People living under a guardianship arrangement in WA can't publicly speak up, but a review says this has to change.

The agency running the NDIS has lost a legal case experts say could have significant implications for how future funding decisions are made.

A new study offers the first clear evidence of how the NDIS may ease pressure on some health services.

The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) advocates for a practical approach to implementing alternatives to coercion in mental health care. It adopted a Position Statement and Call to Action in 2020 th...

With the intention of reducing restraints and increasing patient autonomy, the “Open Doors” policy (ODP) is an intensely discussed alternative to the …

Millions are using Headspace, Wysa, Youper and other popular therapy chatbots, but can AI replace a professional counsellor?

Background: Digital mental health technologies (DMHTs) are becoming more widely available and are seen as having potential to improve the quality of mental health care. However, conversations around t...

It is with great sadness that the Bonavero Institute records the death of Professor Charles Ngwena

Risk assessment is an important component of judicial decision-making in many areas of the law. In Australia, those convicted of terrorist offences may be the subject of continued detention in prison ...

This book brings together contributions from twenty-three world-leading scholars and commentators that address a range of contemporary and pressing international themes in mental health, disability an...

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A coalition of civil society organisations and and human rights bodies, including the European Disability Forum, European Network of (Ex)-Users and Survived Patients, Mental Health Europe, European As...