Useful Links

blueVoices
blueVoices is the consumer and carer reference group for beyondblue: the national depression initiative.

Carers Australia
Carers Australia is the national peak body representing the diversity of carers in Australia.

Consumers Health Forum of Australia
Consumers Health Forum is the peak organisation providing leadership in representing the interests of Australian healthcare consumers.

GROW Australia
GROW offers people organised friendly support through mutual help groups and a 12 Step Program of recovery.

Mental Health Carers Arafmi Australia
Arafmi Mental Health Carers and Friends Association (WA)

Private Mental Health Consumer Carer Network (Australia)
The Network advocates for improved private mental health services, advises on issues that affect people with a mental health problem or mental illness and their families, and increases the involvement of individuals, families and other interested parties in mental health matters.

Mental Health Council Of Australia
The Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) is the peak, national non-government organisation representing and promoting the interests of the Australian mental health sector, committed to achieving better mental health for all Australians. The MHCA auspices the NMHCCF.

Department of Health and Ageing - Mental Health
This site provides information about Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) mental health initiatives. DoHA contributes funding to the NMHCCF.

Mental Health in Australia
This site provides information on the Australian Government's role and contributions to mental health reform activities in Australia.

World Federation for Mental Health
WFMH is an international membership organisation founded in 1948 to advance, among all peoples and nations, the prevention of mental and emotional disorders, the proper treatment and care of those with such disorders, and the promotion of mental health.

Please find below link to a statement from consumers/users/survivors present at the 2009 World Congress of the World Federation for Mental Health, Athens, Greece.
http://www.wfmh.org/00Recovery.htm#MENTAL_HEALTH_CONSUMER


State Peak Bodies

NSW – Mental Health Coordinating Council and NSW CAG
http://www.mhcc.org.au/about-us/default.aspx
http://www.nswcag.org.au/

ACT – Mental Health Community Coalition of ACT and ACT Mental Health Consumer Network
http://www.mhccact.org.au/cms/index.php
http://www.actmhcn.org.au/cms/

QLD – QLD Alliance
http://www.qldalliance.org.au/

NT – Mental Health Coalition
http://www.ntcoss.org.au/mental-health-coalition

TAS – Mental Health Council of Tasmania
http://www.mhct.org/about_us.html

VIC - VICSERV
http://www.vicserv.org.au/vicserv/about/index.htm

WA – WA Association for Mental Health
http://www.waamh.org.au/

SA – Mental Health Coalition of South Australia
http://mhcsa.net/