Renee Mcnab is a Ex prisoner and prisoner advocate in recovery who knows what it's like to navigate the Australian justice and prison system and the dilemmas that come with doing so.
Not only is she an advocate and ex prisoner she is a woman with life experience in mental health issues drug addiction and domestic violence that is passionate about helping others going thru similar experiences and is on a mission to expose the failings and inhumane treatment many men and woman face every day in our prisons and mental health system and is advocating for change and more funding in these sectors to better people's chances of a better life and access to proper health and support and believes just because people make mistakes or have a mental illness or addiction it doesn't make them a bad person.
Thanks Renee for your time and sharing your story with Removing Addiction and Healing Mental Health.
Mikey & Jess xxx
Special thanks to Producer Jared Aviet and VoiceOver Nathan Gardiner.
Use these instagram handles to find Renee, Mike and Jess:
"Renee" @ren_eemc
"MC Counselling: @mccounselling
“Addiction Doesn’t Discriminate”: @addiction_doesnt_discriminate
Facebook:
"Renee" https://www.facebook.com/groups/452409269835284/
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