The ACT Mental Health Consumer Network is a consumer-led peak organisation representing the interests of mental health consumers in the ACT in policy and decision-making forums. The ACT Mental Health Consumer Network is an organisation that is run by consumers for consumers that aims to bring about a higher standard of health care in the mental health sector through representation. They do this through lobbying and active involvement in new developments in the mental health sector. The Aims of the organisation are to:
- Represent the interests of mental health consumers to service providers, community and government at all levels.
- Communicate between mental health service providers, carers and consumers.
- Increase mental health literacy amongst consumers and service providers through participation and education.
- Give a voice to ACT mental health consumers through lobbying, education and representation.
- Empower consumers by valuing their experiences of the mental health system in the ACT.
- Provide representation to consumers so that they can participate on committees; participate in and assist with research programs.
- Lobby the government and mental health service providers.
- Faciliatte education programs for professionals.
The Co-Facilitation Training is training to provide an opportunity for participants to use their expertise of lived experience as co-facilitators in the Network’s training programs. The workshop consists of 4 training modules, as well as the opportunity for the workshop participants to put into practice the skills learned during the training by having a go in facilitating a range of activities.
- Module 1 – Why Peer Work?
- Module 2 – Group Facilitation Skills 1 (How We Learn and Introduction to Facilitation)
- Module 3 – Group Facilitation Skills 2 (Facilitation and Co-facilitation Skills)
- Module 4 – Self Care
Country
Australia
Contact Person / Email
actmhcn@actmhcn.org.au
The My Rights, My Decisions program supports consumers to express their views and preferences about their mental health treatment, care and support. Based on the Mental Health Act 2015 (ACT), the program helps consumers to be empowered and express themselves while they have decision-making capacity, so that their views are taken into account by their treating team if they have reduced decision-making capacity in the future. A My Rights, My Decisions Form Kit has been developed in consultation with:
- Mental health consumers
- ACT Health
- ACT Disability
- Aged and Carer Service
- Carer’s ACT
- Legal Aid ACT and
- The ACT Human Rights Commission
Address
Griffin Centre Level 2, Room 11 20 Genge Street Canberra City, ACT 2601
Country
Australia
Contact Person / Email
actmhcn@actmhcn.org.au
Self-Advocacy and Consumer Representation Training (SCR) is a course that supports consumers to identify how effective they can be as a self-advocate and be a voice for other consumers. SRC has been designed with consumers, for consumers and is presented in two parts to discover, reflect and respond to issues of stigma and consumer participation in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) of Australia
- Self-Advocacy training
- Consumer Representation Training
Address
Griffin Centre Level 2, Room 11 20 Genge Street Canberra City, ACT 2601
Country
Australia
Contact Person / Email
actmhcn@actmhcn.org.au
The Consumer Representative Program (CRP) is the foundation activity of the The ACT Mental Health Consumer Network. The CRP is a volunteer program in which consumer representatives can use their understanding of these systems, their own lived experience and the lived experience of others to inform their approach in advocating for change.
Address
Griffin Centre Level 2, Room 11 20 Genge Street Canberra City, ACT 2601
Country
Australia
Contact Person / Email
actmhcn@actmhcn.org.au
Understanding the NDIS is a workshop will provides participants with the knowledge and ability about how a person with psychosocial disability can access/transition to the NDIS. By the end of this two-day workshop, the participants will:
- Learn about the NDIS, eligibility requirements and registration process.
- Explore how to assist potential NDIS participants with decision making and planning.
- Explore how the recovery approach relates to the NDIS.
- Identify how they can support someone when accessing the NDIS.
Address
Griffin Centre Level 2, Room 11 20 Genge Street Canberra City, ACT 2601
Country
Australia
Contact Person / Email
actmhcn@actmhcn.org.au
Organisation
Address: Griffin Centre Level 2, Room 11 20 Genge Street Canberra City, ACT
Country: Australia
Postal Address: PO BOX 469 Civic Square ACT
Email: actmhcn@actmhcn.org.au
