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 is based on the Royal Commission’s work from 5 April 2019 to 31 July 2020. Unfortunately, we will have to wait until the Royal Commission’s
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 co-produced research explored the workplace experiences of lived experience (consumer) workers in the mental health system in Victoria. For many years, consumer workers have spoken
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 speak to Mubarek, a young community leader, refugee, and youth worker. Join us as we talk to Mubarek about how he uses his experience, skills,
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, and any feedback or ideas for projects and campaigns you’d like to see us focus on in the future. We appreciate the time you can
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 far higher than men. Another distressing reason why we wrote our Policy Position Paper on Gender Discrimination and Inequality. Read our full paper here.
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 does. To find out more please click here.
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 wards. But why is it necessary? “Mental health inpatient units have alarmingly high rates of sexual violence as compared with other health services. While most
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 identity. But why is this necessary? The issues: Psychiatry has a long history of discrimination against women and gender diverse individuals. Diagnoses such as Borderline
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 wards. ‘Sexual Safety’ refers to both feeling and being safe from sexual harassment, assault, and gendered violence while in acute inpatient units. 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. After working with the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System over the past year to ensure the lived experience voice was central to the