Every day people with ived experience are taking up leadership roles to address the unique needs, challenges and injustices their communities face. This report draws on findings from 30 in-depth interviews and surveys completed by Lived Experience Leaders.
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Lived Experience Leadership Digital Library
The Lived Experience Leadership Digital Library is a central repository of mental health consumer and carer leadership-related knowledge and initiatives:
- Lived Experience Leadership
- Engagement and Participation
- Co-design and Co-production
- Lived Experience Workforce
- Lived Experience Research
Toolkit to Authentically Embed Lived Experience Governance
The toolkit provides users with a selection of tools and resources to assist in exploring and assessing their own governance processes and formulate a pathway towards embedding lived experience governance across their systems, structures, policies, processes, practices, programs and services.
LE Governance Framework: Centring People, Identity and Human Rights for the Benefit of All
‘the Framework’ responds to calls from the mental health and other sectors for changes in the way systems are governed to align them more strongly with human rights approaches and to meaningfully embrace lived experience. Its applicability and reach span a spectrum of settings and sectors.
Useful links
Intentional Peer Support (IPS) comes from a history of grassroots alternatives that focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. IPS provides a powerful framework for creating relationships where people learn and grow together.
Peer Workers Network is a group of passionate peer workers who believe in the peer support model within the mental health systems across Australia and the world. This website has information any peer worker might find interesting ranging from podcasts, news articles, research papers, videos and books.
This Department of Health & Human Services page lists a number of DHHS supported initiatives to develop and expand the lived experience workforce.
Tandem is the Victorian peak body representing family, carers and supporters of people living with mental health challenges.