Why Join the Mental Health Carer Advocacy Network?

Lived experience is at the core of our work. We know that to drive systemic change, people need to hear mental health carer voices and learn about their experiences.

The Mental Health Carer Advocacy Network connects mental health carers and the sector through events, activities, training, and resources. 

We believe that an informed and engaged network of mental health carers is vital for the community and for mental health services.

 Membership Form

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Who Can Join:

The Mental Health Carer Advocacy Network is MHCN’s core membership platform. It is free to join and open to everyone, but with a focus on the needs and experiences of:

  • Mental Health Carers: People who provide care, love, and support, or have connections with people who experience mental health issues, illness, or emotional distress.
  • Peer Workers (Carer and Consumer): People who provide paid or voluntary social, emotional, and practical support to clients in need.
  • Interested Community Members: People who are interested in learning about mental health, caring, and mental health services.
  • Government and Non-Government Organisations: Services and professionals interested in engaging with people with carer lived experience.
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Our Goals:

  • Empower mental health carers to build their skills and confidence so they can support themselves, their loved ones, and their communities.
  • Connect people with one another in meaningful ways for support, research, advocacy, and wellbeing.
  • To encourage organisations to recognise the benefits of engaging with mental health carers and their lived experience.
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What to Expect When You Sign Up:

  • Regular e-newsletters and mental health sector updates.
  • Alerts about advocacy opportunities, such as consultations, co-design groups, and lived experience representation.
  • Information about upcoming events, forums and webinars.
  • Training and education resources to build your skills and knowledge.
  • Information about volunteering and employment opportunities.
  • Information about Carer Connections Meetings.

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What We Do:

  • Bring people together through an advocacy platform that drives systemic change.
  • Develop training, information, resources, and group meetings so that members can build their skills, learn, and share experiences and information.
  • Link members with lived experience with organisations for opportunities to share experiences, provide feedback, and represent mental health carers.
  • Partner with organisations to deliver quality research and programs for mental health carers.

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