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Submission to the Modernising Referral Pathways Consultation

VMIAC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Modernising Referral Pathways Consultationand thanks the Specialist Affordability Section of the Department of Health, Disability and...

Submission to the Inquiry into Voting Centre Accessibility

VMIAC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Inquiry into voting centre accessibility and thanks the Electoral Matters Committee for its consideration of this...

Consumers Leading in Governance (CLIG) returns in 2026

The Consumers Leading in Governance (CLIG) Program supports lived and living experience consumer leaders to build the confidence, skills, and knowledge needed to meaningfully...

What’s your experience of mental health reforms in Victoria?

The Royal Commission into Victorian mental health services made 74 specific recommendations for reforms, and the Victorian Government committed to these in 2021. Details...

New national human rights report finds widespread rights breaches

Mental health consumer peaks call for a national Human Rights Act The National Mental Health Consumer Alliance, together with State and Territory mental health...

The Meaning of ‘Lived Experience’

VMIAC is proud to launch a critical new policy position: ‘The Meaning of ‘Lived Experience’. This position statement was developed in response to growing concern...

Collective win for the lived experience workforce

VMIAC has welcomed the Victorian Government’s decision to develop a dedicated supervision and training consortium for the consumer workforce. We’re proud to bring our...

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER, THE NATIONAL CABINET, & THE OPPOSITION LEADER

Immediate Actions Required for Australians with Disability in Response to the Disability Royal Commission4th December 2024 Dear Prime Minister, Hon Anthony Albanese MP and...

VMIAC Statement on Israel-Palestine Conflict

VMIAC is part of a mental health consumer and survivor movement grounded in human rights and social justice. We hope for a community where...

CLIG participant Jess shares her experience

Peer support worker, consumer consultant, and VMIAC member Jess Ferguson-McLellan is one of 28 students in VMIAC’s groundbreaking pilot training program, Consumer Leading in...

VMIAC’s reaction to the Federal Government’s response to the Disability Royal Commission

On 30 July 2024, the Federal Government published its response to the Disability Royal Commission. The Federal Government responded to the 172 recommendations that...

VMIAC deeply disappointed NDIS reforms have passed

The National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No.1) Bill 2024 passed Parliament on 22 August 2024. This means that...

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Submission to the Modernising Referral Pathways Consultation

Submission to the Inquiry into Voting Centre Accessibility

Consumers Leading in Governance (CLIG) returns in 2026

What’s your experience of mental health reforms in Victoria?

New national human rights report finds widespread rights breaches

The Meaning of ‘Lived Experience’

Collective win for the lived experience workforce

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER, THE NATIONAL CABINET, & THE OPPOSITION LEADER

VMIAC Statement on Israel-Palestine Conflict

CLIG participant Jess shares her experience

VMIAC’s reaction to the Federal Government’s response to the Disability Royal Commission

VMIAC deeply disappointed NDIS reforms have passed

VMIAC is the peak Victorian organisation for people with a lived experience of mental health or emotional challenges across all of Victoria, supporting consumers in all metro, rural and regional communities. We’re run by consumers, for consumers.

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VMIAC is the peak Victorian organisation for people with a lived experience of mental health or emotional challenges across all of Victoria, supporting consumers in all metro, rural and regional communities. We’re run by consumers, for consumers.

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