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

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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.

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19 – 20 August | 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Autistic Young People & MH Difficulties: Understanding & Adapting Practice

This workshop explores features of autism spectrum disorder in young people and common co-occurring mental health conditions.

Parkville

Hosted by Parkville Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Service

In Person Paid Practitioners

19 August | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM Mindful Seminar - Working with Gender and Sexuality Diverse Young People

Diversity in gender identity and sexuality are a part of the natural spectrum of human diversity.

Hosted by Mindful

Online Paid Practitioners

25 August | 5:00 PM – 7:15 PM Turning Point - Student Open Night 2026

Learn about our range of opportunities in addiction, including internships, scholarships and post-graduate courses.

Richmond

Hosted by Turning Point

In Person Free Practitioners

26 August | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM "Knowing what I do adds value": From first steps to active participation in evaluation and research

The second in a series of bite sized research information presented in digestible chunks.

Hosted by Collaborative Centre

Online Free Practitioners

27 – 28 August | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Mindful - ADOS-2 Introductory - (Aug)

The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule - Second Edition (ADOS-2) is a semi-structured, standardised assessment of communication, social interaction, and play.

Hosted by Mindful

Online Paid Practitioners

27 August | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM The Collective - LLEW Authentic Values-Based Support — what’s in and what’s not

Let’s go on a journey to consider the values within our LLEW roles.

Hosted by The Collective

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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.

Building digital capability across Victoria's mental health workforce

The Centre's first Digital Health for Mental Health webinar series brought together 526 practitioners across four sessions to explore digital tools, evaluation and emerging developments in mental health care.

Internships

Through a partnership involving the Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing, the University of Melbourne, the Australian Postgraduate Research Internship Program (APR.Intern) and partner organisations including Mind Australia and cohealth, PhD candidates worked alongside services to support quality improvement and strengthen outcomes for people accessing care.

New publication explores common challenges across Australia's care and support sectors

A new article by the Collaborative Centre's Dr Kay Wilson, published in the Federal Law Review by Cambridge University Press, provides the first comparative analysis of the final reports from the Victorian Mental Health Royal Commission and the Commonwealth Royal Commissions into Disability and Aged Care.

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