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Objective: In line with the Australian Government's Vision 2030, this research foregrounds consumer experiences of recovery to inform the (co)design and delivery of mental health services for people living with complex needs and/or a severe and persistent mental health condition. Setting: The research takes a specialist focus on the regional setting, with data collected from client experiences within Western NSW, Australia, in the context of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) implementation and inclusion of psycho‐social disability within the NDIS service environment. Participants: Thirty‐seven people aged 19–70 years living with complex needs and/or a diagnosis of a severe and persistent mental health condition were recruited from services where they had a care plan or where they were members of a consumer reference group for recovery‐oriented services. Design: A tripartite framework integrating recovery oriented, trauma‐informed and collective impact approaches for a qualitative, arts‐based (photovoice) study. Results: In areas of the mental health service system that had not yet applied a personalised understanding of recovery or embraced trauma‐informed practice there were a range of issues and gaps in service delivery relating to authentic relationships, belonging and connection, service cultures, trauma‐informed care, and workforce investment. Conclusion: Clinical and non‐clinical services need to ensure consistent person‐centred and trauma‐informed practice is implemented throughout the mental health service system to meet the needs of the consumer. An eight‐point checklist serves as the basis for services to reflect on how they are working with consumers and to support the review of systems and clinical governance frameworks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

On Country, Aboriginal young people yarned with an Aboriginal woman about historical trauma as a result of colonisation. Data analysis was achieved through place-based meaning using a Gamilaroi (an Aboriginal nation located in the north-western plains of New South Wales) practice called winanga-li (to listen, to hear, to know, and to remember). Where this was strengthened by the use of an abductive analysis from a standpoint that is reflective of Country and relationality. Aboriginal young people expressed historical trauma through their understandings of how it has impacted their identity. Young peoples' experiences of identity are varied, fluid, ever-changing, and highly dependent on their experiences within various spaces. These experiences potentially strengthened or unsettled young peoples' identities, creating both strength and disruption socially. This article emphasises young peoples' insights, offering hope and a way forward for future generations guided from within and by connection to Country, culture, Elders, and community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A great deal of progress has been made in identifying explanations for the links between drug use and crime. However, less progress has been made in the application of these explanations. In particular, less is known about whether some explanations are more common than others, whether some are linked to certain conditions, whether some apply only to certain individuals, and whether some apply only to certain kinds of drug use and crime. In this article, we investigate the extent to which explanations for the connection between drug misuse and crime vary by type of drug user, type of drug use and type of crime by looking at users' own accounts of the connection. The research is based on data collected as part of the New English and Welsh Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (NEW-ADAM) program conducted in 16 custody suites in England and Wales. The analysis investigates the proportion of drug users who believe that there is a connection and looks at variations in accounts of the connection by individual and behavioral factors. The implications for government policy designed to reduce drug-related crime are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]