Can lived experience help break Canberra’s cycle of psychiatric readmissions?
Canberra residents may benefit from the lived experience of individuals who have faced similar struggles with mental health.
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Canberra today, Sunday: fog around, 20° / 6°. A warm jacket will make the trip out much more comfortable. Tomorrow, Monday: fog around, 21° / 8°.
Today's lead story, from Region Canberra: “Can lived experience help break Canberra’s cycle of psychiatric readmissions?”. Canberra residents may benefit from the lived experience of individuals who have faced similar struggles with mental health. This experience could potentially help break the cycle of psychiatric readmissions in the city.
Also in today's feed: “Charney girls are hot. Just ask the bloke who wrote a song about them” (Region Canberra); “5 of our favourite phởs in Canberra’s South” (Region Canberra); “Driver flees crash involving stolen BMW” (CityNews).
On today — Canberra Fashion Market (Fitter's Workshop, Kingston), 10:00am–3:00pm. Also listed for today — ICN Australian Natural Games (Exhibition Park In Canberra, Mitchell), 9:00am–5:00pm.
Canberra residents may benefit from the lived experience of individuals who have faced similar struggles with mental health.
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