This resource introduces different lived experience (peer) roles.
History of lived experience work in Victoria
Resource | 2019
A brief history of lived experience (peer) work in Victoria, including a timeline of key events in mental health, social justice and lived experience work in Victoria and Australia
Strategy for the Consumer Mental Health Workforce in Victoria
Resource | 2019
This Strategy describes the required activity needed to adequately support and develop the consumer peer workforce and should be carried out in partnership and with leadership from consumer workers. Word (accessible) version.
Lived experience (peer) workforce supervision
Resource | 2018
A short video where Donna Matthews, Cate Bourke and DL Turnbull share some of their thoughts and experience about lived experience (peer) workforce supervision in clinical mental health services.
Engaging Women in Trauma-Informed Peer Support: A Guidebook
Resource | 2012
This guide is designed as a resource for peer supporters who want to learn how to integrate trauma-informed principles into their relationships with the women they support or into the peer support groups of which they are members.
Charter of Peer Support
Resource | 2011
The Charter of Peer Support has been developed to ensure that peer support services are available to consumers and carers when and where we need it.