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
If you have any questions, please contact Elahe Derakhshan at ederakhshan@student.unimelb.edu.au
December 2, 2025 at 2:53 AM
If you have any questions, please contact Elahe Derakhshan at ederakhshan@student.unimelb.edu.au
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.
Victoria's Mental Health Consumer Lived Experience Workforce Discipline Framework and Family Carer Lived Experience Workforce Discipline Framework provide practical guidance for organisations employing lived experience workers.
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Victoria's Mental Health Consumer Lived Experience Workforce Discipline Framework and Family Carer Lived Experience Workforce Discipline Framework provide practical guidance for organisations employing lived experience workers.
You can find out more information about the study and register your expression of interest here: zurl.co/Ao8h1
November 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
You can find out more information about the study and register your expression of interest here: zurl.co/Ao8h1
To register your interest in taking part in the research study, please contact Madeleine Harvery who is the PhD student researcher via Madeleine.Harsanyi@myacu.edu.au or provide your contact details via the below link and you will be contacted by a member of the research team.
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
To register your interest in taking part in the research study, please contact Madeleine Harvery who is the PhD student researcher via Madeleine.Harsanyi@myacu.edu.au or provide your contact details via the below link and you will be contacted by a member of the research team.
For further information and a full description about the study, please see the below link for the Participant Information Letter and Consent form.
As a thank you for your participation and time, you will be provided with a gift voucher.
As a thank you for your participation and time, you will be provided with a gift voucher.
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
For further information and a full description about the study, please see the below link for the Participant Information Letter and Consent form.
As a thank you for your participation and time, you will be provided with a gift voucher.
As a thank you for your participation and time, you will be provided with a gift voucher.
If you meet the criteria and agree to participate, you will be asked to complete an interview (via your choice of either Microsoft Teams, telephone or face-to-face) that will take approximately 45-60 minutes to complete.
November 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
If you meet the criteria and agree to participate, you will be asked to complete an interview (via your choice of either Microsoft Teams, telephone or face-to-face) that will take approximately 45-60 minutes to complete.
(NSW).
To be eligible to participate in this study, you will need to be over 18 years old and have a lived or living experience of being on a Community Treatment Order (CTO) in New South Wales.
To be eligible to participate in this study, you will need to be over 18 years old and have a lived or living experience of being on a Community Treatment Order (CTO) in New South Wales.
November 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
(NSW).
To be eligible to participate in this study, you will need to be over 18 years old and have a lived or living experience of being on a Community Treatment Order (CTO) in New South Wales.
To be eligible to participate in this study, you will need to be over 18 years old and have a lived or living experience of being on a Community Treatment Order (CTO) in New South Wales.
Your answers shape whether AI-based tools could help or just become another surveillance layer.
Professor Sharon Lawn is leading this work, and the results will inform whether and what types of support tools could actually help people get ahead of their anxiety.
Professor Sharon Lawn is leading this work, and the results will inform whether and what types of support tools could actually help people get ahead of their anxiety.
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Your answers shape whether AI-based tools could help or just become another surveillance layer.
Professor Sharon Lawn is leading this work, and the results will inform whether and what types of support tools could actually help people get ahead of their anxiety.
Professor Sharon Lawn is leading this work, and the results will inform whether and what types of support tools could actually help people get ahead of their anxiety.
We're working with Flinders Uni and QUT on research designed by a Lived Experience Co-design Group. The survey asks what you'd find genuinely useful in terms of support, and what would cross ethical lines.
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 AM
We're working with Flinders Uni and QUT on research designed by a Lived Experience Co-design Group. The survey asks what you'd find genuinely useful in terms of support, and what would cross ethical lines.