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25.01.2022 In the latest episode of The Revolution of Tenderness, we speak with Eamon Pollard about young people and mental health challenges. Eamon is a school principal and is undertaking doctoral research in this field. Listen on your favorite podcast platform, or here: https://anchor.fm//Ep-4-Young-People-and-Mental-/a-a2ssp8n

25.01.2022 Join with people from across the Diocese to break down the ACBC Social Justice Statement 2020-21 'To Live Life to the Full: Mental Health in Australia.' The onl...ine session will be held via Zoom on Monday 31 August from 7pm. Hear from the experts on mental health, learn mental health tools you can use in your life and ministry, what resources are available in the diocese and how we can work together. To RSVP, please contact Patrice Moriarty, Social Justice Coordinator on [email protected]

24.01.2022 Here is the second way in which #SocialJusticeStatement 2020 To Live Life to the Full: Mental health in Australia today suggests that we can reject the stigmatisation of mental ill-health.

24.01.2022 Please join us for the Brisbane launch of the Social Justice Statement with Archbishop Mark Coleridge, President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.

23.01.2022 #SocialJusticeStatement2020 A properly functioning mental health system requires improved and prioritised services for people with serious, complex, enduring conditions.

22.01.2022 #SocialJusticeStatement2020 Can you advocate for policies and mental health services that meet the needs of the most vulnerable and marginalised members of the community?

21.01.2022 #SocialJusticeStatement2020 "National bodies representing psychiatrists, psychologists, doctors and other mental health professionals have repeatedly condemned the disastrous mental health impact of detention. We join their call for an end to prolonged inhumane detention and for the the transfer of high-risk groups including children and people with mental ill-health to care in the Australian community." Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

19.01.2022 #CryoftheEarthCryofthePoor Can we stand with the First Nations in protecting the Great Artesian Basin?

18.01.2022 Can we dare dream as one human family? #FratelliTutti says this is the only way forward.

17.01.2022 Here's Dr Sandie Cornish's presentation from the Catholic Earthcare AustraliaAustralia Convocation 2020.

16.01.2022 Here's a general introduction to the new encyclical on fraternity and social friendship. Check out the links. https://social-spirituality.net//introduction-to-fratelli/

15.01.2022 Migrant and Refugee Sunday is coming up ...

15.01.2022 Its time to #RaiseTheRateForGood.

15.01.2022 Perhaps you are familiar with the iconic photograph of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pouring soil through Vincent Lingiaris hand when leasehold title for Daguragu (known as Wattie Creek) was transferred to the Gurindji people on 16 August 1975? There is still a long way to go in the struggle for land rights. https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au//1975-re/2020-08-16/

15.01.2022 Join Pope Francis in praying that we may respect the planet's resources and share them rather than plundering them.

14.01.2022 Today marks the beginning of this years Season of Creation! To kick off the season, Archbishop Peter Chong and Archbishop Mark Coleridge will come together on...line with young people from Fiji and Australia to pray and talk about how climate change challenges the peoples of the Pacific and how we can address these challenges together. Tune in today at 2:00pm https://bit.ly/3hmbdYc

13.01.2022 As we enter 2021 with a sense of hope and ‘rebirth’ we ask that, for the first time in post-colonial history, Australians stand together to lift one another up. Stand alongside the Traditional Custodian. Stand alongside the migrant striving for a better life. Stand alongside the grandmother that has lived through so much. We are much stronger, and much better when we are together. 2021 Australia Day Reflection, NATSICC.

13.01.2022 Bishop Vincent invites us to push the boundaries of love. Is our love big enough to embrace the whole human family? https://www.catholicoutlook.org/dear-friends-bishop-vincen/

13.01.2022 Today we remember the humanitarian action of Captain Arne Rinnan and the need to work towards more just and compassionate asylum policy in Australia. In August 2001 a small Indonesian fishing boat carrying asylum seekers became stranded in international waters approximately 140 kilometres from Christmas Island. The 433 asylum seekers were rescued by the Norwegian freighter MV Tampa on 26 August. When some of the asylum seekers, who were mainly Hazaras fleeing Afghanistan, threatened to commit suicide if returned to Indonesia, Captain Arne Rinnan set course for Christmas Island. https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au//2001-re/2020-08-26/

12.01.2022 Today's the day! How are you celebrating #SocialJusticeSunday2020? Here are some resources ... https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au//social-justice-sta/

12.01.2022 #SocialJusticeStatement2020 To address the 'missing middle' in mental health care, we need coordinated person-centred care from early intervention to acute care and aftercare across clinical, community mental health and housing, social services and charities.

12.01.2022 Here's what the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States has to say about the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

11.01.2022 Here's another way in which #SocialJusticeStatement 2020 To Live Life to the Full: Mental health in Australia today suggests that we can reject the stigmatisation of mental ill-health.

