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
In The First Person: Growing up in a Family with Mental Illness and Family Violence
In this episode of MHPN Presents, In the First Person you will hear a powerful story about family violence and maternal mental illness.
Join Millie and hear about her lived experience of growing up in a family with a mother with schizoaffective disorder and a father who used violence.
Millie describes challenging and adverse experiences in her family life, in particular during her teenage years, and how they impacted her then and now. What supports or strategies did and/or could have helped her and her family?
Expand your understanding and deepen your practice by listening to Millie’s story, her reflections and her insights.
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