Our summary of the Interim Report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
The Interim Report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability was released on October 30, 2020. At a lengthy 530 pages, the document
Leading the Change – Working inside the broken mental health system webinar recording
VMIAC hosted Dr Kath Sellick and Vrinda Edan to discuss their research Leading the Change – Working inside the broken mental health system. You can watch the webinar below. This
About Us Episode 1: Mubarek
Join us for “About Us”, VMIACs latest podcast series, exploring the consumer movement as well as the diversity of issues present throughout lived experience communities. This week Robin and Maggie
Member Connect
At VMIAC, we’re currently running our Member Connect program, where we contact our members to hear about your experiences with VMIAC, how you’d like to be involved in our work,
Policy Position Paper on Gender Discrimination and Inequality
Despite supposed equal rights under international and domestic law, women and gender diverse people experience inequality, discrimination, increased risk of abuse and gendered violence, poverty and homelessness at a rate
Driven by Lived Experience Framework and Strategy | MHCC
The Mental Health Complaints Commissioner (MHCC) has launched their ‘Driven by Lived Experience Framework and Strategy’, which represents the organisation’s commitment to being driven by lived experience in everything it
Policy Position Paper #5 | Sexual Safety in Psychiatric Inpatient Units
We have written our Policy Position Paper on Sexual Safety in Psychiatric Inpatient Units, with the purpose to ensure the sexual safety of all people on acute mental health inpatient
VMIAC Policy Position Paper #4: Gender Discrimination and Inequality | The Issues
We have written our Policy Position Paper #4 on Gender Discrimination and Inequality to o eliminate and prevent discrimination and inequality against consumers on the basis of gender and gender
Policy Position Paper #5 | Sexual Safety in Psychiatric Inpatient
We have written our Policy Position Paper on Sexual Safety in Psychiatric Inpatient Units, with the purpose to ensure the sexual safety of all people on acute mental health inpatient
Issues affecting consumers labelled with “serious and persistent mental illness” | Our response to the Royal Commission
Content warning: this article includes information you may find triggering, including ways in which mental health services stigmatise and discriminate against people with lived experience of mental or emotional distress.