11.01.2022 Social Justice Statement Launch 2020-2021 MENTAL HEALTH IN AUSTRALIA TODAY

09.01.2022 Bishop Vincent Long, Chair of the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service reflects on mental health challenges in a message for Social Justice Sunday (30 August). He draws attention to the Social Justice Statement 2020-21, To Live Life to the Full: Mental health in Australia today.

09.01.2022 #SocialJusticeStatement2020 We need improved mental health services (including face-to-face) for rural and remote communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and for those who are homeless or incarcerated.

09.01.2022 #SocialJusticeStatement2020 "Mental illness is both a cause and a consequence of homelessness. The inability to negotiate rental markets or the supported accommodation systems, with a lack of other community support, puts people at high risk. And being homeless, living in poverty, with all of the uncertainties and fear of harm and violence is a cause of high levels of psychological distress." Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

09.01.2022 Bishop Terry Brady and Dr Sandie Cornish are signatories to this important statement.

09.01.2022 Sad news from NATSICC.

08.01.2022 Everyone should be able to eat fresh fruit and vegetables and have regular meals. Time to #RaiseTheRateForGood

08.01.2022 Know the risk factors and where to seek help.

08.01.2022 #SocialJusticeSunday2020 To Live Life to the Full: Mental health in Australia today suggests four ways of rejecting the stigmatisation of mental ill-health.

08.01.2022 It's World Wetlands Day! Find out more ...

08.01.2022 On Monday, are young Catholic Church worker, Rupinus Tigau, was shot dead by members of the Indonesian security forces in the village of Jalae in Intan Jaya in ...the Highlands of West PAPUA. The soldiers were conducting a sweeping operation, looking for members of the armed resistance. Rupinus was not a member of the armed resistance. He approached the soldiers peacefully and unarmed. He asked them what they were doing and urged them to act calmly. At least one of the soldiers pointed a gun at him and he responded by putting his arms up in the air in submission. He was shot dead. Another young man was shot and injured. We are told that the security forces burned down a number of homes in the village. People in the village have fled to the forest because they are very afraid. This sort of outrageous violence is not uncommon. The people of West PAPUA have been subjected to violence at the hands of Indonesian security forces for decades. As an Australian, I am deeply concerned that the Australian Government continues to allow our soldiers and police to train, support and work with Indonesian soldiers and police without making them accountable for this sort of abuse. Today I will begin 40 days of fasting and prayer for the people of West PAPUA and the Pacific. This time of fasting and prayer has been called for by the Pacific Conference of Churches. The people of West PAPUA have been subjected to violence and racism for too long. This must stop. Please join me. See more

08.01.2022 Thank you Mark Copland for this timely reflection. Whether is it Victorians or young people or some other 'other', can we give the scapegoating a rest?

07.01.2022 Today is Social Justice Sunday. This year's Social Justice Statement from the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference encourages faith communities, governments a...nd each one of us to make mental health a priority. The profound impact of COVID-19 has starkly revealed and reinforced the need for our society to do better in how we care for each other at all times. Addressing mental ill-health is a fundamental aspect of that care. Understanding its effects on individuals and our community helps us to become more aware of those who need our support and to do something about it. Read the Statement at https://bit.ly/LifetotheFull ACBC Office for Social Justice #SocialJusticeSunday #SocialJusticeStatement2020 #MentalHealthAustralia

05.01.2022 #SocialJusticeStatement2020 We can promote good mental health by rejecting the stigmatisation of mental ill-health.

05.01.2022 #SocialJusticeStatement2020 A properly functioning mental health system requires increased funding with independent oversight and public accountability.

05.01.2022 #SocialJusticeStatement2020 We can promote good mental health by addressing the social determinants of mental ill-health.

05.01.2022 "Social and economic disadvantage is a cause of higher levels of mental ill-health among our Indigenous sisters and brothers.Behind this disadvantage lies the history of dispossession, which is itself the cause of inter-generational trauma." #SocialJusticeStatement2020

04.01.2022 #SocialJusticeStatement2020 A properly functioning mental health system needs to provide improved professional support to carers who are often unaided and isolated.

03.01.2022 This important initiative can inform our care for creation.

03.01.2022 How will you celebrate the Feast of St Josephine Bakhita on 8 February? Here are some options from ACRATH.

02.01.2022 This is the fourth way in which #SocialJusticeStatement 2020 To Live Life to the Full: Mental health in Australia today suggests that we can reject the stigmatisation of mental ill-health.

02.01.2022 We are half way through the 10 Days for Peace. Please share your prayers for peace.

01.01.2022 We share the anxiety of people looking for work. Time to #RaiseTheRateForGood