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The Cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Australia's Print‐Media Discourse

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the way that Australian newspapers have framed the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Introduced in 2013, the NDIS represented a major change in Australia's disability support policy, moving for the first time to a nationwide universal insurance model.
Meera Chinnappa, Jennifer Smith‐Merry, Kuo‐yi Jade Chang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent Saccadic Eye Movement Research Uncovers Patterns of Cognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia. [PDF]

, 2001
The frontal cortex and the subcortical areas of the brain play a major role in the control of thought and action. Eye movements are increasingly used in neuropsychological research to explore the executive and sensorimotor functions of such neural ...
Broerse, Annelies, Crawford, Trevor J.
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Power without representation? The House of Lords and social policy [PDF]

, 2010
In the past the House of Lords has generally, and arguably for good reasons, been ignored in discussions of the making and scrutiny of welfare. However, it has always played some role in this field, particularly in the scrutiny and passage of legislation,
Andrew Defty, Bochel, Bochel, Cowley, Cowley, Crewe, Howe, Hugh Bochel, Russell, Taylor-Gooby   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Assertive community treatment in psychiatry [PDF]

BMJ, 2007
May not reduce inpatient visits, but its success in engaging marginalised patients should not be ...
openaire   +1 more source

Expectations and Reality: The Lived Experiences of Australians With Psychosocial Disability Within the NDIS

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was founded on principles of choice and control, for people with significant mental health challenges (what the NDIS calls ‘psychosocial disability’) these ideals often remain elusive. Support systems continue to be fractured and in the context of ongoing policy reforms, it is vital
Joel Hollier, Jennifer Smith‐Merry
wiley   +1 more source

Australia's Migration Strategy: An Effective Response to Migrant Worker Exploitation?

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A series of publicised migrant worker injuries and deaths has drawn attention to the issue of migrant worker exploitation (MWE) in Australia. In response, the Australian Government has included ‘Tackling Worker Exploitation’ as a key area of its Migration Strategy which it introduced in 2023. However, it is unclear how effective the Strategy’s
Evelyn Dowling, Alexandra Ridgway
wiley   +1 more source

The effectiveness of case management interventions for the homeless, vulnerably housed and persons with lived experience: A systematic review.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Individuals who are homeless or vulnerably housed are at an increased risk for mental illness, other morbidities and premature death. Standard case management interventions as well as more intensive models with practitioner support, such as ...
David Ponka, Eric Agbata, Claire Kendall, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Oreen Mendonca, Olivia Magwood, Ammar Saad, Bonnie Larson, Annie Huiru Sun, Neil Arya, Terry Hannigan, Kednapa Thavorn, Anne Andermann, Peter Tugwell, Kevin Pottie   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do financial incentives increase treatment adherence in people with severe mental illness? A systematic review [PDF]

, 2010
Published by CUP from 2011.
Burton, A, Marougka, S, Priebe, S
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Least restrictive alternative - advance statements and the new mental health legislation [PDF]

, 2002
No abstract ...
Atkinson, J.M., Garner, H.C.
core   +1 more source

How Are Australian Local Governments Responding to the Homelessness Crisis? Findings From a National Study

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australian local governments are facing intensifying pressures to respond to worsening visible homelessness. This paper presents one of the first national studies on how local governments are responding to these pressures, and the first since the onset of the post‐pandemic housing crisis.
Andrew Clarke, Joelle Moore, Fatemeh Aminpour, Katya Eagles   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source