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Mental Health Ministers meet tomorrow. The Productivity Commission says the current National Agreement isn’t working. The Commonwealth wants to roll it over for 2 to 3 more years anyway, past the next election. People who need help now can’t wait that long.
Our ask for tomorrow: a clear pathway to a new, fully funded National Agreement, built with people who live in this system every day. Full release: bit.ly/4i2TzZW
#MentalHealth #auspol
At Tuesday's "Our Care. Our Right" event for mental health month, peer worker Jemima Isbester said "Schizophrenia needs to have its ADHD moment."
Click to read what was said in the room & watch a recording of the discussion bit.ly/4i9fcJH
#BEING #MentalHealthMonthAU
Almost half of all Australians will experience some kind of mental health challenge in their lifetime. For MH Month, BEING asked four of our member's to share their experience.
Click to watch the full convo with Joel youtu.be/sF09S-mdngk
Join BEING bit.ly/3X64F6I
Thx to all our wonderful panelists today: Jemima Isbester, Pramudie Gunaratne, Sharon Grocott, Timothy Robert, our co-host/MC Jenny Leong MP and our audience of consumers/allies.
A recording of today's event will be published soon.
#MentalHealthMonthAU #ASoP #Wayahead #NSWCLL
Today's live event is SOLD OUT, but you can still join at 11am via Zoom bit.ly/3VXeoyG
Our panelists (Jemima Isbester NEAMI, Sharon Grocott WAYAHEAD, Tim Roberts NSWCLL & Pramudie Gunaratne ASoP) will discuss progress we've made and the importance of a Human Rights Act.
We thank the Premier for being honest, but imagine hearing "only so much money" about cancer, or a heart attack?!
Join us 20 October at NSW Parliament to ask pollies "Is there a limit on your constituents' right to care?"
Register bit.ly/3VMY5V9
Free entry with lunch.
BEING & Jenny Leong MP invite you to Parliament House for #MentalHealthMonthAU to discuss progress on mental health as a human right. How far we have come and how far do we still have to go?
FREE, accessible with lunch provided.
Find out more, register bit.ly/3VMY5V9
Almost 50% of Aussies will experience a mental health challenge in their lifetime.
For Mental Health Month BEING asked four of our member's to share their experience.
Full convo with Ezra youtu.be/Rjc32EQ1_DU
Blog bit.ly/4hFmPG5
Join BEING bit.ly/3X64F6I
NSW Health worked out what it would cost to fully fund mental health - about $787m/yr. Then advised the Minister NOT to tell you for fear it might “create reputational damage” if the money wasn't found.
Full story bit.ly/4yJ9q79
Media release bit.ly/4ztsB4R
Our Consumer Register is a list of our members able to speak on behalf of MH consumers in NSW on govt committees and elsewhere.
Click the link to find out more, for eligibility requirements and to apply. bit.ly/4s2eOjv
OCD Awareness Week seeks to dispel myths about obsessive compulsive disorder, dispel the stigma and provide education about the disorder and how to support those affected.
Find out more bit.ly/4xWrhGq
#OCDweek #MentalHealthMonth #BeingMentalHealthConsumers
Recognising today as World Mental Health Day.
"Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change" calls on systems and society to recognise lived expertise to shape the policies, services & decisions that affect the lives of consumers.
More from the WHO bit.ly/4hl3T0s
Australia’s leading lived experience advocates will be at the Forum. Will you?
Tom Dalton will be on the panel to explore "Lived experience as a career and the professionalisation of the peer workforce."
Register now bit.ly/4xwjn6y
Agenda bit.ly/4h7tubH
Almost 50% of Australians will experience a mental health challenge in their lifetime.
For Mental Health Month, we asked four of our member's to share their experience.
Click here to watch our conversation with Sharon in full. youtu.be/qOQCOlw4DQA
Blog bit.ly/4hFmPG5
Australia’s most influential LE advocates will be at the Unleashing Lived Experience Forum. Will you?
Snr AOD Peer Support Worker Spencer Barberis co-leads the breakout "Embedding Lived Experience in AOD"
Join this ground-breaking event.
Register now bit.ly/4xwjn6y
The next NSW State Election will take place in March 2027.
We want to tell all the Parties and candidates what people in NSW with mental health challenges want the new government to change.
Complete this short survey and tell us your priorities.
bit.ly/46B65ur
It's BPD Awareness Week - "Connection Changes Outcomes: In BPD, Every Interaction Matters."
People living with BPD need others to listen without judgement, remain present during distress and recognise their strengths, resilience, and humanity.
bpdawareness.com.au #bpd
Australia’s most influential lived experience advocates will be at the Unleashing Lived Experience Forum. Will you?
Megan Spindler-Smith, Acting CEO at PWDA is a panellist for "From Setbacks to Solutions"
Join this ground-breaking event.
Register now bit.ly/4xwjn6y
