Researching Happy

E21. Human rights, wellbeing, lived experience, and the LAW | Simon Katterl

05 Sep 2023

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This is the weekly podcast all about the stories behind the studies of the happiness and wellbeing research world. Welcome to Episode 21, we take a different approach today. While this show is mostly about the researchers, there’s an entire ecosystem around mental health research that’s worth listening to. Today is a new aspect to that ecosystem for the show, human right’s advocacy. This week we host Simon Katterl, fresh from a legal battle with the Mental Health Complaints Commission of Victoria. Simon advocates for improved mental health and community services by promoting human rights, co-design and consumer leadership across all aspects of service planning, delivery and evaluation. He runs a consultancy company and by the sounds of things keeps himself very busy. This is a riveting episode, as we walk through Simon’s experience seeking information on a particular set of data that can be useful for mental health system improvement, a rejection, Freedom of Information Request, a rejection, a successful appeal of the rejection, and now an appeal of the appeal. This is a really serious topic, but Simon brings plenty of levity and fun to the conversation. I’m sure there are two sides to the story, but Simon is transparent, and has all of the process document, He’s shared a range of links that he mentions throughout the episode, which available here: The petition: https://reformingcommission.good.do/ourcommission/know/ The website: www.ourcommission.au The decision-letter from the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner that directs the Mental Health Complaints Commission to release the recommendations and it's reasoning (that they've appealed): https://www.simonkatterlconsulting.com/s/C-23-00005-31May23-Katterl-and-Mental-Health-Complaints-Commissioner-Notice-of-Decision-reissue-31-M.pdf The Guardian covered it here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/12/victorias-mental-health-watchdog-criticised-after-fighting-release-of-secret-recommendations. And you can stay in touch with the show on Linked In, Twitter, Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Subscribing and rating the show makes a huge difference.

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E21. Human rights, wellbeing, lived experience, and the LAW | Simon Katterl

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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