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 Network is committed to social justice and the inclusion of people with experience of mental illness. Due to the number of attachments for this bulletin, these have all been hyperlinked to our website.
In following the directions of this announcement, the Network office is now closed, until further notice. Staff will be working remotely throughout the duration of the lockdown and scheduled events will continue to be held online. We will review this situation on a regular basis and update you on any changes.
In following the directions of this announcement, the Network office is now closed, until further notice. Staff will be working remotely throughout the duration of the lockdown and scheduled events will continue to be held online. We will review this situation on a regular basis and update you on any changes.
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About Us
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The ACT Mental Health Consumer Network is a peak organisation that is run by consumers for consumers. A 'onsumer' is defined in our Constitution as a person who "identifies as having lived experience of mental illness or psychiatric disorder, or has personally used a mental health service for their own mental health needs".
Objectives, Vision, Statement of Purpose and Guiding Principles
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The Network works on a rights-based philosophy emphasising the right of mental health consumers to receive adequate services on an equitable footing with other health consumers, as well as acknowledging the violation of human rights involved in the provision of many mental health services, especially concerning involuntary treatment.
Our Programs
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The Network is proud to facilitate a number of free training workshops for consumers to attend. All our workshops have been designed with consumers, for consumers. Our core training program is the Self-Advocacy and Consumer Representation Training (SCR) course. SCR is about the individual exercising their personal skills so that the consumer voice is heard, listened to, and acted upon.
Our Staff
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Prior to joining the Network, she was an advocate for people with disability and/or mental illness for several years, which followed extensive experience in the mental health and disability sectors both professionally and personally. Deigh graduated from the Bachelor of Community Education in 2008, majoring in Community Development and has a wide assortment of community-based training and education attained prior to and since that time.
Consumer Representative Program
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The Consumer Representative Program (CRP) is the foundation activity of the Network in undertaking systemic advocacy. The CRP is a volunteer program, however, all participants receive reimbursements to cover their costs. Download a brochure with information about the CRP here and information about the Self-Advocacy and Consumer Representation training here.
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