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Lived Experience Australia ,in partnership with many universities, is seeking to explore the factors affecting both consumers who have been on community treatment orders (CTO) and carers who have supported people on CTOs in Australia. The research study, voluntary and anonymous, aims to understand why and how this treatment varies, and to reduce coercive actions by mental health services. Participate in the consumer survey: https://buff.ly/4cEByxq Participate in the carer survey: https://buff.ly/3y5VIBa If you have any questions about this project, email Professor Sharon Lawn: sharon.lawn@flinders.edu.au. La Trobe University Flinders University University of Melbourne University of Sydney #vmiac #mentalhealth #livedexperience #carers #communitytreatment #survey

inside out and associates Australia is running the 2024 Consumer Perspective Supervision training course by and for the consumer/peer/lived/living experience workforce in Victoria. The training aims to build discipline-specific Consumer Perspective Supervision (CPS) capability and capacity in Victoria, to build capacity to provide CPS to the consumer/peer workforce. This hybrid course, combining face-to-face and online delivery, is fully funded and free. EOIs close by 5:00pm AEST on Sunday 28 July 2024. For more information about the training, and to express interest, visit https://bit.ly/466Cc40 #vmiac #capacitybuilding #livedexperience #mentalhealth #training #Victoria

Have you registered yet for the VMIAC members - only panel discussion about the new Mental Health and Wellbeing ACT? https://buff.ly/45Vuiuv When: Thursday, 18 July 2:00pm – 4:00pm AEST For more information on the event and guest speakers, visit https://buff.ly/468jLwa If you wish to attend, but are not yet a member, join today https://buff.ly/3l393nq #vmiac #livedexperience #mentalhealth #onlinemeeting

An international stigma-busting movement, MAD (Movement Against Discrimination) Pride is celebrated through stories, lived experience, and art around mental health and mental health services. Melbourne Mad Studies Network is organising a reading on Lived Experience Workforce in mental healthcare: A genuine strategy for evolving change, or a tactic to keep the ‘troublemakers’ busy? When: Tuesday 16 July 2024, 7:00pm-8.30pm AEST Read more here: https://bit.ly/45Z0MUt Some meaningful resources on MAD Pride to read, watch and reflect – Remembering the MAD Pride, the movement that celebrated mental illness: https://bit.ly/3zDNVex Why Celebrate Mad Pride? https://bit.ly/3WkeOgt SUPER CRO MAD Pride in Australia repository: https://bit.ly/3LEbPtb Mad Pride 2019 – Hear us, don’t fear us, walk with us: https://bit.ly/4bCRTBl MAD Pride in Paris: https://bit.ly/3S3fcNJ #vmiac #MadPride #MentalHealthAwareness #mentalhealth #livedexperience

2024 The ALIVE National Centre Lived Experience research priority-setting study is live. The study is focused on the views of young people, aged 16-25 years, who have lived experience of mental ill-health, and/or as a carer, family or kinship group member supporting someone with mental ill-health. For more information on the study, visit here: https://buff.ly/4eXHqTS This year you get to choose how you would like to take part to help generate and prioritise mental health research topics: an online survey, photo interviews, emotion mapping, and crowdsourcing. Take the online survey here: https://buff.ly/4bB4ghb #vmiac #livedexperience #mentalhealth #ResearchOpportunity

This NAIDOC Week, as in every week, "Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud". Come celebrate the unyielding spirit of the Indigenous identity, amplify First Nations voices that have long been silenced and commit to justice and equality for the Indigenous cultures and communities. Let us make a sincere attempt to listen, learn, and engage in meaningful dialogue, fostering a society in Australia where the wisdom and contributions of Indigenous peoples are fully valued and respected.  #NAIDOC2024 #NAIDOCWeek #BlakLoudProud

Join VMIAC for a members-only panel discussion about the new Mental Health and Wellbeing ACT.   At this event, VMIAC's policy team will update you on their project, which aims to support consumers in navigating changes to ACT. Guest speakers:  Patrick Weiniger (he/him): MHWB Act Implementation Support Project Coordinator, VMIAC  Kate Windmill (she/her): Director of Legal Practice, Mental Health Legal Centre Inc. Join us to: 1. Learn what consumers across Victoria told us they need to know about the new ACT during our consultation phase  2. Hear the key insights from the Diverse Consumer Advisory Group (DCAG)  3. Be updated on VMIAC - produced resources 4. Participate in a Q& A session with Kate Windmill from the Mental Health Legal Centre Inc   When: Thursday, 18 July 2:00pm – 4:00pm AEST Register now https://buff.ly/45Vuiuv If you wish to attend, but are not yet a member, join today https://buff.ly/3l393nq #vmiac #livedexperience #mentalhealth #onlinemeeting

CREATE Foundation is hosting Speak Up! - an empowerment and advocacy program for care experienced young people in July and August. The free online workshops will run interactive activities, introduce the topic of advocacy, and hear from young people about the change they’d like to see in the care system. For more information or to sign up, email vic@create.org.au. #vmiac #advocacy #carersupport #empowerment #YoungConsultant

Join Arts Access Victoria celebrating The Collective on 5 July at North Melbourne starting at 4:00pm. For 50 years, Arts Access Victoria has championed disability justice and the human rights of deaf and disabled people through art. There will be food and drinks and music! For more information about the event, visit https://buff.ly/4buGq6H #vmiac #AAV50 #disabilityjustice #humanrights #art