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December 13, 2022

Spotlight on: VTMH Team Member – Kimberley Wriedt

This is a new section to our twice yearly e-newsletter. We realise that while many of you reading this do work with some members of our team, many of you don’t know who we are! To change this, we have decided to share with you an interview with one of our team members in each… Read more »

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December 12, 2022

Better Health Network ‘Train the Trainer’ program

Star Health have been engaged with VTMH as part of our Partners in Diversity Program since 2020. Recently Star Health, Central Bayside Community Health Services and Connect Health & Community amalgamated under the banner of Better Health Network (BHN). The BHN network have enthusiastically extended support to continue the VTMH – Star Health partnership to… Read more »

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December 13, 2022

Reflections from our registrar, Nivanka, on her year at VTMH 

I began my work at VTMH in February 2022, but it was a role that I had dreamed of since I was a junior doctor fresh out of medical school. I knew I wanted to pursue a career in transcultural psychiatry and unfortunately such training roles are currently very limited in the public mental health sector.… Read more »

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December 12, 2022

VTMH Rural and Regional Approach Implementation Project

Over the past 12 months, VTMH has been concentrating on strengthening our relationship with the rural and regional mental health sector through our VTMH Rural and Regional Approach Implementation Project. The main aim of this project is to ensure that VTMH’s programs and services take into account the unique needs of the rural and regional… Read more »