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22nd August, 2025

22nd August, 2025

15th August, 2025

Mental Health Carers NSW (MHCN) is seeking two (2) lived experience mental health carer representatives for the statewide steering committee for the NSW Family and Carer Mental Health Program (FCMHP). The program, funded by NSW Health, aims to support families and carers of individuals with mental health conditions. The Program offers education, resources, advocacy, and […]

24th June, 2025

Effective Tuesday 1 July 2025, Mental Health Carers NSW (MHCN) ‘Carer Connections Helpline’ is shutting down. The national number, 1300 554 660, will be transferred to Arafmi Queensland (https://arafmi.com.au/) and will service carers within Queensland exclusively. It’s associated line, 02 9332 0700, which previously directed to the Carer Connections Helpline, will cease to operate. However, Wayahead (https://wayahead.org.au/) […]

5th June, 2025

Mental Health Carers NSW (MHCN) has welcomed the recent ABC Four Corners documentary for highlighting the serious gaps in our mental health system but urges stronger inclusion of the voices of people with lived experience, their families, and carers. MHCN cautions against media portrayals that stigmatise mental health consumers as dangerous and emphasises that true […]

2nd June, 2025

Are you a paid mental health carer peer worker or the manager of mental health carer peer workers? If you are, register for MHCN’s upcoming Mental Health Carer Peer Worker Community of Practice Co-Design Workshop. MHCN is hosting 2 x workshops: 1 to be held in person and 1 to be held online. Participants can attend either workshop.  The purpose […]

7th May, 2025

MHCN is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Jenny Learmont, President of Mental Health Carers NSW (formerly Arafmi NSW), on the morning of Saturday, May 3rd, 2025. Jenny will be remembered as a determined long-term community advocate for better recognition and support of mental health carers, as well as for broader mental health reform. […]

1st May, 2025

Curious about mental health advocacy but not sure where to start? Carers & Advocacy: Foundations explores the essentials of advocacy, from identifying the different types and recognising the key groups involved, so carers can develop a general understanding and start to build their capacity to advocate for themselves and their loved ones. By the end […]

1st April, 2025

In partnership with the NSW Ministry of Health, Mental Health Carers NSW (MHCN) is seeking carers to participate in a focus group as part of the review of the NSW Older Persons Mental Health (OPMH) Community Services Guideline. This is a great opportunity for carers to share their experiences and help shape how NSW Health […]

12th March, 2025

Curious about mental health advocacy but not sure where to start? Carers & Advocacy: Foundations explores the essentials of advocacy, from identifying the different types and recognising the key groups involved, so carers can develop a general understanding and start to build their capacity to advocate for themselves and their loved ones. By the end […]

12th February, 2025

Mental Health Carers NSW and Lived Experience Australia are delighted to announce the next round of training dates for our Carer & Consumer Community of Practice; a program designed to further enhance the skills of advocates in mental health, including non-paid mental health carers, consumers, and community representatives. This free monthly program, consisting of six […]

30th January, 2025

What are the impacts of the crisis in psychiatry and the resignations of many public psychiatrists? To inform the NSW Health Mental Health Branch, MHCN has released a survey to learn more about the impacts of the crisis in psychiatry and the resignations of many public psychiatrists. We want to hear if the person you […]