Living in The Margins: Consumers' and Carers' Experience of "Remoteness"
| Wednesday, October 17, 2018 |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Speaker
Ms Elida Meadows
Deputy Carer Co-chair
National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum
Living in The Margins: Consumers' and Carers' Experience of "Remoteness"
Abstracts
For mental health consumers and their carers, “remoteness” can be a familiar experience, no matter where they live. Those that are living in geographically marginal areas are faced with many barriers to living a connected and contributing life. This paper will attempt to unravel how place can reflect perceptions of being “abandoned” and how connection is not just about geographical isolation.
Biography
Elida is from Southern Italian descent and identifies as a mental health carer and a consumer. She is a carer advocate. Elida has worked in the community services sector in Hobart for 13 years, primarily in sector development, policy and research.
Elida is the Tasmanian carer representative on and Deputy Carer Co-Chair on the National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum. She currently works in Policy and Research at the Drug Education Network, Tasmania.
Elida’s main areas of interest are matters related to mental health, including the reform agenda, PPEI and the importance of diversity in the approach to complex issues including co-occurring disorders.
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