Leadership
Leadership resources
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Consumer leadership articles
Remote or related? A mental health service user's perspective on leadership
Journal article: Carr, S., (2010), Remote or related? A mental health service user's perspective on leadership. The International Journal of Leadership in Public Services, (6)2:20-24
Provider: Neil-Turton Lane
Target audience: Service leadership, Managers, Consumer leadersTaking a lead from the users of mental health care services
Journal article: Dent, N., (2011), Taking a lead from the users of mental health care services. The International Journal of Leadership in Public Services, (7)4:304-313
Provider: Neil-Turton Lane
Target audience: Service leadership, Managers, Consumer leadersService user leadership: training and development for service users to take the lead
Journal article: Newton, A., Beales, A., Collins, D.A., Basset, T., (2013), Service user leadership: training and development for service users to take the lead. The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, (8)3:134-140
Provider: Neil-Turton Lane
Target audience: Service leadership, Managers, Consumer leadersLeadership for empowerment and equality: a proposed model for mental health user/survivor leadership
Journal article: O'Hagan, M., (2010), Leadership for empowerment and equality: a proposed model for mental health user/survivor leadership. The International Journal of Leadership in Public Services, (5)4:34-43
Provider: Neil-Turton Lane
Target audience: Service leadership, Managers, Consumer leadersGareth Edwards: Positive Thinking (NZ)
Gareth created Positive Thinking so that he, and like-minded people, could shape better health, disability and social services using personal experience, academic excellence and balanced view of how services are provided and used
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralRachel Waddingham: Behind the Label (UK)
This site includes some of my thoughts and reflections on my ongoing journey, my experiences of working in the mental health field and some of the initiatives that inspire me
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: Consumer workforce
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Alternative approaches
Madness Radio (US)
Madness Radio: Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health explores 'madness' from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments, featuring survivors, authors, advocates, professionals, and artists
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralTalking About Voices on BBC Radio
Rachel Waddingham talks to the BBC about voice hearing
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralDaniel Mackler: Alternatives to psychiatry
Daniel Mackler shares his documentary films on alternatives to psychiatry
Provider: Centre for Psychiatric Nursing
Target audience: GeneralDaniel Mackler: Open Dialogue
Daniel Mackler's documentary film "Open Dialogue: an alternative Finnish approach to healing psychosis"
Provider: Centre for Psychiatric Nursing
Target audience: GeneralEleanor Longden: The Voices in My Head TED talk
TED talk
Provider: Centre for Psychiatric Nursing
Target audience: GeneralMindFreedom
MindFreedom is an independent grassroots coalition of activists working for human rights in the mental health system
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralThe Icarus Project (US)
The Icarus Project are a support network and media project by and for people who experience the world in ways that are often diagnosed as mental illness
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralVoices Vic website (VIC)
Voices Vic is a statewide specialist program led by people with a lived experience, which seeks to improve the lives of people who hear voices
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralCo-production: Putting principles into practice
Co-production: putting principles into practice in mental health contexts
Provider: Cath Roper, Flick Grey & Emma Cadogan
Target audience: General
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Lived experience workforce
Position Description: Peer Practitioner (Consumer) – Peer Recovery Communities
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Provider: Mind Australia
Target audience: Service management, HRPosition Description: Community Mental Health Practitioner – Peer Practitioner
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Provider: Mind Australia
Target audience: Service management, HRPosition Description: Peer Support Worker
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Provider: Neami Australia
Target audience: Service leadership, HRPractice Framework – Peer Work
Practice Framework
Provider: Mental Illness Fellowship
Target audience: Service leadership, HRPosition Description: Peer Lead Practitioner (Consumer)
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Provider: Mind Australia
Target audience: Service management, HRPosition Description: Peer Practitioner
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Provider: Mind Australia
Target audience: Service management, HRPeer Workforce Framework
Outlines intentional peer roles and consumer perspective roles, the peer workforce development cycle, structures and systems to support the roles and reflective practice
Provider: Mental Illness Fellowship
Target audience: Peer roles, Service leadership, ManagersPosition Description: Consumer Participation Officer
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Provider: Neami Australia
Target audience: Service leadership, HRSelf-Care Tool for People in Lived Experience Roles
Short questionnaire to support wellbeing of people in lived experience roles
Provider: Mental Illness Fellowship
Target audience: Peer roles, Managers, HRWorkplace Wellbeing Plan
Assessment of work environment for lived experience staff
Provider: Mental Illness Fellowship
Target audience: Peer workers and other staff employed or volunteering to use lived experience to support service
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Peer support
Peer Support Values (Graham Panther)
Discussion piece
Provider: Mind Australia
Target audience: Peer support workers, AllPeer Support: A Theoretical Perspective
Journal article: Mead, S., Hilton, D., Curtis, L., (2001). Peer Support: A Theoretical Perspective. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 25(2):134-141
Provider: Centre for Psychiatric Nursing
Target audience: Service providers, Peer support workersAllan Pinches Consumer Collaborative Research on Peer Support
Consumer Allan Pinches talks about Consumer Collaborative research as a key enabler for peer support, Mind Colloquium
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralCentre for Excellence Peer Support (VIC)
The Centre for Excellence in Peer Support (CEPS) provides a centralised specialist clearinghouse and online resoruce centre for mental health peer support
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralIntentional Peer Support (US)
Peer Support is a way of thinking about and inviting transformative relationships between people. Practitioners learn to use relationships to see things from new angles, develop greater awareness of personal and relational patterns, and support and challenge each other in trying new things.
