
5. Addressing the Missing Middle (00:17:49)
6. Workforce Challenges and Solutions (00:24:42)
7. Eveline's Academic Role and Contributions (00:31:22)
8. Peer Navigation and Lived Experience (00:35:12)
9. Sector Priorities and Recent Forums (00:40:20)
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