Who we are
The NMHCCF has 24 members of which 12 are mental health consumers and 12 are mental health carers.
These members comprise:
- one consumer and one carer representative nominated by each state and territory and
- consumer and carer representatives from each of the following national consumer and carer non-government organisations and peak consumer and carer bodies including the private sector:
- blueVoices, the consumer and carer reference group for beyondblue
- Carers Australia
- Consumers Health Forum of Australia
- Grow Australia
- Mental Health Carers Arafmi Australia
- Private Mental Health Consumer Carer Network (Australia).
- original membership included the Australian Mental Health Consumer Network (AMHCN), which ceased operations in 2008. The Australian Government is currently funding a scoping study to establish a new peak national mental health consumer body. In the interim, the MHSC has provided in principle agreement that the former AMHCN representative should remain on the NMHCCF as a consumer representative until the new national consumer organisation is established.
The NMHCCF representatives are:
| ACT consumer |
David Lovegrove (Deputy Consumer Co-Chair) |
| ACT carer |
Judy Bentley |
| NSW consumer |
Allison Kokany |
| NSW carer |
Eileen McDonald (Carer Co-Chair) |
| NT consumer |
Gregory Johnson |
| NT carer |
Doreen Dyer |
| Qld consumer |
Noel Muller |
| Qld carer |
Jean Platts |
| SA consumer |
Lyn English |
| SA carer |
Maureen Healey |
| Tas consumer |
Darren Jiggins |
| Tas carer |
Anne Bevan |
| Vic consumer |
Isabell Collins (Consumer Co-Chair) |
| Vic carer |
Jenny Burger |
| WA consumer |
TBA |
| WA carer |
Tony Fowke |
| blueVoices consumer |
Mitchell Wall |
| blueVoices carer |
Lyn Chaplin |
| Carers Australia |
Pat Sutton |
| Consumers Health Forum of Australia |
Janet Meagher |
| Grow Australia |
TBA |
| Mental Health Carers Arafmi Australia |
Keiran Booth (Deputy Carer Co-Chair) |
| Private Mental Health Consumer Carer Network Australia |
Patrick Hardwick |
| Interim Consumer Rep from the former Australian Mental Health Consumer Network |
Michael Burge |
If you would like to contact any of the above members, please contact the NMHCCF Executive Officer on 02 6285 3100, or email nmhccf@mhca.org.au.