Soteria
NOTE The Soteria project has currently been mothballed. The Australian federal government have made it quite clear to us that they are not interested in even discussing Soteria houses at this time. For a long time there has been no…
Community Mental Health Co-Operatives
A New Way Forward in Mental Health Across Australia, many lived experience workers (LEWs) are frustrated by a system that talks about recovery but rarely puts people with real experience in charge. Too often, services are expensive, impersonal, or simply…
Spirituality And Madness

Letter to Federal Govt – Soteria in Australia
Final Senate ADHD Enquiry Submission
Submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs. Assessment and support services for people with ADHD Who are we? The Pink Panther Movement is an independent Australian mental health peer support and advocacy group. We have serious concerns about…
Welcome To The Soteria Group & Latest Information
Welcome to the Soteria Group & Latest Information (last updated 19/5/2023) This aim of this group is to promote and support the establishment of Soteria type community houses in Australia. It is envisaged that these houses would be based on…
The Ten Day Voyage

This is a true account of a psychotic episode based on a recorded conversion that took place around 1964 between Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing and a man named Jesse Watkins. The account remains faithful to Laing’s original written description. The…