We define lived experience as someone who has experienced poor mental health. This could be someone who currently lives with a mental health problem, has survived a mental health problem, cares or has cared for someone who has a mental health problem, has been bereaved by a mental health problem, or has been touched by mental health problems in another way including those that work in the field of mental health.
We are starting a new Lived Experience Network to collaborate with people with lived experience of mental health so they can have an equal seat at the table when developing policy, strategy, services and programs as well as research and evaluation in the belief that this will enrich our understanding of mental health problems.
You can register to join the Network or you can help with our first piece of mental health research. The data collected using the tools below will be used by the Network to help shape our objects for the next 5 years.
Join our network!
What does it mean to you?
If you had one word
If you had one word only to describe Mental Health services now, what would it be?
Please only post one word answers. You have 20 characters to use.
- Recent
- Popular
- Rising
21 July, 2020
Andrew says:
“Brilliant”
20 July, 2020
Hettie says:
“Lifesaving”
20 July, 2020
Hettie says:
“Lifesaving”
20 July, 2020
CL says:
“Disjointed”
17 July, 2020
HelenHelenHelen says:
“Confusing ”
17 July, 2020
WondaRules says:
“Fragmented”
17 July, 2020
Seth says:
“Vital”
External resources

Aboriginal Mental Health
A private space for those experiencing mental health problems from an Aboriginal background (Registration to the network is needed to open the page)
Rural Mental Health
We know rural mental health problems can be very different. This page links to the Rural and Remote Mental Health organisation website (external) and their three programs - Rural Minds, Deadly Thinking and Resource Minds.
Carers stories
Carers are valuable, especially those who are family based. We want to engage with you to so tell us your story about hanging your mental welbeing.