draft of the Disability Inclusion Bill info sessions
Sessions starting tommorow (29.09.22) The exposure draft of the Disability Inclusion Bill has now been released for public consultation. This landmark legislation intends to achieve transformative equality for people with disability. The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing are seeking to engage as many people as possible during consultation on the exposure draft. The lived
VMIAC’s Letter to the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT) is visiting Australia in October. It has a mandate to visit places of detention, which includes mental health inpatient units, and to make recommendations to prevent torture and ill treatment. VMIAC recently wrote to the SPT requesting that they
VMIAC CEO Update with Craig Wallace | 16.09.22
Join us for this weeks CEO Update with Craig Wallace as we debrief the amazing Our Reform conference, promote new opportunities, and give some insight into some of the things happening within the lived experience space.
Project Update ‘Our Agency’
The Our Agency project was launched on the 7 June 2022 and is being led by a partnership between VMIAC and SHARC – two leading lived experience organisations in mental health and addictions in Victoria. Our Agency is the working title of the new agency being established, which is recommendation 29 of the Royal Commission