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About Us

Lived Experience Australia makes a difference in systemic advocacy by being informed about the issues facing people with mental health issues, their families and carers and using this to influence mental health policy, planning and decision making at local, state and national levels. 

Formed in 2002, Lived Experience Australia was previously known as the Private Mental Health Consumer Carer Network (Australia) to promote the interests of members of the community requiring private mental health services. While our focus is on private sector mental health services, we provide national systemic advocacy for consumers, families and carers in all mental health settings.

Our activities are making a difference in the mental health sector. We develop high quality resources for consumers, families, carers, clinicians and service providers.

Lived Experience Australia is well informed in the broader sense about issues, needs and concerns that affect people with a mental illness, families and carers. We have close relationships with mental health professional colleges and organisations.

 

Lived Experience Australia provides a means of maximising participation in mental health reform, policy, planning and decision making

Our Mission

Engage, empower, enable choice in mental health

Our Vision

To promote effective consumer, family and carer advocacy as the driving force behind all changes in mental health services

Our People

Our committed team have a lived experience as a consumer or carer and are focused on systemic advocacy in mental health.

Capability Statement

Our capability statement highlights what LEA can and has done for mental health lived experience consumers, carers, peer workers and staff practitioners to improve mental health services.

Annual Report

See our activities over the last financial year in our Annual Report

Strategic Plan

Our Strategic Plan outlines the key work and priority areas for Lived Experience Australia from 2023 to 2026. 

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Formal submissions to influence mental health policy decisions

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Representations to Parliamentary enquiries

Lived Experience Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of all the lands on which we undertake our advocacy.

We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

We also recognise all those with lived experience of mental ill-health. We acknowledge that we can only provide leadership in systemic advocacy through valuing, respecting, and drawing upon their lived experience expertise and knowledge.

We acknowledge their enormous contribution to our work.

Lived Experience Australia National Secretariat
Phone 1300 620 042 or send us an enquiry
LEA is a registered Charity with the ACNC
LEA is an Associate Member of LGBTQI+ Health Australia
Suicide Prevention Australia Member
LEA is an Ending Loneliness Together Member Organisation

This website is run by a member of
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia, click the logo to verify.

 

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