Overall WHV supports the areas for reform outlined in the draft report. However, all reform areas need to integrate a sex- and gender-based analysis to ensure mental health services and prevention efforts address the sex-based and gendered determinants of mental health specific to women and girls.
A new alliance of women’s health organisations, consumer bodies, community services, human rights bodies, clinicians and researchers has been convened in the context of the Victorian Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. There is an urgent need for an increased focus on the mental health of women and girls.
A new Women’s Mental Health Alliance has been established to advocate for a stronger focus on the mental health of women and girls.
This Spotlight features a list of up-to-date and freely available research and resources on the topic of trauma informed practice and women.
This Spotlight features a list of up-to-date and freely available research and resources on the topic of alcohol and women's health.
WHV's submission focuses on the need for an intersectional gender-sensitive approach to be applied to all areas of mental health policy, health promotion and service provision.
This submission argues the need to apply an intersectional gender lens to mental health reform – from prevention and early intervention through to treatment and recovery, including investing in (new and existing) intersectional gender equity strategies to support the primary prevention of mental ill-health.
This Spotlight features a list of up-to-date and freely available research and resources on the topic of anxiety and women's health.
Women's Health Victoria provides feedback on the proposed TOR, and discusses the incorporation of women's experiences and needs into the Royal Commission processes.
This Spotlight features a list of up-to-date and freely available research and resources on the topic of cosmetic surgery and women's health.
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