Mental Health in Practice
Practical conversations about mental health care across Australia’s health system.
Mental Health in Practice is a podcast for health professionals working across the mental health system, featuring conversations grounded in real-world experience.
Each episode brings together perspectives from clinical practice, research, and sector expertise to explore contemporary mental health care.
The show focuses on what thoughtful, collaborative care looks like in practice – and how professionals across disciplines can better support mental health outcomes for Australians.
Mental Health in Practice
Latest Episodes
Does mental health care discriminate on the basis of alcohol and drug use?
With mental health care and drug and alcohol support closely related areas of practice, we might expect professionals in these spaces to be well acquainted with one another’s work. But like all of us, health practitioners are suscep...
How can trauma-informed principles shape the way we work together?
This episode looks at mental health practice from a different angle, and explores how stronger, more supportive workplaces can result in better outcomes for clients. In this episode, Carla Jones and Den Abreu share how trauma-inform...
How to challenge bias in mental health practice
Bias and assumptions shape the quality and safety of health care, sometimes without practitioners realising it. Drawing on extensive experience working alongside LGBTQ+ communities, Georgina Bell and Glenn Noble explore how to noti...
New ways of thinking about children and trauma
What distinguishes trauma-responsive care from trauma-informed care, and how can it be applied in practice to support children and families affected by disaster?In this episode, Michelle Roberts (Psychologist) and Sarah Eagland (Social W...
What children need during disaster recovery
How can practitioners work safely and collaboratively to support children and families impacted by disaster?Michelle Roberts (Psychologist) and Sarah Eagland (Social Worker) unpack the role of trauma-informed care in addressing the diver...
