Disability providers, people with disabilities and their families, and support workers are invited to the Mental Health and Wellbeing Division Forums to be held in May by the Victorian Department of Health.  The sector-wide forums will concentrate on the Victorian mental health and wellbeing transformation process and discuss shared priorities for the next stage of reform.  

These forums are the first in an ongoing series to develop shared priorities for the long-term strategy for system transformation.  

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Division wants to hear directly from people with lived and living experience of the mental health system, workers in clinical or community mental health services, and those working in other sectors that support the transformation process (education and legal services, for example).  

Representatives from the disability sector can share their experiences of supporting people with disabilities and having their co-occurring mental health needs identified to receive appropriate services. 

NDS is working to make the Victorian mental health and wellbeing transformation more responsive to the needs of people from diverse backgrounds, including those with non-psychosocial disability. 

For more information and to register, go to the webpage for each session:     

• Morwell: Wednesday 3 May, 12.00pm to 3.30pm  
• Melbourne: Tuesday 9 May, 12.00pm to 3.30pm 
• Bendigo: Wednesday 10 May, 12.00pm to 3.30pm 
• Online (Zoom): Thursday 11 May, 5.00 to 7.30pm 

For further information about the forums, please contact the Stakeholders and Partnerships team in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Division at mhwd.engagement@health.vic.gov.au.  

If you are interested in any of these events and ticket limits have been reached, please let NDS know by emailing Kym Vassiliou  submit enquiry/feedback and we will discuss other options with the Mental Health and Wellbeing Division. 

NDS is currently working, in partnership with VALID, to support mental health services to be more responsive to the needs of people from diverse backgrounds, including people with non-psychosocial disability.  To contribute to this work, please contact Heather McMinn submit enquiry/feedback.