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Mad Studies Reading Group

The Mad Studies Reading Group  are an eclectic group of academics, psychologists, lawyers, therapists, teachers, artists, students, unemployed and all sorts of other people. Some of us identify ourselves  as mad. We meet monthly on the third Tuesday of each month on line via Zoom between  7 – 8.30pm AEST (Melbourne/Sydney time). 

The Mad Studies website is currently unavailable due to some administrative problems. Hopefully it will be re-established in the not too distant future. 

In the meantime you can obtain further information about Mad Studies by emailing madstudiesaustraliaATgmailDOTcom  or use the contact page on this website. 

Alternatively just show up at the next meeting! Anybody is welcome to attend.

Next Meeting – Tues 15th April  2025  7 – 8.30pm AEST  (Melbourne, Sydney time). 

Topic – Deprescribing

Discussion Questions:

Deprescribing, a new fashion?
What are the issues?
Good, bad, or indifferent?

Readings:

https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/02/psychiatric-drug-withdrawal-harm-reduction-not-judgment/?mc_cid=92208b2fa6&mc_eid=fd5f338865https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/03/what-i-have-learned-in-working-with-300-people-in-their-journey-of-tapering/?mc_cid=b2e6c4404b&mc_eid=fd5f338865https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyde0C9x6iwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWQttuEO_9kNot required
 
**Note** New conference platform
Jitsi Link:
https://meet.jit.si/MadStudiesAustralia

 

Bit Shy about Online Meetings? …You can just observe by turning off your webcam and/or microphone. 

 

 

 

Lived Experience Workers Co-operative (Pending)

This co-operative project is for Mental Health Lived Experience Workers (LEW’s) a.k.a. Peer Support Workers or people aspiring to such roles.

The first online public meeting  was on Wed Oct 2, 2024.  It was well attended and indicated to us that there was sufficient interests to proceed with this ambitious project

A recording of the meeting  is  available as a you tube video. Link  https://youtu.be/UrRwl6jad4U

The LEW workers co-op project is moving ahead steadily. We periodically have on line meetings to discuss various issues and developments.

If you are a currently a LEW worker or training to be one and wish to –
  • Find out more about this project 
  • Join our mailing list and be kept up to date on developments
  • Get involved in helping to set up the LEW Co-operative 

You can

  • Check out the article Mental Health Lived Experience Workers  Co-Op  on the home page of this website.  There is a link to our business plan and various other information at the end of this article.
  • Check out our Facebook Group  You and LEW Mental Health
  • Use the Contact Us page  on this web site to get in touch 
 

 

 

 

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