Advocacy Tasmania Inc. Fact Sheets


Listed below are some helpful fact sheets. These sheets can be printed directly from the page and freely distributed to staff and consumers but they must not be altered in any way and are subject to copyright.

Advocacy Tasmania Inc.

What is an Advocate?

Your Rights




Mental Health Fact Sheets


Listed below are a number of mental health fact sheets. These sheets can be printed directly from the page and freely distributed to staff and consumers but they must not be altered in any way and are subject to copyright.

Involuntary Orders

Community Orders

Consent

Seclusion

Restraint

Official Visitors

Mental Health Tribunal

Guardianship/Administration

Anti-Discrimination

Carers

Information

Responsible Person

Handy Contacts




Tasmanian Mental Health Act Review


Tasmania is presently reviewing the Mental Health Act 1996. Until this process has been completed, relevant documents will be posted below.

Government Issues Paper

Advocacy Tasmania's Response to Government Issues Paper

Advocacy Tasmania's Response to Government Discussion Paper




Advocacy Tasmania Inc. Publications


Listed below are a number of publications prepared by Advocacy Tasmania Inc. These may be downloaded and distributed but they may not be altered in any way and are subject to copyright.

Elder Abuse

Ward 7 Patient's Group Evaluation

Power of Attorney

Residential Aged Care

The Role of Advocacy Services in the Tasmanian Disability Sector

Individualised Funding for People with Disabilities

Strategic Plan




Residents Group Project

Listed below are the reports and fact sheets produced by an Advocacy Tasmania project conducted in 2003 which researched good practice in the running of residents' groups in aged care facilities in Tasmania. These also maybe downloaded and distributed but they may not be altered and are subject to copyright.


Full Report

Summary Report


1. Purpose

2. Planning

3. Organisation

4. Leadership

5. Starting a Group

6. Group

7. Tasmanian Experience




Advocacy Tasmania Inc. Brochures

Below are copies of the various ATI brochures. Please feel free to download and distribute them but they may not be altered in any way and are subject to copyright.

Advocacy Tasmania

Disability

Mental Health

Aged Care

Community Rights

HACC

Dementia and Memory Loss

MHTRS




Translations of the Advocacy Tasmania Inc. Brochure

Listed below are a number of translations of the organisations's brochure. These also maybe downloaded and distributed but they may not be altered and are subject to copyright.


Amharic

Chinese

Dutch

French

German

Greek

Italian

Polish

Spanish

Tagalog

Tigrigna




Advocacy Tasmania Inc. Annual Reports

Below are copies of the organisation's Annual Reports.

Annual Report 2005/06

Annual Report 2006/07

Annual Report 2007/08




Policy Statements

Below are copies of Advocacy Tasmania s Policy Statements

Statement Against Elder Abuse


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