Get Real: Talking mental health & disability
Get Real presents frank and fearless conversations about mental health and disability, including people with lived experience, frontline workers in the sector, as well as policymakers and advocates. Get Real is produced and hosted by Emily Webb and co-hosted by Karenza Louis-Smith on behalf of ermha365 Complex Mental Health and Disability Services provider (https://www.ermha.org/).
Episodes
122 episodes
NDIS Changes Part 1 with National Disability Services CEO Michael Perusco
The NDIS will be undergoing signifcant reform. The Disability Trust Group CEO Karenza Louis-Smith speaks with National Disability Services CEO Michael Perusco to unpack the newly announced ND...
Elevating complex needs lived experience with Maggie Toko AM
Maggie Toko has spent decades raising the voice of those who live with mental heath issues and emotional distress, using her own living experience of mental illness and professional work in homelessness, sexual assault, and youth services.<...
Promoting enabling environments in custodial settings
Chelsea Troutman is a Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst and Clinical Supervisor, and Director of a Behaviour Support Practice Elements ABC.Chelsea has extensive experience working with...
Safety for Support Workers: Part 1
OVA is a matter for everyone to understand and report but in particular for frontline support workers who work with NDIS participants and provide mental health support in community programs.Awareness of, education about and the importanc...
The Aussie Psychologist who ended up running a New Orleans Prison
Dr Astrid Birgden is a consultant Forensic/Clinical Psychologist and NDIS Behaviour Support Specialist who has years of experience working in corrections and disability settings. Astrid's career is quite extraordinary. She is a trai...
Hearing Voices: support for voice hearers
Hearing voices is often assumed to be a symptom of a mental health condition. However this is not always the case and up to 1 in 10 people hear voices, making it not an uncommon human experience. The
Forensic Disability Services with Dr Matt Frize
Our guest for this episode is Dr Matt Frize, Director of Forensic Disability Services, which sits within The Victorian State Government's Department of Families, Fair...
The real-life impacts of conspiracy theories with Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson
We’re diving into the topic of conspiracy theories for this episode, particularly on the impacts these beliefs have on an individual and the ripple effect on others. Our guests for this episode are
NMT, trauma and childhood brain development with Dr Yvonne Maxwell
Our guest for this episode is Dr Yvonne Maxwell, a forensic psychologist who specialises in working with individuals with a disability who come into contact with t...
Mental health system reform in New South Wales
The mental health system in New South Wales has been in the spotlight of recent months. ABC’s recent Four Corners episode “Emergency” about the state’s mental health system highlighted the extreme system failures that happen when there...
Complex Needs: supporting people experiencing significant service gaps
The basis for this conversation is an important pilot service in Victoria called Assertive Outreach and Support (AOS), funded by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing under its
The role of provider-family partnerships for people with complex needs
In this episode we are discussing the importance of provider-family partnerships for people with complex needs.Cheryl Jameson is our guest and she was in conversation with Emily Webb, host of this podcast, at the Complex Needs Conference in...
Now the election is over, what’s in store for Australia’s mental health?
We are a few weeks on from The 2025 Australian federal election (May 3) which resulted in a more than convincing victory for the incumbent Labor government led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. So, as the federal government begins its new ter...
Psychopharmacology for complex needs with Forensic Psychiatrist Dr Danny Sullivan
This is another conversation from the Complex Needs Conference 2025 and our guest is Adjunct Associate Professor Danny Sullivan, Consultant Forensic and Adult Psychiatrist.Dr Sullivan gave a keynote at the conference about the prescribin...
Creating stable bases for young people who commit serious youth-to-youth violence with Dr Lisa Warren
ermha365 CEO Karenza Louis-Smith has a thought-provoking conversation with Clinical Forensic Psychologist Dr Lisa Warren, Clinical Director of Code Black Psychology about the Stable Bases...
Complex Needs: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Sophie Harrington is our guest for this episode. Sophie is the CEO of NOFASD Australia, the nation’s peak body supporting people and families living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.NO...
Inclusive Leadership: Nothing about us, without us with Andrew Radford
Andrew Radford lives in New South Wales and is a long-time advocate for people with intellectual disability and autism.Andrew himself has autism and a mild intellectual d...
Complex Needs Conference 2025: The complexities of gang communities in Aotearoa with Dr Armon Tamatea
The Complex Needs Conference 2025 on March 26-27 in Melbourne is co-hosted by ermha365 and ACSO – Australian ...
What are Restrictive Practices?
A restrictive Intervention is any practice or intervention that has the effect of restricting the rights or freedom of movement of a person with disability. The Research Report
Wellbeing Tips for Christmas and New Year from a registered psychologist
This is a short episode revisiting some tips for wellbeing over the so-called festive season.The Christmas and New Year period can be an emotional rollercoaster. Things like complicated family dynamics and the absence of loved ones can heig...
Why NDIS high intensity supports are essential for participants with challenging behaviours
Participants, families and providers across Australia are trying to make sense of what the latest NDIS Price Guide means for them – and this is in addition to the changes slated in the Federal Government’s Getting the NDIS Back on Track Bill.&n...
Why loneliness is a health issue with Dr Michelle Lim
Our guest for this episode is Dr Michelle Lim, Scientific Chair and CEO of Ending Loneliness Together - a national network of organisations that work together to address the loneliness in people living in Australia. This is done through evidenc...
Prevention and Recovery Care (PARCs): mental health support in a home-like setting
This is an edited version of our 2020 two-part podcast Celebrating PARCs, hosted by Chief Marketing Officer Robyn Haydon.Prevention and Recovery Care services (PARCs) are short and extended residential and day programs that provides 24-hour...
A connected, compassionate response: Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) in Scotland
In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome Kimberley Irwin and Ian Graham from Change Mental Health in Scotland to talk about the Distress Brief Intervention (DBI...
Why transgender and gender diverse inclusion matters with Tara Laursen
This is a special episode in recognition of International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) which happens every year on March 31. This day is for learning more about and celebrating the lives and achievements of transgender people.&nb...
