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Mental Health Social Work and the Great Australian Ratbag Ep. 51

The Social Work Stories Podcast

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The Disadvantages of Unpaid Traffic Fines in Australia

A 68 year old Australian man was sent to jail for unpaid traffic fines. He had been diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was a young 19-year-old and moved interstate. The social worker who took on the case described him as "one of those lovable rat bag characters" She said she has an issue with how people end up in jail because they haven't paid their fines.

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