The University of Adelaide is hosting a webinar on gender and health equity advocacy on Monday 8 December.

Thanks to our LEA Human Rights Group for putting together our latest submission - making some important comments on the draft redesigned NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Framework Approach.

Experiences of accessing physical health care Body and mind research project – Charles Sturt University The poor physical health care of people living with mental health conditions is a major national problem.

A team of researchers at the University of Melbourne are seeking participants for a study entitled “Postvention support for suicide loss survivors with Islamic backgrounds: Insights from the Australian mental health workforce, online survey”.

Our November newsletter just dropped. The Productivity Commission's final report confirms what lived experience has been saying: the mental health system is fragmented and 500,000 people are caught in support gaps.

Struggling with sleep? @SANE is hosting a webinar about Rest and Recovery, and how trauma, stress, and anxiety can affect sleep. Better still, they will cover what you can do about it. When life feels heavy or your mind won’t switch off, sleep is often the first thing to go.

Two new frameworks now in the Lived Experience Digital Library.

Australian Catholic University (ACU) researchers are looking for volunteers for a research study about the experiences of mental health consumers, carers, and health professionals in how decisions are made regarding using Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) in New South Wales

Two days left to contribute to research that centres what people actually need, not what researchers assume. Anxiety doesn't follow a neat schedule, and neither does the relationship between social media and sleep.

LEA is involved with a project called the Mind and Body Care Navigator Project, which explores innovative ways to improve access to physical health care for mental health consumers, particularly in regional and rural Australia.

B-HART is hosting a Human Rights Day Symposium on 10 December 2025 in Adelaide, South Australia, bringing together government, researchers, service providers, and disability advocates. Keynote from Hon.

The social media and anxiety survey closes this Sunday. Not trying to nag, just a reminder in case it slipped your mind. Working with @flinders.edu.au and @qut.edu.au to understand the real patterns between social media use and anxiety.

The 30th of October is Blue Knot Day. What is Blue Knot Day? For 30 years, @Blue Knot Foundation has supported and advocated for survivors of complex trauma and their loved ones.

Tasmania's taking some smart steps forward in hospitality mental health. Their new Hospitality Health Leaders Program brings venue leaders together to embed genuine mental health support into workplace culture.

The Hume Region serves over 1.3 million people but has no adolescent mental health inpatient beds.

A couple of weeks ago we asked you to support the Equally Well Call to Action addressing the eleven-year life expectancy gap for people receiving mental healthcare. Hundreds have signed on, which shows the groundswell is building.

10 years of the Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work: 📊 1,148 enrolments 🎓 1,077 scholarships awarded 👥 Consumer peer workers now 2nd largest workforce group in NSW CMOs (12.3%) This is what structural change looks like when lived experience is properly valued.

We're working with @flindersuniversity.bsky.social @qutdmrc.bsky.social for research into social media, sleep and anxiety - and we need perspectives from people who've actually lived this.

Our colleagues at @BEING - Mental Health Consumers in NSW are hosting a special panel discussion as part of Mental Health Month. We are sharing this information as provided by them. Climate Change and Mental Health - “A Ticking Timebomb?”

Join NEDC’s National Strategy Forum: Advancing Workforce Development Across the Stepped System of Care – online, Wed 22 Oct 2025, 1–2pm AEDT. Explore practical tools to strengthen and sustain the workforce. Register here:zurl.co/LuMgh

Queensland consumers, carers & families - your lived experience is needed for the Better Care Together evaluation. Ethicol (independent researchers) is assessing QLD Health's mental health & AOD services plan through to 2027.

Have you worked with a Peer Support Worker (Lived Experience Professional) for mental health support? Researchers from Curtin University would love to hear about your experience to evaluate what factors can influence client satisfaction.

Every day in Australia, 46 people receiving mental healthcare die prematurely from preventable physical illnesses—an average of 11 years earlier than the general population.

Professor Sharon Lawn joins the latest @RANZCP Psych Matters podcast discussing Victoria's Psychiatry Leadership Framework & what ethical leadership means when rebuilding mental health systems.

Today we join people worldwide recognising World Mental Health Day. While the international focus is on mental health in humanitarian emergencies, Australia's theme reminds us to Connect with your Community.

Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day, and this year's international theme focuses on mental health in humanitarian emergencies—while @Mental Health Australia has chosen 'Connect with your Community.'

You can still register to attend this important launch of the National Mental Health Consumer Alliance Strategic Plan.

LEA works with Open Door on wellbeing initiatives for veterans and public safety personnel and their families—sharing this from their Research Series.

As BPD Awareness Week closes, let's remember: understanding matters. Language matters. Informed care matters. If you're living with BPD, supporting someone who is, or working in the sector—thank you for being part of the conversation. Change happens when we unite for it.

Sharing Wayahead's "Raising Mental Health Voices"—launching World Mental Health Day, 10 Oct. Lived experiences from consumers, carers, Aboriginal peoples, LGBTIQA+ communities, veterans, rural voices across Australia & the Pacific. Real stories. Diverse pathways.

Taking Steps on your Wellbeing Journey—that's the theme for Mental Health Month in NSW, and it's a beautiful reminder that progress isn't always linear. Some days the steps are big, some days they're tiny. Some days we pause. All of it matters.

This week is BPD Awareness Week, and this year's theme '1 in 10: Uniting for Change' carries a sobering truth: 1 in 10 suicides in Australia are linked to symptoms consistent with borderline personality disorder.

October is Mental Health Month across Australia, and this year's about connection, community, and taking meaningful steps forward. 🌱

We are sharing this job opportunity for @ReachOut Australia They are looking for a Senior Manager - Support Services

Sharing on behalf of the organisers: The Preventive Mental Health Conference 2026 call for abstracts is now open! 📝 Theme: 'Doing Better – Working together to promote and protect mental health in Australia'

Earlier this week we released our 2025 Annual Report! 📊 Behind every statistic is a story of lived experience desiring change across Australia's mental health system.

After years of hearing from our community about engagement that felt extractive vs genuine, we've created "Shared Advocacy Spaces - Commitments." Practical framework covering trauma-informed approaches, fair remuneration, co-design principles & built-in support.

"Stronger Together: A History of the National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum and National Register 2002-2025" has been uploaded to the Lived Experience Digital Library.

Survey on support services for children with disabilities The Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability is inviting you to share your experiences about support services available to help children with disability including developmental delay and autism.

Our partners @SANE are hosting a FREE webinar "Finding Purpose After Service" for Veterans and their families next Tuesday at 7pm (AEST). Making the transition from military to civilian life can be a big adjustment - for both veterans and families alike.

Yesterday's World Suicide Prevention Day reminds us of some heartbreaking statistics – every year, we lose too many people to suicide. Today's RUOK Day offers us a path forward through connection and care.

Important mental health policy discussion happening this week Private hospital psychiatric units deliver 61% of Australia's acute mental healthcare. That's not just a number – it's thousands of people accessing care when they need it most.

NDIS reforms announced yesterday - while we welcome the $2 billion for children's services, adults with severe mental illness are still waiting for promised foundational supports. The Minister admitted this work has "drifted" for two years.

We spend a lot of our day in conversation. Every one of these is an opportunity to connect , to #MakeEveryConversationMatter, to recognise the signs that someone may be experiencing mental health challenges, and to have a supportive conversation.

Important opportunity to influence suicide prevention reform 🔍 ARTD Consultants is mapping Australia's suicide prevention system for the federal health department. They need perspectives from consumers, carers, families and professionals.

Highlighting practical AOD service evaluation insights from CMHDARN webinar featuring the Salvation Army AOD Services & Deakin University partnership.

Tomorrow 1pm AEST - crucial webinar on mental health system navigation 📍 The Digital Navigation Project findings are exactly what our community needs. 2,000+ people shared their experiences trying to access mental health care in Australia.

On Wednesday 13 August, Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia will be hosting a webinar exploring social and emotional wellbeing as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander paradigm for wellbeing.

Sharing on behalf of Canberra Health Services who are currently hiring. Manager of Peer Services 📍 Canberra | 💼 Permanent | 💰 $125K–$134K + 12% Super | 🗓️ Closes 24 Aug

Understanding service changes: Ramsay Health Care is transitioning their psychology clinic model, moving from 20 locations to 3 focused sites (Cairns, Charlestown & Joondalup) by August. We recognise this affects many people's current support arrangements.