Bernadette McSherry
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Bernadette McSherry
@bmcsherr
Emeritus Professor and recovering academic, University of Melbourne. Writer, reader, gardenist and Collingwood supporter. https://t.co/7gjQVOssfl






We welcome the appointment of Hugh de Kretser as our next President, just announced by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus. For more than 20 years he has been a dedicated and effective advocate for change for people whose human rights are at risk. loom.ly/Je3TSI0



Dainius Pūras, former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Physical and Mental Health, will be at @UniMelb on 15 April, in conversation with Emeritus Professor @bmcsherr. This session is free to attend but bookings are essential. eventbrite.com.au/e/mental-healt…


Breaking News - Very sad news. Labor Senator Linda White, who recently took leave to focus on her health, has died. Linda was incredibly intelligent, passionate, didn’t just tow along with the party line & had a sensational humour. Heartbroken. Thoughts with her family😢😥


Dedicated project scholarship in Disability, Law and Society - work with my fantastic colleague @P_Gooding see latrobe.edu.au/study/scholars…



Global Mental Health is Heading into a Rights-Based Era Rights-based approaches to mental healthcare are creating a culture of zero-tolerance for coercion in #globalmentalhealth By Samantha Lilly #humanrights #mentalhealth #coercion #psychiatry madinamerica.com/2023/12/global…




We are delighted to share the news that our Community Fellows Program has won the @EngagementAust Excellence Award for Community Engagement! Thank you to all of our amazing fellows, mentors and supporters.





