When someone has mental illness, their families can experience distress, stress, fear, powerlessness, and still love.
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One fundamental issue has been that NDIS access requires disability to be proven and permanent. NDIS review recommendations could help resolve the mismatch between this and the recovery model.
Gaps between health systems can mean NDIS participants at the end of their lives don’t have the support of their regular NDIS support workers.
The Nigerian government should enact policies and laws against discrimination and stigmatisation for chronic illnesses like vitiligo.
South Africa could benefit from having a dedicated institution to oversee whistleblower protection.
Estimates suggest that every 12 seconds, a child somewhere in the world loses a caregiver to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Communications Coordinator, University of Cape Town
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Research Associate, Casual Academic, PhD Candidate, Flinders University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology, UCL
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Honorary Professor in Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town
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Consultant physician/Dermatologist/Lecturer, Ahmadu Bello University
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Lead, Mental Health, Edith Cowan University
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Director, Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney