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralPeerZone (NZ)
PeerZone was developed by Mary O'Hagan Sara McCook Weir and other peers in New Zealand...PeerZone is a series of three hour peer-led workshops in mental health and addition where people explore recovery and whole of life wellbeing.
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralTogether for Mental Wellbeing: Peer2Peer (UK)
Peer2Peer is an established user-led network of peer support experts hosted by the National Survivor User Network
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: General
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Policy and reform
The National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum (AUS)
The National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum (NMHCCF) is the combined national voice for consumers and carers participating in the development of mental health policy and sector development in Australia
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralNational Service Users Network for Mental Health (UK)
The NSUN network for mental health is an independent, service-user-led charity that connects people with experience of mental health issues to give us a stronger voice in shaping policy and services
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: General
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Organisational resource
Together for Mental Wellbeing: Service User Involvement Directorate (UK)
Our Service User Involvement Directorate works in a variety of ways to give users of our mental health services a voice at every level of Together and to raise awareness of mental health issues more widely
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralWorking to Recovery, Ron Coleman (UK)
The Working to Recovery Team work right across the age spectrum from the young to older people, spanning the service provision of mental health, from psychosis, addictions, self harm and sexual abuse
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralHelen Glover: Enlightened Consultants (QLD)
Enlightened Consultants is a bespoke training and consultancy company that supports community and health based organisations to achieve their best, and to help them thrive in delivering services to people in need
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: General
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Resource centre
National Empowerment Centre (NEC) (US)
NEC staff and consultants bring unique experience in organising and developing consumer-run organisations, and helping individuals and groups develop the knowledge and ability to transform the mental health service system toward a more recovery-oriented and consumer-and-family-driven approach
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralNational Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse (US)
The National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse is the nation's first peer-run national technical assistance centre and, has played a major role in the development of the mental health consumer/survivor/ex-patient (c/s/x) movement
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralOur Consumer Place (VIC)
Our Consumer Place is a resource centre run entirely by people diagnosed with "mental illness" (we choose to call ourselves "consumers"). We provide information, training, support and advice to consumer-developed groups and projects.
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: General
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Peak organisation
NSW Consumer Advisory Group – Mental Health Inc (NSW CAG)
NSW CAG is the independent, state-wide peak organisation for people with a lived experience of mental illness (consumers). We work with consumers to achieve and support systemic change.
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralConsumers of Mental Health WA (Inc) (CoMHWA)
CoMHWA, is a non-profit, community based organisation dedicated to supporting mental health reform and recovery of people with lived experience of mental health issues. CoMHWA is led by consumers, for consumers
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralQueensland Voice
Queensland Voice for Mental Health Inc is the peak representative body for Consumers and Carers of Mental Health services in Queensland
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralVictorian Mental Illness Awareness Council
The Vicotrian Mental Illness Awareness Council is the peak Victorian non-government organisation for people with lived experience of mental health or emotional issues
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: General
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Consumer leaders' website
Indigo Daya (VIC)
This website is about recovery and transformation: for you, for people you support, for communities, for organisations and for the mental health sector
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralMerinda Epstein (VIC)
My aims for this website include exposing some of the myths around mental illness, the social stigma attached to treatment, and the political and bureaucratic machinations of funding and treatment
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: GeneralRufus May (UK)
The website will connect you with past articles, interviews and other media I have taken part in. Also it has details of books, magazines, training events and organisations that promote positive approaches to emotional health and recovery
Provider: Psych Action & Training Group, University of Melbourne
Target audience: General