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An exclusive online Mental Health Lived Experience platform and a Mental Health Education Website.

Finding North came together through co-design with lived experience and carer representatives. Finding North is a concept about discovery of your own true north, sharing stories and igniting hope in others to help them on their journey. Because everyone has their own ‘True North’: a vision of where they want to be in the future. And regardless of what your mental health circumstances might be, eve

ryone deserves the support to reach their chosen ‘True North’. Finding North Network offers an exclusive online platform for those who've had first-hand experience with mental health conditions. The network provides an opportunity for members to share experiences, discuss ideas, and develop their Lived Experience Leadership with others across Australia. The newly launched Finding North Website is a mental health education website inspiring people to find their North. Designed by people who found navigating the mental health system challenging, the website offers information and resources, real stories, a national service directory, and much more.

08/05/2026

Have you or someone you know been diagnosed with schizophrenia?

You're not alone.

That's why we're hosting a free webinar featuring people with lived experience of being diagnosed with 'schizophrenia.'

You'll hear from a panel who explore multiple perspectives and unpack the construct of 'schizophrenia.'

Can't make it on the day? Register and you'll get a recording of the webinar.

🔗 Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6917758116202/WN_mexlK-C4Sii5INXqCtCS1Q

22/04/2026

Looking to develop your confidence and self-advocacy skills? Join us for a 6-week free online program for people with mental health challenges.

🗓️ Start dates 11th May (NSW) and 13th May (VIC)

📍 Online delivery via Zoom

💰 This program is 100% free thanks to funding from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

Learn more here: https://findingnorthnetwork.com.au/page/rights-and-advocacy-training-program

09/04/2026

THIS MONDAY! The Lived Experience Workforce Census: What It Is and Why It Matters

Free webinar | Monday 13 April | 12:00 PM AEST.
Can’t make it live? Register anyway and we’ll send you the recording.

Are you a Consumer or Carer Peer Worker, a manager of a Lived Experience Workforce, or a Lived Experience Leader? This one’s for you.

In 90 minutes you’ll:
✔ Understand what the National Lived Experience (Peer) Workforce Census is and why it exists
✔ Learn why your participation matters (even if you’re not sure you “count”)
✔ Get your questions answered by the Census Project team

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6317749322053/WN_8duON0NoRrSPSLnmcJsTPw

Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia, Social Research Centre, The Australian Centre for Social Innovation

07/04/2026

The Lived Experience (Peer) Workforce Census closes on 18 April — less than 2 weeks away.

This Census is a landmark initiative to count and recognise the lived experience workforce across Australia. That's why we're running a FREE webinar — so you can learn what it is, who it's for, and why it matters.

Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1817749321764/WN_8duON0NoRrSPSLnmcJsTPw

Meet the people who will walk you through it Monday 13 April at 12:00 PM AEST:

• Shannon Calvert — Lived Experience Systems Advisor & Educator
• Leanne Quach — The Australian Centre for Social Innovation
• Wendy Heywood & Sheila Hume — The Social Research Centre

Can't make it live? Register anyway and we'll send you the recording.

Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia

18/03/2026

What an incredible day we had for our first day of Perspectives 2026! Thank you to everyone involved who has made this event possible 🙌

Our team is doing a final check backstage, ready to do it all again for Day 2.

Let’s do this! 🎉

👉 https://findingnorthnetwork.com.au/page/perspectives2026

17/03/2026

Perspectives 2026 is here 🎉

Our team is backstage doing a final check-in before we go live with Day 1 in 20 minutes!

This 2-day event will explore how others have navigated the mental health system and found everyday ways to make a difference in their community.

Check it out here 👉 https://findingnorthnetwork.com.au/page/perspectives2026

06/03/2026

Are you ready to learn about your rights and how to advocate for yourself?

Our Rights and Self-Advocacy Training Program is a free, online, facilitated training designed by and for people with lived experience of mental health challenges.

📍 Online delivery via Zoom
🗓️ 6-week program with two-hour sessions once a week
💰 Free - there's no cost to register

Registrations are now open for our intake starting on Wednesday 25th March ⬇️

🔗 Learn more here: https://findingnorthnetwork.com.au/page/rights-and-advocacy-training-program

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05/03/2026

Introducing our Day 1 Speakers!!! 🎉

Join us for an incredible lineup of lived experience speakers as they explore "Amplifying Lived Experience Perspectives to Reimagine What’s Possible... in Community." ⬇️

✨Ted Johnston: Acknowledgement of Country & Yarn

✨ Tabitha Lean (Keynote): Mad Storying: Writing as Resistance, Refusal, and Building Life Beyond the Psychiatric State

✨Bibiana Chan: Bridging Cultures in Recovery: Lessons from Lived Experience and Research

✨Susannah Poredos: Choice, Consent, Conversation: Reimagining Peer Support for Su***de

✨Michelle Gissara: How Social and Emotional Wellbeing Fills My Cup

✨Joseph Kolapudi: Migrant Perspectives on Mental Health - Why Lived Experience Matters

✨Rachael Burns: Reimagining Care, Reclaiming Community

🔗 Free tickets here: https://findingnorthnetwork.com.au/page/perspectives2026

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LivedExperienceWorkforce

27/02/2026

Hear real stories, first-hand insights and practical strategies to make a difference in your community.

Perspectives 2026 is a lived experience conference for:
✅ People with mental health challenges
✅ Carers, family and kin
✅ Professionals in mental health or lived experience roles

Featuring diverse lived experience topics, including: migrant perspectives, social and emotional wellbeing, peer support, perimenopause, stigma, Mad pride and older people.

🔗 Free online registration: https://findingnorthnetwork.com.au/page/perspectives2026

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17/02/2026

You've been invited to join an advisory group to share your Lived Expertise. The meeting goes well. And then they say "send us an invoice."
..Now what?

Whether it's your first invoice or you're thinking about going out on your own - this one's for you.

Join Hayley, a lived experience practitioner, and Oliver, the co-founder of Australian invoicing and accounting app . They will discuss the basics of ABNs, tax, invoicing and quoting.

❌ Can't make it live? Got a calendar clash?
✅ Register and you'll get a recording after the webinar.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gpL2X9zWRWWodJo2mtnAsQ #/registration

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