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Introduction to Lived Experience Roles

Resource | 2019

This resource introduces different lived experience (peer) roles. 

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Strategy for the Family Carer Mental Health Workforce in Victoria

Resource | 2019

This Strategy describes the required activity needed to adequately support and develop the family carer peer workforce and should be carried out in partnership and with leadership from family carer workers. Word (accessible) version.

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Strategy for the Family Carer Mental Health Workforce in Victoria

Resource | 2019

This Strategy describes the required activity needed to adequately support and develop the family carer peer workforce and should be carried out in partnership and with leadership from family carer workers. Pdf version.

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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

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NEXUS Resources

Resource | 2018

Dual Diagnosis resources and webinars developed/delivered by NEXUS can be found via this page. Includes: Reasons for Use Package; Straight Up documentaries exploring the lived experience; Consumers Can Ask and Carers Can Ask booklets.

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Chief Psychiatrist's Guideline: Working together with families and carers

Resource | 2018

This guideline provides specialist advice about involving family and carers in the treatment and care of individual consumers. Individual consumers include children and young people, adults and ageing consumers.

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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.

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Fifth National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan

Resource | 2017

The Fifth National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan (Fifth Plan) is an integral part of the National Mental Health Strategy. Endorsed by the Australian Health Ministers’ Conference in 1992, the National Mental Health Strategy is formed by a suite of documents, each with a specific purpose.

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Breaking the Cycle of Trauma, Koori Parenting, What Works for Us

Resource | 2014

Consisting of a booklet, poster and post cards, the resources convey key messages and practical strategies to help Koori parents break intergenerational cycles of trauma within their families. The resources have been directly informed by and developed for, urban, Aboriginal parents.

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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.

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