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Building on the 2012 Guidelines, this update includes substantial additions around the nature of complex trauma, dissociation and the related clinical challenges, phased therapy, ‘new’ and emerging treatment approaches and issues relating to `evidence-based’ treatment.

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

This resource introduces different lived experience (peer) roles. 

This framework provides information to help mental health services and clinicians. It describes a range of initiatives for organisations and clinicians to work in partnership with consumers and carers to tailor treatment, and discuss physical health in the context of a recovery plan.  

 A brief introduction to what Supported Decision Making means, and how to do it. The information sheet aims to provide a clear overview to help people know what they should expect from services, and to help clinicians know what they should be able to provide.

This audit examined how the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) oversees the mental health system and whether it promotes increased accessibility, ultimately determining if people with a mental illness have timely access to appropriate treatment and support services. 

Written by VMIAC to make information about seclusion more accessible to consumers, to create extra pressure for change and to acknowledge survivors & encourage us all to speak out.

DH prepared quarterly summary reports detailing performance results for mental health services, including Adult performance indicator reports, Child/Adolescent Mental Health Services performance indicator reports, Aged performance indicator reports, Extended treatment reports and Service hours

Turning Point has released the 2nd edition of the Methamphetamine Treatment Guidelines – a resource developed to support health professionals in the management of methamphetamine use disorder.

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.