Being Communications Consultation – 10 September 2018
Being Communications Consultation Being is in the process of developing a communications strategy. As part of this process we will be holding a consultation to help us understand how you would like to stay in touch with us and also the kinds of information you would like to receive from us. We’d love to […]
Read moreConsumer workshop on the new national consumer-rated outcome measure
Consumer workshop Date: Friday 14th September 2018 Time: 10 am – 12 noon (please join us for morning tea from 9:30 am) Location: Meeting Room, Collective Purpose, Suite 501, 80 William Street, Woolloomooloo, NSW 2011 What is the workshop about? The aim of this workshop is to get consumers’ perspectives on a new national […]
Read moreNDIS WentWest Consultation Update
In September, Elena and Kirsten attended WentWest in Western Sydney to hold a consultation about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and mental health. The NDIS has been available in the Western Sydney area since July 2016. People spoke about their experiences accessing the NDIS. In particular, attendees echoed what other people have said, including […]
Read moreQueanbeyan Consultation Update
In September 2017, Elena and Kirsten visited Queanbeyan and sat down with some local people to talk about what is happening in this area in mental health and wellbeing. Some of the key themes that came out of the consultation were: a lack of services in regional and rural areas; difficulty in getting access to […]
Read moreBeing Tamworth Consultations
This October, Jaime and Emma travelled to Tamworth to speak at the All Minds Matter Mental Health Expo. It was a fantastic night, with some inspiring local speakers talking about the important work they were doing in mental health. While we were there, we also spoke to a group of local residents about their experiences […]
Read moreHave Your Say About The NSW Official Visitors Program
Being will be holding two consultations at the Collective Purpose office about the Official Visitors Program in NSW. This is an opportunity for you to have your say about your experiences with hospital admission and involuntary treatment, and how the Official Visitors can help people access their services. Official Visitors are independent from the NSW health system. They […]
Read moreWagga Wagga Consultation update
In September, Elena and Kirsten visited Wagga and sat down with some local consumers to talk about mental health reform and what issues are important to people with lived experience in Wagga. It was great to see some familiar faces, and some new ones. An issue of real importance to participants was community supports for […]
Read moreNewcastle Consultations Summaries
In August this year, Elena and Emma visited Newcastle to hold a consultation to hear people’s feedback on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), and another to hear about their experiences of the mental health system in the Newcastle area. The outcomes of these consultations have now been transcribed and summarised into a report. Click […]
Read moreUpcoming Being Consultations:
We have a number of consultations being held in September, on a few different topics. Feedback from these consultations will help inform our advocacy and policy work and Beings direction for the future. A general consultation is one with no specific focus, where you can provide feedback about what is working and not working for […]
Read moreOur mid-North Coast consultation: what makes a good mental health service?
A few weeks ago Jaime and Sage visited people with a lived experience of mental health issues in the mid-North Coast to talk about their experience of the mental health system and what changes they would like to see. A major issue for most people we spoke to was how they were treated by staff […]
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