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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...

VMIAC withdraws from Victorian Department of Health work on recommendations 8, 9 and 10 due to ongoing failure to centre lived experience expertise.

This week, VMIAC made the difficult decision to temporarily withdraw from the Department ofHealth’s work on recommendations 8, 9, and 10, due to its...

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 Announcement

We are writing to inform you of a recent data breach that may have affected your personal data. As an organisation, we are committed...

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...

Alt2Su: When Conversations Turn to Suicide training updates

VMIAC held the final round of Alt2Su: When Conversations Turn to Suicide training.

Is Hay’s Disability Pride Story

Finding Disability Pride in an ableist and sanist society is revolutionary and lifechanging.

VMIAC Victorian Pre-budget Submissions 2024-2025

VMIAC Victorian Pre-budget Submissions 2024 - 2025.

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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