Dr Rahul Khanna

I had genuine fun with the very engaged staff of Peninsula Health on this important topic. I walked through the emerging causes of hope, hype and horror in our AI revolution, from emerging trends with general AI chatbots, companion bots and operational and therapy tools for actual healthcare delivery.

I also posed several unresolved questions, in particular about whether it will be possible to have AI that is both useful and safe.

I had the too-rare delight to facilitate a panel with my colleague Anne-Laure and our partners from Alfred Health and Cohealth on practical strategies to implement trauma-informed practice. We shared learnings from our co-design and development of our trauma informed practice toolkit. It was good to see so much interest in this important topic, with over 800 registrations and great retention and engagement.

The recording should be out soon.

About the toolkit

Practical tools are available to strengthen trauma-informed practice in mental health and wellbeing services. These tools can be used by workers and leaders to guide everyday work, reflect as a team, and build safer, more supportive mental health services for people who have experienced trauma.

The tools were developed by Phoenix Australia as the lead agency for Transforming Trauma Victoria, with funding from the Victorian Department of Health and the Victoria Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing. They support the principles in “Our workforce, our future”, a framework that outlines the capabilities of the Victorian workforce.

We worked closely with three mental health services across metropolitan and regional Victoria to design the tools. This involved collaborating with workers, leaders, service users, their families and carers to shape the tools and come up with solutions to day-to-day problems.

Access the kit

Trauma Informed Practice Toolkit https://www.phoenixaustralia.org/tip-tools/

It was priviledge to be invited to participate in an important discussion with leaders from Safer Care Victoria, Spectrum and Eastern Melbourne PHN on how we can shift the dial on suicide rates for those with a lived experience of borderline personality disorder. We discussed causes for hope, the enduring impact of stigma, the opportunities opened up by true compassion, reflective practice and connected care.

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You can learn about the full program and watch recordings here.