Position Statement: Compulsory Treatment
In Victoria, people can be made to receive mental health treatment they have not agreed to, including medication or electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). This is...
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Position Statement: Eliminating Coercive Practices in Mental Health Services
People should feel safe when they seek mental health support. Yet services still control people by holding or tying them down, locking them in...
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2026 VMIAC Annual General Meeting
Please join us for 2026 VMIAC Annual General Meeting. The event is being held online via Zoom on Wednesday, 18 November from 1:30pm to...
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Mental health and wellbeing principles guidance with Ali Pain
On 17 June 12-1pm AEST, VMIAC members are invited to come together to learn about the Mental health and wellbeing principles guidance: From intent...
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Submission – Intergenerational Housing Inequity
The submission highlights that housing insecurity can cause long-term psychological distress and make it harder for people to access care, maintain relationships, and feel...
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Submission – 2026 Summer fires across Victoria
We made a policy submission to the Victorian Government’s inquiry into the 2026 summer fires. Our submission explores bushfires as environmental and economic disasters,...
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Submission – NDIS Integrity
Problems with the NDIS are not just caused by a few bad providers. The current system is built like a marketplace where participants are...
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Submission – Inquiry into anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes
Anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes are a serious public health issue. Discrimination, harassment, and violence can cause trauma, stress, and social isolation for LGBTIQA+ people. Research...
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Membership Advisory Group: Shape VMIAC’s membership
We’re establishing a Membership Advisory Group which is a dedicated space for members to share their insights, experiences, and ideas and help shape our membership events...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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