• Just ask for help?

  • Sep 12 2023
  • Length: 23 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • Is the Australian mental health system helping people effectively? In this final episode, we meet Shazi (she/her), who lives with dissociative identity disorder. Shazi shares her reflections on getting support, while Katie Larsen (she/they) from Mind Australia overviews gaps in the system, and the need for improvement.

    On the Same Wavelength is a collaboration between the University of Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, and SANE, Australia’s leading national mental health organisation for people with complex mental health needs, with the support of the Paul Ramsay Foundation. It is hosted by Elise Carrotte, and edited by Chris Hatzis.

    Information and resources:

    • National Stigma Report Card
    • Mind Australia
    • SANE’s information and resources
    • Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

    If this podcast has brought up any challenging feelings for you, please consider reaching out to Lifeline via 13 11 14.

    This podcast was recorded on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin nation, and we wish to pay respects to elders past and present, and extend our respects to any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander listeners.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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