The New Zealand general election is less than two months away, and conversations with key candidates are in progress, led by Tu Te Akaaka Roa Chair, Dr Dr Hiran Thabrew. Our ask of the incoming Government is focused on three key areas:

We are calling for the NZ National Party to match New Zealand Labour’s focus on the health crisis ahead of the October election. #RANZCPmedia ranzcp.org/news-analysis/… Dr Hiran Thabrew Christopher Luxon Dr Shane Reti

Dr Dr Hiran Thabrew, Chair of the RANZCP Tu Te Akaaka Roa, New Zealand National Committee, said, “We are experiencing a mental health crisis and New Zealanders cannot be given enough help, or the right help, in a system that’s operating at crisis-point"

Dr Hiran Thabrew "Demand will continue to grow but the system isn’t keeping up. Ahead of the election next month, we need the NZ National Party, but equally all parties, to consider urgent, concrete reform and action, ensuring the mental health care and addiction system can meet the growing needs"

Ministerial Review: Victorian Public Sector Medical Staff Have your say about workplace systems and employment arrangements impacting public hospital medical staff and delivery of health services. Mary-Anne Thomas MP #MedTwitter #vicpol engage.vic.gov.au/min-review-vic…

Well said Quentin Dempster As Barry Jones suggested yesterday in the Saturday Paper, it is crucial for the 96% non-indigenous to support the 4% indigenous in advocacy, particularly in challenging the tiny minority of indigenous leaders campaigning for a denialist No vote.

RANZCP Recovering from trauma requires being heard and validated. All therapists know the power of this. What First Peoples are asking is to be heard and considered. Nothing more. All arguments to the contrary are lies and will perpetuate trauma.

It’s been a year in the making & we’re excited to launch the official Orygen x Hand-n-Hand Peer Support Inc. collab 🙌 Join us tomorrow at 12pm for coffee, lunch and to learn more 😃 Patrick McGorry Kym Jenkins RANZCP Astha Tomar Prof Jane Munro Prof Marie Bismark AusoftheYearAwards crazysocks4docs

We certainly need single-sex aged care facilities with every woman given the choice about the type of accommodation they want. Likewise women’s only mental health facilities. All women, young & old, deserve to be safe from sexual assault 24/7. That includes when in care

Under-reporting of sexual harm in Australian medicine is endemic | Ranjana Srivastava | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

A simple explainer on #TheVoice referendum I made to help me have conversations with loved ones - sharing here in case it’s helpful for anyone else Also, I highly recommend Noel Pearson’s NPC address to learn more. Powerful and poetic words.🙏🏾❤️#yes23 youtube.com/live/5aDiWiDOU…

So impressed with how much NZ/Aotearoa respects to its indigenous people with treaty, pride & integration of Māori language in everyday life. We are so divided on this in Australia. It’s so disappointing to read the social & mainstream media hostile to First Nations people

Australian Bureau of Statistics “These statistics are deeply concerning and highlight the pressing need for federal, state & territory governments to work with clinicians at the frontlines to create a comprehensive, long-term workforce planning and resourcing strategy and enact system-wide reform” Astha Tomar

Australian Bureau of Statistics Astha Tomar “Federal, state and territory governments must invest in the training and recruitment of more psychiatrists to ensure that our youth and vulnerable populations have access to safe and high-quality #mentalhealthcare that is timely and effective” Astha Tomar

Australian Bureau of Statistics Astha Tomar We are calling for immediate action to combat Australia’s severe psychiatry workforce shortage to help meet the rising demand for mental health services in our community. Read the full #RANZCPmedia release here: ranzcp.org/news-analysis/…

GP’s are single handedly propping up the mental health system because we (psychiatrists) are unable to manage the psychological fall-out from a community full of trauma, abuse, poverty & dispossession…I see you saving lives each day you manage the crises we don’t.. 🙏thank you

Congratulations to Rajesh Mohan🌈 for winning the Lifetime Achievement Award for Rehabilitation & Social Psychiatry 2023! Your Alma Mater NIMHANS, Bengaluru is proud of you!

Are there any psychiatrists in Aus, who would be keen on seeing a handful of patients each year for Item 291s for Utopia Refugee Health? We will write you good letters to explain the clinical question. Mostly PTSD related. DM me?

We have an awesome psychiatrist who does this work with us, but there is need for someone else. I know a few others had expressed interest here previously. We will support with telehealth and interpreters. (Astha Tomar Patrick McGorry Jackie Rakov🎗️ could you please share?)