John Bryant never planned on becoming a mental health advocate but fell into the role when his father, a respected gastroenterologist, went to work one day and never came home.
After years of steady lobbying, amendments to the laws will come into effect in all states and territories except Western Australia, which has decided to scrap the requirement altogether, early next year.
This week, the body responsible for regulating health professionals, AHPRA, released an information campaign about mandatory reporting in the lead-up to next year's changes. "He started on some anti-depressant medication and embarked on a course of psychotherapy and had a few more weeks off work to get better, there was no question at all about putting in a mandatory report for this doctor" she said.
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