MHPN Presents

About MHPN Presents

Practical conversations about mental health care across Australia’s health system. Mental Health in Practice is a podcast for health professionals working across the mental health system, featuring conversations grounded in real-world experience. Each episode brings together perspectives from clinical practice, research, and sector expertise to explore contemporary mental health care. The show focuses on what thoughtful, collaborative care looks like in practice – and how professionals across disciplines can better support mental health outcomes for Australians.

Publisher

MHPN

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Aug 2020

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

124 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   How can trauma-informed principles shape the way we work together?

   This episode looks at mental health practice from a different angle, and explores how stronger, more supportive workplaces can result in better outcomes for clients. In this episode, Carla Jones and Den Abreu share how trauma-informed principles such as safety, trust, collaboration, empowerment, choice, and an understanding of cultural and historical impacts can shape workplaces. Drawing on their experiences as both employer and employee, they explore how these principles can be applied...

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   How to challenge bias in mental health practice

   Bias and assumptions shape the quality and safety of health care, sometimes without practitioners realising it. Drawing on extensive experience working alongside LGBTQ+ communities, Georgina Bell and Glenn Noble explore how to notice, name and reflect on our assumptions in a way that helps to build genuine trust with clients, particularly those who have experienced stigma or marginalisation elsewhere. Explore resources on bias and cultural safety on the MHPN website. Featur...

3. 

   1 Sept 2026

   New ways of thinking about children and trauma

   What distinguishes trauma-responsive care from trauma-informed care, and how can it be applied in practice to support children and families affected by disaster? In this episode, Michelle Roberts (Psychologist) and Sarah Eagland (Social Worker) explore what it looks like to account for and effectively respond to trauma in the context of disaster. Highlighting the important role of trauma-responsive care in translating knowledge and awareness into action and adaptation, they discuss how practi...

Who has been a guest on MHPN Presents

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Wei-May Su
• Professor Louise Stone
• Wei-May Su
• Louise Stone
• Michael Kidd

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

44

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

81

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Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.