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‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington, Bernadette Sebar, Jessica Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptions of Hansen's Disease in Northeast Brazil: A Community-Based Study Integrating Stigma, Empowerment, and Social Distance. [PDF]

Trop Med Int Health
Barbosa JC, da Rocha AM, Oliveira HX, Ferreira NNL, da Silva Dos Reis A, Ferreira AF, van Brakel WH, Noordende ATV', Hinders DC, da Silva JAM, Araújo CEL, do Nascimento Rocha R, Ramos AN.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

National Disability Insurance Scheme and Quality of Life Among Carers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia: A Thematic Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
wiley   +1 more source

Do disempowered bodies risk anaemia? Evidence from married women in Assam's Sixth Schedule areas of Northeast India. [PDF]

Glob Health Action
Lalnuneng A, Khiangte Z, Singh TS, Samanta M, Tripathy R.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

‘People Need to Understand That They Are Stealing From Their Neighbours’: A Critical Media Analysis of the Representations and Resistance Throughout the Robodebt Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Robodebt scheme issued thousand‐dollar debts to an estimated half a million people who had received social security. The debts were largely inaccurate and illegal, with the aim of improving the federal government's budget. The 2023 Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme found that the stigmatising political and public language about ...
Ella Kruger, Phillipa Evans
wiley   +1 more source

Empowerment-based case management for treatment-resistant schizophrenia: a three-year single case report. [PDF]

Front Psychiatry
Wang C, Li X, Chen J, Li X, Hou W, Dong N.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy, Bhiamie Williamson, Jesse Williams   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of patient empowerment on continuity of care needs in patients with stable COPD: the mediating role of eHealth literacy in a cross-sectional study from China. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Chen C, Feng J, Cai B, Qian Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of de-escalation simulation training on empowerment and confidence in managing patient aggression among psychiatric nursing students: an experiential learning approach. [PDF]

BMC Nurs
Eltrass GAA, Abdelfattah SR, Mourad GM, Shaban M, El-Fatah WOA.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source