Lived Experience Australia
@livedexperienceaus.bsky.social
Australia's private mental health peak body shaping mental health policy through the power of lived experience.
www.livedexperienceaustralia.com.au
www.livedexperienceaustralia.com.au
Three experienced advocates from Multicultural Centre for Women's Health, Australian Women's Health Alliance, and Rainbow Health Australia will share insights on navigating the complex landscape of health equity work in Australia. Free, 2-3pm ACDT. Register: zurl.co/OdZ5A
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Three experienced advocates from Multicultural Centre for Women's Health, Australian Women's Health Alliance, and Rainbow Health Australia will share insights on navigating the complex landscape of health equity work in Australia. Free, 2-3pm ACDT. Register: zurl.co/OdZ5A
You can read this submission - and many of our others - on our website at: zurl.co/op600
December 4, 2025 at 4:30 AM
You can read this submission - and many of our others - on our website at: zurl.co/op600
Charles Sturt University Ethics Reference Number: HREC 24348
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Charles Sturt University Ethics Reference Number: HREC 24348
The survey will ask about your experiences, when seeking physical health care services for yourself or the person you support. You can learn more about the study by clicking here. Please contact [email protected] for any further information.
December 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The survey will ask about your experiences, when seeking physical health care services for yourself or the person you support. You can learn more about the study by clicking here. Please contact [email protected] for any further information.
We invite you to complete an anonymous survey to help us better appreciate key barriers, enablers and issues in this area and to trial ways to help people living with mental health conditions to achieve equity of access to quality physical health care.
December 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
We invite you to complete an anonymous survey to help us better appreciate key barriers, enablers and issues in this area and to trial ways to help people living with mental health conditions to achieve equity of access to quality physical health care.
Our team are coordinating a co-designed study into the experiences of consumers, carers, and clinicians when accessing physical health care services for themselves or those they support.
December 4, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Our team are coordinating a co-designed study into the experiences of consumers, carers, and clinicians when accessing physical health care services for themselves or those they support.
Each day in Australia there are 46 premature and preventable deaths due to chronic physical health conditions of people with mental illness.
December 4, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Each day in Australia there are 46 premature and preventable deaths due to chronic physical health conditions of people with mental illness.
If you have any questions, please contact Elahe Derakhshan at [email protected]
December 2, 2025 at 2:53 AM
If you have any questions, please contact Elahe Derakhshan at [email protected]
Your responses will directly inform the content of the training, and ultimately lead to providing tailored support for suicide bereaved clients with Islamic backgrounds.
⏱ The survey takes 10–15 minutes to complete. 🔗 Learn more and participate here: zurl.co/M0cmU
⏱ The survey takes 10–15 minutes to complete. 🔗 Learn more and participate here: zurl.co/M0cmU
December 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Your responses will directly inform the content of the training, and ultimately lead to providing tailored support for suicide bereaved clients with Islamic backgrounds.
⏱ The survey takes 10–15 minutes to complete. 🔗 Learn more and participate here: zurl.co/M0cmU
⏱ The survey takes 10–15 minutes to complete. 🔗 Learn more and participate here: zurl.co/M0cmU
You can participate if you are a mental health care provider (psychologist, psychotherapist, counsellor, psychiatrist, social worker, nurse, GP, etc.) in Australia, with at least 2 years of professional practice with any client.
December 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
You can participate if you are a mental health care provider (psychologist, psychotherapist, counsellor, psychiatrist, social worker, nurse, GP, etc.) in Australia, with at least 2 years of professional practice with any client.
Plus National Carers Week wrap, lived experience frameworks, social media restriction resources & a community project supporting those who find Christmas hard. Read more here: zurl.co/Copax
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November 18, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Plus National Carers Week wrap, lived experience frameworks, social media restriction resources & a community project supporting those who find Christmas hard. Read more here: zurl.co/Copax
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Sharon Lawn and John Milham gave evidence at the inquiry in February, supported by lived experience from 322 people in our loneliness project. The Government has now fully supported peer support expansion and stigma reduction campaigns that came directly from that evidence.
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Sharon Lawn and John Milham gave evidence at the inquiry in February, supported by lived experience from 322 people in our loneliness project. The Government has now fully supported peer support expansion and stigma reduction campaigns that came directly from that evidence.
LEA welcomes the report's recognition that fundamental change is needed and urges governments to prioritise genuine co-design in the recommended extension to 2027.
Also covers the NSW loneliness inquiry outcome.
Also covers the NSW loneliness inquiry outcome.
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 AM
LEA welcomes the report's recognition that fundamental change is needed and urges governments to prioritise genuine co-design in the recommended extension to 2027.
Also covers the NSW loneliness inquiry outcome.
Also covers the NSW loneliness inquiry outcome.
There’ll also be time for live Q&A, and the conversation will continue on the Forums afterwards.
Register here: zurl.co/8FoRg
Register here: zurl.co/8FoRg
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
There’ll also be time for live Q&A, and the conversation will continue on the Forums afterwards.
Register here: zurl.co/8FoRg
Register here: zurl.co/8FoRg
- Practical, evidence-based strategies to improve your sleep
- When to seek extra support from a GP
- Reassurance that sleep struggles are common - and that small changes can make a big difference.
- When to seek extra support from a GP
- Reassurance that sleep struggles are common - and that small changes can make a big difference.
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
- Practical, evidence-based strategies to improve your sleep
- When to seek extra support from a GP
- Reassurance that sleep struggles are common - and that small changes can make a big difference.
- When to seek extra support from a GP
- Reassurance that sleep struggles are common - and that small changes can make a big difference.
Associate Professor Melinda Jackson will unpack:
- How sleep and mental health affect each other
- What happens in your brain when you’re sleep-deprived
- How much sleep most adults need - and why you might need more during stressful times
- How sleep and mental health affect each other
- What happens in your brain when you’re sleep-deprived
- How much sleep most adults need - and why you might need more during stressful times
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Associate Professor Melinda Jackson will unpack:
- How sleep and mental health affect each other
- What happens in your brain when you’re sleep-deprived
- How much sleep most adults need - and why you might need more during stressful times
- How sleep and mental health affect each other
- What happens in your brain when you’re sleep-deprived
- How much sleep most adults need - and why you might need more during stressful times
Developed by the University of Melbourne with lived experience communities, they cover everything from role prerequisites and supervision to cultural safety and preventing role drift.
Thanks to Deua for flagging these so we could add them to the library for everyone to access.
Thanks to Deua for flagging these so we could add them to the library for everyone to access.
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Developed by the University of Melbourne with lived experience communities, they cover everything from role prerequisites and supervision to cultural safety and preventing role drift.
Thanks to Deua for flagging these so we could add them to the library for everyone to access.
Thanks to Deua for flagging these so we could add them to the library for everyone to access.