The Guidelines are intended to inform employers and funding bodies and to support change across the mental health sector by improving understanding of the benefits of the Lived Experience workforce and by supporting employers to assess their local readiness and prioritise activities.
Rising Together - Lifting the lid on the experiences of family/carer lived experience workers
Resource | 2022
The Rising Together study investigated the experiences of family/carer lived experience (LE) workers within the Victorian mental health system, with the aim of better understanding what is needed to ensure the safe and sustainable development of this workforce.
Roadmap for Reform: strong families, safe children
Resource | 2021
Roadmap for Reform: Strong Families, Safe Children is our strategy to transform the child and family system. It focuses on earlier intervention and prevention to reduce vulnerability and equip children and young people to reach their full potential.
Victorian Carer Strategy 2018 - 22
Resource | 2018
This strategy is based on what carers have expressed in consultations around the state It sets the direction for government to support carers, and aims to make sure that, over time, all Victorian carers have the support and services they need and want, no matter where they live, or their age
Family Violence: Chief Psychiatrist's Guideline and Practice Resource
Resource | 2018
The guideline outlines expectations of mental health services managers and clinicians regarding their roles in responding to family violence.