During Mental Health Month, our friends at BEING - Mental Health Consumers in Australia will be making a big impact by connecting with as many mental health consumers as possible, via social media, email, video and a series of online events.
Throughout October, BEING - Mental Health Consumers will be amplifying the voice of lived experience and tackling some important discussions around mental health and human rights.
SECURE YOUR PLACE AT THE FREE WEBINARS
BEING - Mental Health Consumers will be hosting a series of free webinars every week in October featuring an exciting panel of guest speakers. During each webinar they’ll be exploring the theme of “Reclaiming Our Rights”, with panelists discussing the many and varied ways we can advocate for change.
(Please note if you are in North America, adjust your day and time - Thursday in Australia is Wednesday in North America)
There will also be a live Q&A session following each panel discussion.
Week 1: Reclaiming Our Rights – Consumers and Survivors Driving Change
Join self-proclaimed “Chief Non-Conformist”, Robyn Priest, as we kick off our series of weekly webinars for Mental Health Month. Internationally renowned as a mental health advocate and one of the premier experts on peer support, Robyn will share her thoughts on human rights in mental health and social services, the importance of peer work as agents of change, and her own journey as a leader of advocating for her own and others human rights.
Date and Time:
Robyn is speaking Wednesday October 6th at 7pm CST (Winnipeg), 8pm Eastern
Week 2: Reclaiming Our Rights – Human Rights through Advocacy
We all have human rights but are they upheld in the mental health sector?
This week’s webinar will explore advocacy in action. We’ll look at why it is so important for consumers to be involved in system reform, and how consumers can be part of changing the system. Our panelists will share some of their own experience in consumer/survivor advocacy, and share with you tips for pathways to become involved in advocacy.
Week 3: Reclaiming Our Rights – Human Rights through Peer Work
How can peer workers help support individuals’ human rights when it comes to mental health?
This week’s webinar will explore the role of peer workers in advocating for consumer/survivor rights. Our panel of peer workers will discuss how peer work can uphold human rights, their involvement work in this space, and inspire current and future peer workers in how best to work in mental health when you are working from a rights-based perspective.
Week 4: Reclaiming Our Rights – Human Rights through Consumer Research
What role can consumer research play when it comes to human rights?
Tune in as our panelists discuss some of the current trends in consumer research and how they lead and influence change from a rights-based perspective. They will inspire through their thought-provoking lens how research may create the ‘perfect’ mental health system.
