A partnership built on shared values and collaboration is the key driver of positive outcomes for people who access support at Rockingham Step Up Step Down in Western Australia.
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A night alone high up in the Himalayas with a thunderstorm outside was an unexpected but pivotal moment of Katie Larsen’s path as a leader and advocate of a mental health system informed by lived experience led approaches.
Mind’s Lived Experience Advisory Team (LEAT) is a group that works to privilege the voices of lived experience throughout our service design and delivery.
More than 116,000 people experience homelessness on any given night in Australia.
People like Shaun, a proud Wathaurong man who was previously homeless, battling alcoholism and had fractured relationships with his family.
The 54-year-old has an acquired brain injury and has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
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By Gill Callister, CEO Mind Australia
Every year International Women’s Day (IWD) rolls around and I’m reminded of the 1979 cinematic masterpiece Alien.
Ripley, portrayed by the incomparable Sigourney Weaver, is faced with a seemingly indefatigable foe, as characterised by one of the all-time great lines:
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Mind Australia CEO Gill Callister has labelled the increased role of people with lived experience of mental ill-health as the “game changer” in mental health reform.