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A Philosophy for Providing Care Differently
Opportunities, Have a Say / Get ActiveLELAN and The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI) have recently been Co-Design Partners with the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist (OCP), supporting their work to establish an Urgent Mental Health Care Centre (the...
Sharing Results: Lived/Living Experience Insights, Concerns and Strategies for Managing through COVID19
Have a Say / Get Active, AdvocacyAs previously shared LELAN is currently surveying people in the lived/living experience community about their experience, concerns and strategies for managing through the current COVID19 crisis. We feel it is important to share back...
Sharing Lived Experience Wisdom about Community, Connection and Looking after our Mental Health during COVID19
Have a Say / Get Active, AdvocacyAt LELAN we acknowledge the significant impact that Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having on people around the world. In our own community there is heightened emotion, uncertainty and confusion on what steps to take to look after ourselves...
Co-creating and Emergency Department Alternative in the Adelaide CBD
Opportunities, Have a Say / Get ActiveLELAN and The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI) have been facilitating a piece of work on behalf of the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist (OCP) for members of the South Australian Community. This work, through the...
Seeking People to be Video Interviewed for our Learning from Lived Experience (LfLE) Project
Learning from Lived Experience Project, OpportunitiesWe are looking for people with lived/living experience of mental health distress and/or crisis - that includes experiencing suicidal thoughts or living with a suicidal 'part', surviving a suicide attempt/s or...
Our Response to COVID19
Lived Experience LeadershipWe wish to acknowledge the significant impact that coronavirus (COVID-19) is having on people around the world. In our own community there is heightened emotion, uncertainty and confusion on what steps to take to look after ourselves and...
Joint Statement Against the Religious Discrimination Bill
AdvocacyJoint statement against the Religious Discrimination Bill: We the undersigned represent a range of researchers, community service organisations and advocacy groups that support communities throughout South Australia. We are united in our concerns about...
Lived Experience Leadership and Change Community of Practice (CoP)
Activating Lived Experience Leadership (ALEL) ProjectLELAN and UniSA's Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research Group (MHSPRG) are proud to announce the creation of a Community of Practice as an important component of their Activating Lived Experience Leadership...
Learning from Lived Experience (LfLE) Suicide Prevention Project Advisory Group (PAG)
OpportunitiesThis is an opportunity for members of the South Australian lived experience community to be actively involved in LELAN's latest project. We are seeking five people with lived experience of distress/crisis, supporting a loved one in crisis, or being...
New LELAN Project Worker
Opportunities, Lived Experience LeadershipLELAN has recently appointed a part-time Project Worker to coordinate our new Learning from Lived Experience (LfLE) Project. We are very happy to have Tanya Blazewicz join the team and can't wait to see the project come to...