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Personal Discrimination

From being denied a bank loan to being afraid that she will never manage to get life insurance, Philleen's has run a gauntlet of unfair treatment... Read full story...

Kerri-June was looking forward to a trip to China but was taken aback by unfair treatment... Read full story...

Aaron (30) remains hopeful for the future, despite experiencing unfair treatment since his school days... Read full story...

 Cate Dickinson

Cate has had difficulty re-entering the workplace and even getting access to her son, due to other people's perceptions of mental illness... Read full story...


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82% experience discrimination

Key Messages

"Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you." - H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (author)

  • For people with experience of a mental illness, fairness is as important as therapies and treatment.
  • Attitudes within the wider public have improved but unfair treatment still exists.
  • Fair treatment allows every person to be the best they can be.
  • Every individual, employer and organisation can contribute to a fairer society that better includes and values people with experience of a mental illness.

Top Page last updated: 26 May 2009