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Out of the shadows – domestic and family violence: a leading cause of homelessness in Australia

Publisher: Mission Australia March 2019

Status – CURRENT

Domestic and family violence is a major driver of homelessness in Australia, particularly for women and their children. This paper focuses on the intersections between these issues, drawing together the research, stories of victim-survivors and service provider wisdom to recommend ways forward.

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Nurses are essential in health and aged care reform -A White Paper by ACN 2016

Publisher: Australian College of Nursing 2016

Status – CURRENT

The position paper covers information regarding health care workforce including future issues where nurses need to have a voice in healthcare reform at all levels.

Keywords: policy, reform, healthcare, nursing.

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A health system that supports contraceptive choice

Publisher: Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, 2016

Status – CURRENT

The report by the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, which was funded by MSD  in Australia, states that inadequate Medicare rebates are one of the key reasons women are not offered more effective and less user-dependent methods of contraception.  The  report identifies unplanned pregnancy as “a key health issue for women in Australia”. It calls for increased Medicare  funding for contraception services, including the extension of Medicare items to include nurses working in GP clinics who insert and remove different types of long-acting reversible  contraceptive devices.

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Why Women’s Health?

Publisher:Women’s Health Victoria, 2001

Status – NOT CURRENT

Written by Kim Johnstone, Sarah Brown and Marilyn Beaumont of Women’s Health Victoria, this report answers the questions about why there is a need for gender specific health research, services,  practice, and policy.

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Australian Government Response to Contributing Lives, Thriving Communities – Review of Mental Health Programmes and Services

Publisher: Commonwealth of Australia, 2015

Status – CURRENT

The National Mental Health Commission’s Review of Mental Health Programmes and Services ‘Contributing Lives, Thriving Communities’, highlighted the existing complexity, inefficiency and fragmentation of the mental health system and presented a compelling case for long-term sustainable reform. The Government’s response outlines 9  interconnected, concrete areas of reform:

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