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Family of NDIS client who died after serious neglect shares heartbreak
By Bethanie Alderson

The uncle of Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith, who died from severe neglect, has told a court he hopes his nightmares "frequent" the directors of her former NDIS provider.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/ann-marie-smith-family-suffer-heartbreak-daily/107071054

#Courts #PeopleWithDisability #SupportServices #Carers #BethanieAlderson

Family of NDIS client who died after serious neglect shares heartbreak
By Bethanie Alderson

The uncle of Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith, who died from severe neglect, has told a court he hopes his nightmares "frequent" the directors of her former NDIS provider.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/ann-marie-smith-family-suffer-heartbreak-daily/107071054

#Courts #PeopleWithDisability #SupportServices #Carers #BethanieAlderson

Family of NDIS client who died after serious neglect shares heartbreak
By Bethanie Alderson

The uncle of Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith, who died from severe neglect, has told a court he hopes his nightmares "frequent" the directors of her former NDIS provider.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/ann-marie-smith-family-suffer-heartbreak-daily/107071054

#Courts #PeopleWithDisability #SupportServices #Carers #BethanieAlderson

Family of NDIS client who died after serious neglect shares heartbreak
By Bethanie Alderson

The uncle of Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith, who died from severe neglect, has told a court he hopes his nightmares "frequent" the directors of her former NDIS provider.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/ann-marie-smith-family-suffer-heartbreak-daily/107071054

#Courts #PeopleWithDisability #SupportServices #Carers #BethanieAlderson

Family of NDIS client who died after serious neglect shares heartbreak
By Bethanie Alderson

The uncle of Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith, who died from severe neglect, has told a court he hopes his nightmares "frequent" the directors of her former NDIS provider.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/ann-marie-smith-family-suffer-heartbreak-daily/107071054

#Courts #PeopleWithDisability #SupportServices #Carers #BethanieAlderson

The state of young Australians
A crisis of social reproduction

* “Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness.”

“…We estimated that reducing factors such as parental psychological distress, hostile parenting and partner violence could potentially prevent up to 40% of severe and persistent mental health problems in young Australians.” >>
https://theconversation.com/to-improve-childrens-mental-health-start-by-supporting-their-parents-271944

* Young Australians kept in the dark
Australia’s social media ban preventing teenagers from accessing the news, research finds >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/19/australias-social-media-ban-preventing-teens-from-accessing-the-news-research-finds

* Sydney mum reveals the huge cost of the school run (Young people's socialisation into (car) dependency)
"She would easily spend $170 a week on petrol, and drives between 80km and 90km often six or seven days a week, depending on what’s on. In 2024, the average household should budget between $10,000 and $25,000 a year to own car." >>
https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/scool-run-australia-cost-2024/
#SocialReproduction #StateRetreat #CareDeficit #MentalHealth #anxiety #children #parenting #carers #family #DomesticViolence #violence #suburbia #sprawl #cars #MobilityDesign #CarDependency #work #WageStagnation #inequality #housing #instability #DoubleBurden #financialisation #outsourcing #SocialMedia #MSM #independence #citizens

‘People assume we’re grifters’: disabled Britons report rise in abuse over blue badges https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/29/disabled-britons-report-rise-in-abuse-blue-badges #Disability #Fibromyalgia #MultipleSclerosis #LearningDisability #Osteoarthritis #Carers #UkNews

📑 JOB VACANCY

#ResearchFellow post within the Economic and Social Research Council-funded Connecting Generations programme.

Examining fuller #workinglives and #care provision for individuals in later life in the UK and internationally.

📨 Apply by 11 April: https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=3043625CC

#carers #socialcare #ageing #gerontology #southampton #JobVacancy #JobOpportunity

Mother slams Peppa Pig World for axing free entry scheme | Hampshire Chronicle
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/24899245.mother-slams-peppa-pig-world-axing-free-entry-scheme/

#PeppaPig
#PeppaPigWorld
#PaultonsPark
#Disabled
#Disabilities
#Disability
#Carers

Have you read the free article about how to avoid carer burnout? Designed by me based on research with end of life doulas, this model is ideal for support networks - both assisted and unassisted dying.

You can download here, and start today! https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524211052569

#GDEP #EOLD #EOL #EndOfLife #DeathLiteracy #VAD #disability #DeathDoula #carers #CarerBurnout #network #ComCom #CompassionateCommunities

Interest in home-based care without carer burnout is steadily increasing - especially as assisted dying options and better death literacy increase in different countries.

You can download the article at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524211052569

Got questions? I'm here to help.

#GDEP #MallonModel #ComCom #VAD #MAID #AssistedDying #disability #carers #CarerBurnout #support #EndOfLife #EndOfLifeDoula #EOLD #DeathDoula

Interest in home-based care without carer burnout is steadily increasing - especially as assisted dying options and better death literacy increase in different countries.

You can download the article at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524211052569

Got questions? I'm here to help.

#GDEP #MallonModel #ComCom #VAD #MAID #AssistedDying #disability #carers #CarerBurnout #support #EndOfLife #EndOfLifeDoula #EOLD #DeathDoula

Preventing carer burnout is a global health priority - and there's a simple approach that you can use at home. Join me for a masterclass in micro compassionate communities for those at end of life, disability support and home-based rehabilitation.

Join the growing community of people benefitting from the Mallon Model approach, and understand how to adapt the roles to best fit your own needs.

#MallonModel #masterclass #event #ComCom #learning #CarerBurnout #network #disability #EndOfLife #EOLD #EOLDoula #DisabilitySupport #GDEP #support #carer #carers #CompassionateCommunities

Preventing carer burnout is a global health priority - and there's a simple approach that you can use at home. Join me for a masterclass in micro compassionate communities for those at end of life, disability support and home-based rehabilitation.

Join the growing community of people benefitting from the Mallon Model approach, and understand how to adapt the roles to best fit your own needs. Online, in the comfort and convenience of your own home or office space.

Learn more here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-mallon-model-masterclass-tickets-681896961167

#MallonModel #masterclass #event #ComCom #learning #CarerBurnout #network #disability #EndOfLife #EOLD #EOLDoula #DisabilitySupport #GDEP #support #carer #carers #CompassionateCommunities