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Mind Australia family and carer peer practitioners pose outside the Loddon Mallee Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect

Developing the family and carer lived experience workforce in Victoria

Mind Australia has created a comprehensive training program to help upskill the family and carer peer workforce in Victoria.

This workforce initiative became necessary when Mind and its partner organisations encountered staffing challenges while establishing two of Victoria’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect Centres. 

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Loddon Mallee Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect official opening event with Victorian Minister for Mental Health Ingrid Stitt

Family and carer-led support service officially opens in Bendigo

Mind Australia and Mallee Family Care are proud to announce the official opening of Loddon Mallee Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect – a centre providing support for family members, carers, kin and supporters of people with mental health and/or substance use challenges.

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Dr Roberto Mezzina on the Trieste approach in an Australian context

The origins of community mental health and recovery as a core component of mental health care were the topics of discussion at Mind Australia and the World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation Australia’s (WAPR) recent online event with Dr Roberto Mezzina.