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Sometimes, hope is hard to come by in the early stages of recovery.  Sometimes it is hard to believe change is possible.  And it is in these moments that ResetLife Peer Support workers play...

Advocate, author and friend of First Step, Mary Pershall provided a witness statement and gave evidence to the Commission.  She described her experiences as the mother of a daughter, Anna, who used crisis services...

First Step contributed in many ways to the Royal Commission over the journey:

The Commission has a vision of a balanced system with more services delivered in community settings, extending beyond a health response to a more holistic approach to good mental health and wellbeing.74 recommendations have...

It is important to acknowledge that the Commission’s work and report is extremely broad.  The document itself offers many ways to view the information including summaries, info sheets, plain language recommendations, major reform areas,...