National domestic violence phone service introduces ‘discreet’ text messaging option – ABC News
National domestic violence phone service introduces ‘discreet’ text messaging option ABC News By political reporter Nour Haydar, Posted Fri 8 Dec 2023 at 4:42am The national phone and online counselling service for victims of domestic, family, and sexual violence is being expanded to include a new “discreet” text messaging option. Key points: The government says demand […]
How To Hear Me: Counsellors Resource Available Here
How to Hear Me Resource Kit: a resource kit for counsellors and other professionals working with people with intellectual disabilities. WWILD’s resource kit brings together the knowledge WWILD has gathered about the lived experience of people with intellectual disabilities affected by violence and abuse, and aims to educate on the impact of trauma, and adapting counselling […]
Treatment of man with disability referred to QLD’s human rights watchdog – ABC News
Treatment of man at Brisbane’s Forensic Disability Service referred to Queensland’s human rights watchdog – ABC News State political reporters Kate McKenna, Rachel Riga and Alexandra Blucher, ABC Investigations; Posted Tue 17 Oct 2023 at 5:47am, updated Tue 17 Oct 2023 at 2:20pm A complaint has labelled the treatment of the man with an intellectual disability as “cruel, inhuman and […]
‘We were supposed to be protected’: Florence was allegedly raped in a mental health ward – and she’s not alone – ABC News
‘We were supposed to be protected’: Florence was allegedly raped in a mental health ward – and she’s not alone – ABC News triple j Hack / By Ayla Darling, ABC Investigations Posted 3/10/2023 Parents of a teenage girl are considering taking legal action after their then 13-year-old daughter was allegedly raped by a male patient at […]
The disability royal commission is about to report. Here’s a recap of the past four-and-a-half years – ABC News
The disability royal commission is about to report. Here’s a recap of the past four-and-a-half years ABC News By the Specialist Reporting Team’s Evan Young and Celina Edmonds Posted 27/9/23 After four-and-a-half years of work, the disability royal commission’s final report and recommendations look set to become public this week. Advocates say we can’t afford to take the […]
Video shows boy with autism unlawfully pinned to the ground facedown by adults in ‘abusive’ NDIS-funded therapy – ABC News
Video shows boy with autism unlawfully pinned to the ground facedown by adults in ‘abusive’ NDIS-funded therapy ABC News Four Corners / By Anne Connolly, Amy Donaldson and Jessica Longbottom; Posted 25/9/23, updated 26/9/23 Please note this article and accompanying videos are very distressing. Please do not read further if you have experienced any kind of abuse or violence, […]
People with disabilities are being ‘trafficked’ for their NDIS funding, insiders say – ABC News
People with disabilities are being ‘trafficked’ for their NDIS funding, insiders say ABC News Four Corners/ By Anne Connolly, Amy Donaldson and Jessica Longbottom Posted 24/9/23, updated 25/9/23 Nurse Linda Karafili remembers getting the call from her client. He was “absolutely desperate”. The man, who had a history of severe mental health issues, had been coerced to move […]
Without change, the trauma of the disability royal commission will have all been for nothing – ABC News
Without change, the trauma of the disability royal commission will have all been for nothing ABC News – By national disability affairs reporter Nas Campanella Posted 24/9/23 at 5:26am For four-and-a-half years, the disability community has bared its soul. The country has learned how we’ve been sexually abused, physically attacked in our homes or in public, had our children […]
Robert Tremble left a Queensland hospital with three unexplained spinal fractures, now a coroner is probing his death – ABC News
Robert Tremble left a Queensland hospital with three unexplained spinal fractures, now a coroner is probing his death ABC News Written By Jemima Burt; Posted 14.9.2023 When Robyn Tremble admitted her 48-year-old son with Down syndrome to a Queensland hospital for a routine epileptic episode in December 2020, she believed he was in the […]
Disability royal commission finds Queensland government ‘could and should’ have done more to prevent abuse of brothers with autism – ABC News
Disability royal commission finds Queensland government ‘could and should’ have done more to prevent abuse of brothers with autism – ABC News By Janelle Miles and Kate McKenna Posted Tue 5 Sep 2023 at 8:07amTuesday 5 Sep 2023 at 8:07am, updated Tue 5 Sep 2023 at 3:22pm. The Queensland Government should consider compensating two young men with autism found in […]