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21 May 2025 09:25 PM
21 May 2025 09:25 PM
Hi @Till23 there was an item about women in their 40s and 50s missing out on mental health services and she agreed with that. Nothing we don’t know but at least it’s being highlighted. It was on channel 7 if you want to watch it on catch up.
21 May 2025 09:26 PM
21 May 2025 09:26 PM
That's fair enough @tyme
Crikey, I hope I didn't say anything stupid while you were showing the forums!
21 May 2025 09:31 PM
21 May 2025 09:31 PM
Thanks so much @Eve7 for your response and the info about the news service I will look it up.
Also for us even older people. The second fastest group of people becoming homeless is women over 50 and especially those in their 60s
21 May 2025 09:37 PM
21 May 2025 09:37 PM
People from all over the world are still watching and learning from the forums. This is another reason why we have guidelines in place. With everything we post, we have to remember that we are a public-facing forum which means people are always viewing (whether they post or not). Our stats show that a huge chunk of people who come to our forums are observers. Here is a snapshot of our data as of today @Till23 :
21 May 2025 09:37 PM
21 May 2025 09:37 PM
I got discharged from Comm Health. One of the reasons was that they didn’t have anyone for that age bracket @Eve7 They have young people and older people that they have CM’s for. I hadn’t seen a Pdoc in 11 months.
21 May 2025 09:39 PM
21 May 2025 09:39 PM
21 May 2025 09:40 PM
21 May 2025 09:40 PM
Is that age discrimination @Captain24 ?
Doesn't make sense. So just to clarify, do you mean they couldn't find someone in your age bracket to 'pair' you with, so they discharged you?
21 May 2025 09:50 PM
21 May 2025 09:50 PM
21 May 2025 10:05 PM
21 May 2025 10:05 PM
Yes @tyme I started as an observer, I'm not sure if I've reached superuser!
Yes, as a person previously reticent to dislose or discuss MH type things, I am well aware that the posts are public. Which would make a data breach a complete disaster. I try to keep my anonymity by being careful about any identifying things. I am very worried about the possibility (actually probability) of certain types of people reading post for their own gratification
22 May 2025 08:08 AM
22 May 2025 08:08 AM
Welcome back, @tyme , and that's fantastic news!
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