Month: November 2020

Our summary of the Interim Report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability

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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

Making Co–design Real: is it possible in our current mental health landscape?

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Join the MHS on December 8 at 7 pm (AEDT) for a free webinar exploring what co-design means in an ever-shifting mental health landscape. The panel will be exploring co-design,

Leading the Change – Working inside the broken mental health system webinar recording

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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