We ensure the voices of people
with mental health issues are heard

BEING – Mental Health Consumers is the independent, NSW peak organisation speaking with and for people with lived/living experience of mental health issues and emotional distress. Our primary focus is to ensure the voices of people with mental health issues are heard by decision makers, service providers, and the community, to lead and influence systemic change in services and systems.

BEING – Mental Health Consumers is committed to human rights principles of diversity, inclusion and equity, and believes that recovery is possible for all people who live with mental health issues and emotional distress.

With a long standing history of 26 years of operation, BEING – Mental Health Consumers is expanding and growing a service provision portfolio, to support people dealing with the day-to-day impacts of mental health issues in their daily living, as well as supporting the expansion and growth of the lived experience workforce.

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Our Values

The lived experience of people is fundamental to all that BEING – Mental Health Consumers does and our work is underpinned by a commitment to upholding international human rights. BEING – Mental Health Consumers holds the following values:

RESPECT AND DIGNITY
For all inclusion
and connection

SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY
For participation
for all

BELIEF IN RECOVERY
Everyone’s journey
is possible

INTEGRITY
Act with transparency and accountability

FIDELITY
Represent consumers geniunly and faithfully

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Acknowledgement of Country

BEING acknowledges the traditional custodians of various countries across New South Wales. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge land was never ceded, and was is, and always will be Aboriginal land. We value your holistic management of country over the millennia and realise that Indigenous knowledge systems have much to teach us about how we can thrive as a society.

Recognition of Lived Experience

BEING values all people with lived experience of mental health challenges especially those from intersectional backgrounds, whose experiences remind us that we need a mental health system for all. We stand alongside you, in your strength and courage, as driving forces in the work we do. Your voice will always matter.