Peer Support
Peer Support Charter
The Peer Support Charter and website - www.peersupportvic.org - were launched in June 2011.
Developed by men and women and their family members who have lived through a range of mental health issues. The Charter aims to ensure that peer support services are available to consumers and carers when and where we need it. Download: Charter in .pdf The intent is that the Charter be endorsed by organisations currently running or intending to run Peer Support programs. It is the first time a document truly reflects how people value peer support services in the continuum of care to recovery and well being. The Centre for Excellence Peer Support, also launched highlights the value of collective experiences and collaboration of organisations that have more than 220 years of experience in provision of peer support. It brings together in one centre, up to date evidence based research, resources and support to encourage and engage organisations to share their knowledge and build capacity in the area of peer support.; It is hoped that there will be many contributors to the content of this site so that we can always be resourcing peer support with best practice and evidence based information. The Charter and website are endorsed by: Advocacy Disability Ethnicity Community ARAFEMI Anxiety Recovery Centre Victoria Compassionate Friends Victoria Eating Disorders Victoria GROW Post & Ante Natal Depression Assoc. | Quick Links
You are Not Alone
Personal Stories From Grassroots to National Voice Hope and Recovery for Carers Peer Support  Supporting and developing the consumer and carer identified workforce
A strategic approach to recovery MHCAA - A Position Statement by the National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum September 2010
The National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum (NMHCCF) has a vision of mental health services that assist mental health consumers and carers to identify their own needs and work with them in an equal partnership towards recovery. They will be able to do this because mental health consumer and carer identified workers will be working as part of crisis assessment and reatment teams, inpatient units, mobile support and treatment teams, home based outreach services, supporting mental health consumers and carers and other service providers in the broader community and assisting the broader community to better meet the needs of mental health consumers and carers. Read more (PDF)
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