Media Release Archives - Alternative First Responders

Carly couldn’t get the healthcare she needed. She almost didn’t make it home, 1 July, Sydney Morning Herald
Open Letter Signed: having a mental health crisis is not a crime, 24 June, Being – NSW peak body for mental health consumers
AFR Campaign Lead delivers speech outside NSW Parliament, 24 June, Being – NSW peak body for mental health consumers
AFR Advocate interview, 3CR Radio, 30 June, 3CR Radio
Inside Australia’s Mental Health System, 23 June, Farrago Magazine
Alternatives to Police as First Responders, 18 June, About Time Magazine
3CR Radio Interview with AFR Campaign Lead, 2 June, 3CR Radio
Why Australia Needs Alternative First Responders, 1 June, ABC Radio
Why public confidence in the police and justice system is plunging, 25 May, Sydney Morning Herald
No funding spent under $842 million NT remote Aboriginal services agreement, documents reveal, 25 May, National Indigenous Times
Kimberley Aboriginal community sets new blueprint for health and wellbeing, 16 March, National Indigenous Times
AFR Campaign Lead Interview with 4ZZZ Radio, 7 March, 4ZZZ Radio
Centring community and care: why Australia needs an alternative to police-first responses 11 October, Cheek Media

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Pressure grows to rethink police as first responders ahead of Victorian election

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