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When it’s easier to get meds than therapy: how poverty makes it hard to escape mental illness

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Graham Meadows, Anthony Cichello, Anton Neville Isaacs and Frances Shawyeron: July 03, 2019In: #CroakeyGO #NavigatingHealth, CroakeyGO, Health in All Policies, mental health, poverty, Public health and population health, Social determinants of health

Introduction by Croakey: Readers are invited to join a #CroakeyGO in Melbourne on 1 August to share experiences and insights into patient journeys through mental health systems. This walking... Read more

Join a #CroakeyGO in Melbourne on 1 August

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: #CroakeyGOon: June 03, 2019In: #CroakeyGO #NavigatingHealth, Healthcare and health reform, mental health, Primary Health Networks

Please join us for a #CroakeyGO in Melbourne on 1 August, to follow the footsteps of a patient journey through the mental health system. Further details about this collaborative act of walki... Read more

CroakeyGO Quantum Words: good science writing is a breath of fresh air

Editor: Dr Ruth ArmstrongAuthor: Ruth Armstrongon: December 18, 2018In: #CroakeyGO #QuantumWords 2018, climate change, Croakey projects, CroakeyGO, public health, Public health and population health, public interest journalism

Ruth Armstrong writes: The Quantum Words Festival, hosted by Writing NSW, is a relatively new event. Held for the first time in 2016, the day-long festival exists to “map the moments where s... Read more

Honouring the legacy of William Cooper: an invitation to walk together

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Marie McInerneyon: November 27, 2018In: #CroakeyGO #VicVotes 2018, human rights, Indigenous health

In Melbourne on Thursday 6 December, walkers will pay tribute to legendary Aboriginal Elder and activist William Cooper to mark the 80th anniversary of his historic stand to condemn the pers... Read more

All the tweets, selfies and snaps from #CroakeyGO meets #VicVotes

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: #CroakeyGO tweepson: November 23, 2018In: #CroakeyGO #VicVotes 2018, Indigenous health, Social determinants of health

With only one more sleep until the Victorian election, the Twitter essay below highlights some of the key #VicVotes issues and concerns for Aboriginal health, community health and the social... Read more

Profiling health, justice and community concerns ahead of #VicVotes

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: #CroakeyGO teamon: November 22, 2018In: #CroakeyGO #VicVotes 2018, #JustJustice, Healthcare and health reform, Indigenous health, primary health care

More than 50 people came together in Melbourne last week for a #CroakeyGO, to share a walk and conversations about critical health issues ahead of this Saturday’s Victorian election. T... Read more

Ahead of #VicVotes, community health advocates take to the streets with some powerful messages

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Marie McInerneyon: November 18, 2018In: #CroakeyGO #VicVotes 2018, cultural safety, health inequalities, Indigenous health, mental health, public interest journalism, racism, Social determinants of health

Marie McInerney writes: Community health advocates took to the streets in Melbourne last Friday, participating in a #CroakeyGo act of walking journalism that highlighted a diverse range of c... Read more

A conversation starter for #CroakeyGO – what are some of the key health issues for #VicVotes?

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: The Croakey Go teamon: November 16, 2018In: #CroakeyGO #VicVotes 2018, CroakeyGO, racism, Social determinants of health

If you can’t join us in Collingwood today for a #CroakeyGO profiling health issues ahead of #VicVotes, please join us online by following the hashtag and this Twitter list of participa... Read more

We need to talk about racism in health – #VicVotes

Editor: Amy CoopesAuthor: Trevor Pearceon: November 15, 2018In: discrimination, Indigenous health, racism

Any attempts to address the gulf between Indigenous and non-Indigenous health are meaningless without a full and frank discussion about the systematic, institutionalised racism experienced b... Read more

A vision for the future of community health in Victoria: #CroakeyGO meets #VicVotes

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Lyn Morgainon: November 14, 2018In: #CroakeyGO #VicVotes 2018, Croakey projects, CroakeyGO, Healthcare and health reform, primary health care

Introduction by Croakey: This Friday, participants in a #CroakeyGO in Melbourne will have the chance for a guided tour through the history of community health in Victoria. We will pass the s... Read more