Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG)

Committee

Description

The Commission is seeking to appoint 12 members with Lived Experience expertise, as a consumer, family member or significant other with a lived experience of mental health, and/or alcohol and other drug issues, harms, and service use across the systems. This is an exciting opportunity open to Lived Experience experts, leaders and emerging leaders from across public, private, non-government and academic organisations. The LEAG will bring together a collective group of diverse individuals that provide collective independent, evidence-informed, practical, and achievable advice, relating to the strategic reform priorities and objectives that the Mental Health, Wellbeing, Alcohol and Other Drugs Joint Leadership Group (JLG). We aim to appoint a diverse range of Lived Experience expertise members from across the state including those within metropolitan and regional areas. LEAG EOI applications close on Friday 20 September 2024

Carer experience desired:

Lived experience of mental health, and/or alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues, harms, and service use across key systems, as an individual or as a family member or significant other;
Existing connection to the mental health and/or AOD community, with a strong understanding of the diverse, evolving and needs of the community which they are connected to;
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural expertise;
Ability to speak collectively of lived experience;
Understand principles of trauma-informed practice, decolonisation, social justice, disability justice, and human and emancipatory rights;
Ability to read and understand high level documents containing key strategies, frameworks, and discussion papers;
Demonstrate critical analysis by identifying gaps, impacts and potential solutions to complex mental health and alcohol and other drugs system level issues;
Understand system-wide matters that impact mental health and AOD systems across Western Australia;
Apply strategic thinking, decision-making, and planning skills
Demonstrate skills, vision, passion, and collaboration to help support the success of the LEAG as an important part of mental health and AOD systemic reform; and
Previous experience in leadership, which can be within formal roles (e.g., manager, coordinator, team leader, board member) but can also include informal roles, such as a community organiser or recognised community leader.

Location of Meetings

Meetings are held in-person at the Mental Health Commission (Workzone: 1 Nash Street, Perth 6000), however an online option is available in certain circumstances, including for regional participants.

Frequency

It is anticipated the LEAG will meet quarterly.

Time and Duration of Meetings

Dates and times of the meetings will be confirmed once appointments are finalised. Duration of meetings will be 3.5 hours. The first meeting to undertake induction is planned for November 2024.

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