Connecting evidence, people, and practice across Victoria's mental health system

About the
Collaborative Centre

The Collaborative Centre supports a learning mental health and wellbeing system across Victoria.

We bring together research evidence, clinical wisdom, Lived and Living Experience expertise, and workforce capability to strengthen how the system learns, connects and improves.

About us Our people

Workforce

Discover how capability, connection and Lived and Living Experience leadership are strengthened across Victoria's mental health and wellbeing workforce.

Training and events calendar

Find training, workshops, webinars and events from the Collaborative Centre and Victoria’s mental health and wellbeing sector.

Our projects

Explore how research, workforce and knowledge sharing projects are building a stronger, more connected mental health and wellbeing system across Victoria.

Resources

A hub for Victoria's mental health and wellbeing community, connecting people to the information, toolkits, and research evidence they need.

Explore our news archive

SCALE: culturally responsive practice

Discover two new SCALE-funded projects to help Victoria's mental health and wellbeing workforce strengthen culturally safe, bicultural and faith-attuned practice. Register today!

Lived and Living Experience Partnerships Officer, Sector Partnerships

We're seeking a Lived and Living Experience Partnerships Officer to help deliver the Lived and Living Experience Workforce Development Program through project coordination, stakeholder engagement and governance support. Apply by 23 September 2026.

Manager, Research Translation and Practice Innovation

We're seeking a Manager, Research Translation and Practice Innovation to lead multi-agency research and clinical partnerships, translating evidence into practical tools and resources that shape mental health policy and workforce development. Apply by 27 September 2026.

SCALE projects rolling out

The first projects funded through the Collaborative Centre's SCALE initiative are now available to Victorian mental health practitioners, including a new bicultural workers podcast and a Lived and Living Experience Workforce (LLEW) community of practice, with registrations now open.

Leading with Lived Experience

How can researchers and people with Lived Experience expertise effectively and authentically work together in Lived-Experience-centred research?

Thanking our outgoing Board and welcoming our new Board

Yesterday, the Minister for Mental Health, Ingrid Stitt, announced the appointment of the new Board for the Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing.

View all events

8 – 9 October | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Mindful - Autism Assessment Fundamentals and Co-Occurring Conditions - (Oct)

This online training aims to provide a comprehensive grounding in the complexities of autism assessment for children and adolescents.

Hosted by Mindful

Online Paid Practitioners

9 October | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM The Collective - Language – not being the language police and yet staying true to our values

How does the language we use shape the way LLEW is understood? Explore how stepping away from clinical language and acronyms can help create change.

Hosted by The Collective

Online Free Consumer Lived Experience Workforce Family Carer Lived Experience Workforce

12 October | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Mindful - Autism Clinical Interview for Adults (ACIA) - Oct

The Autism Clinical Interview for Adults (ACIA) is a semi-structured interview tool that can be used to support Autism diagnostic assessment for people aged 16+.

Hosted by Mindful

Online Paid Practitioners

12 October | 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM CBT for Psychosis with Young People - (Oct) Day 1

This workshop uses CBT principles and interventions to support young people experiencing anxiety, depression and other thinking patterns.

Parkville

Hosted by Parkville Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Service

In Person Paid Practitioners

13 October | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM VDDS: Screening and management of autism in people with serious mental illness (online Aug)

This in-person workshop will explore how to recognise when a person may have co-morbid autism that may complicate the diagnosis and management of serious mental illness.

Hosted by Victorian Dual Disability Service (VDDS)

Online Free Practitioners Service Leaders

13 October | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM The Collective - LLEW Documentation

How can documentation meet requirements without losing LLEW values? Explore practical ways to keep notes collaborative, authentic and grounded in lived and living experience.