COVID-19: Important information for visitors to Forensicare.This year has been a crash course in learning how to connect in new and creative ways.First, it was connecting via virtual means when touch and physical proximity was reduced during COVID-19. Now, over the past few weeks we have had to learn how to form connections whilst half of our face is covered by a mask. Then add to that, for healthcare workers, the introduction of protective eye wear. We need to do this for the safety of ourselves [...]
Read the last of our three-part series highlighting CFBS research.
Read the second of our three-part series highlighting the work of the CFBS.
Read the first of our three-part series highlighting CFBS research.
Dr Ashley Dunne, a research fellow at the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, has been awarded the Maconochie Prize by the Australian Psychological Society of Forensic Psychologists.“Being in the early stages of my research career, I was extremely ecstatic and honoured to have won the Maconochie Prize,” Ashley said.“It is a really meaningful achievement for my work to be recognised and so highly regarded by the Australian Psychological Society College of Forensic Psychologists—the peak body of forensic psychology in Australia.”Ashley’s research: exploring maladaptive schemas and schema modesThe [...]
Life will never quite be the same: and that’s okay.The New Normal: Navigating Ongoing Life During COVID-19, created by Lead OT Lorrae Mynard, is here to help.
Once a wall blank and bare now sits a stunning coastline mural, created by the patients on Thomas Embling Hospital’s Daintree Unit.A symbol of achievement, overcoming fears and fond beachside memories, the mural—lovingly dubbed as Whale Beach— is so much more than a beautiful addition to the unit’s art room.“Creating art has a huge benefit for a person’s mental health and well-being,” Art Therapist Abigail Reisner said.“It’s a beneficial and therapeutic outlet—particularly in a group setting. As the project evolved, patients [...]
The Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to design a mental health system that recognises the needs of forensicare consumers. All forensic consumers deserve access to care that is humane, safe, respectful of their rights, supportive of individual needs, facilitates recovery, and is provided in the least restrictive way. Recently, witness statements from Forensicare Executive Director of Clinical Services Danny Sullivan and Board Director Sue Williams have been released and added to the RCVMHS website. Both statements speak to their area of expertise and experience within the mental health and justice system. Witness Statements from our [...]
There’s much more to Forensicare than Thomas Embling Hospital.It’s true: the hospital is absolutely vital in providing much-needed care for Victorians living with a serious mental illness—but Forensicare’s importance spans across the entire mental health and criminal justice system, from prison and community mental health services, to court support, and specialist area mental health advice and support services.Providing support for Victoria’s mental health and criminal justice systemAs the state’s leading provider of forensic mental health services, we make a difference to so [...]
Over the past 20 years, Thomas Embling Hospital has supported the mental health recovery of many Victorians. Today, we share their stories.
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