Lived Experience Australia represents Australian mental health consumers, carers and families to advocate for better, more inclusive and accessible services.

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Joined March 2021
It's Mental Health Month - still time to have your say in our national BPD survey, open to consumers, carers, families and kin across Australia, and we're listening. Take the survey: zurl.co/VjXYb #BPDSurvey #BPDLivedExperience #mentalhealthmonth #mentalhealth
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Today is World Mental Health Day. Taking time to have a simple conversation, sending a kind message or taking the time to listen can make a meaningful difference. Learn more, and get involved here: zurl.co/SdEJx #TogetherWeThrive #MentalHealthMonthAU #WMHD2026
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1 in 3 people in Australia feel lonely, it's impacting their wellbeing. Our partners @EndingLonelinessTogether are hosting the National Loneliness Conference but it's more than a that, it鈥檚 a chance to connect, collaborate and lead real change. 馃憠 zurl.co/v9ghk
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We鈥檙e supporting #CareBeyondCrisis and the call to put community-based mental health care first, calling for greater investment in the services, supports and workforce needed to make community-based mental health care available to more people. zurl.co/UrvOM
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Registrations for ARTD's online group interviews on Australia's Disability Strategy close Monday 12 October. If you live with disability, or love someone who does, your experience belongs in the room. Register on the ARTD page: zurl.co/vOoRM #DisabilityStrategy
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Connection Changes Outcomes: In BPD, Every Interaction Matters. This BPD Awareness Week, our national BPD survey is open, capturing the lived experience of BPD care in people's own words. zurl.co/231WP #BPDSurvey #BPDLivedExperience #BPDAwarenessWeek
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Simple ways to support your wellbeing during #MentalHealthMonth. Download a free calendar packed with daily tips! Download your calendar today: zurl.co/9K8nc #TogetherWeThrive #MentalHealthMonthAU #WMHD202
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It's BPD Awareness Week. Our third national BPD survey is open, and this research comes from you: consumers and carers describing what it's really like, in your own words. Take the survey: zurl.co/Dy1jw #BPDSurvey #BPDLivedExperience #BPDAwarenessWeek
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Tomorrow is the first day of Mental Health Month. 1:30pm Sydney time: our free 1-hour webinar on the Big 5, with Nick Titov AM. Can't make it live? Register anyway, we'll send the recording. Register: zurl.co/PKofq #MentalHealthMonth #TheBig5
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MindSpot Clinic's Big 5 Self-Assessment Checklist is a practical way to see how you're tracking on 5 everyday actions linked to wellbeing. Download it: zurl.co/bLXha Register for our free 1 Oct webinar: zurl.co/rLZU4 #TheBig5
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NSW Based followers - online Rights and Self-Advocacy Training being offered FREE by @Finding North for people with a lived and living experience of mental health challenges. Starts: 4th Nov runs for 7 weeks, Wednesdays 12.30-2.30pm (NSW time) Register zurl.co/ZAdiM
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@Federation University Australia researching peer workers aged 45+ to explore the intersection of ageing, wellbeing, and peer mental health work - see the attached flyer or follow the link zurl.co/MHLe8 Please share. #MentalHealth #PeerWork #Ageing #Wellbeing
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Sharon says nobody leaves a chat with Nick Titov AM without a grin. He shares the Big 5 everyday actions for better mental health, at our free webinar Thu 1 Oct, day 1 of Mental Health Month, 1:30pm Sydney time. Register: zurl.co/fw5jb #MentalHealthMonth #TheBig5
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The Emerging Minds 2026 National Workforce Survey is now open.Health, community services, social services, education, policy, research and leadership professionals - please complete. zurl.co/Yrsd4 #NationalWorkforceSurvey #ChildMentalHealth
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Ever said "Hey, is [name] okay? They seem quiet/distracted/moody/etc lately." Don't ask someone else, ask THEM. #RUOK Show up and show you care enough to ask. Resources: zurl.co/6SQta #RUOKday #wspd #changethenarrative #RUOKAnyDay
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We hear from LGBTIQ+ people in our community, and the family who love them, that services don't always get it right. If you work in mental health or suicide prevention, MindOut's Sector Survey 2026 wants your honest reflection. 10-15 min. Survey: zurl.co/5zw9f
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Missed our Human Rights webinar? We've got you. View it on our learning site (zurl.co/3zgTn free to join) or read it on our website (zurl.co/aoELq). True #codesign and #livedexperience led research. #livedexperienceleadership #humanrights #mentalhealth
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Our August eNews is out! Sharon's Tom Trauer Award, our upcoming Big 5 webinar, and the psychiatrist shortage with insights from Rachael Burns. Not receiving it? Check your inbox or read here: zurl.co/kdUgA Not subscribed? Sign up: zurl.co/l8xBw
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Today, 1pm AEST: official launch of Claiming Your Human Rights. Still time to register. zurl.co/HJzwl #HumanRights
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