The Collaborative Centre is a statutory entity established under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 (Vic) in response to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.
We are one of several system stewards working across Victoria’s mental health and wellbeing system. Our role is to support reform by bringing together evidence, practice and Lived and Living Experience, and helping this translate into meaningful change.
Our priority focus areas include (i) mental health translational research, and (ii) system-wide training and capability development of Victoria’s mental health workforce, including the lived and living experience workforce, to innovate service delivery and models of care for better outcomes for consumers and the people that care for them.
What we do
We support learning, connection and improvement across the mental health and wellbeing system.
Our work focuses on four connected areas:
Research and knowledge sharing
We bring together research, evaluation, clinical wisdom and Lived and Living Experience expertise, and make it accessible and useful for people working across the system.Translating evidence into practice
We support the application of evidence in real-world settings. This includes working with partners to test and apply new and improved ways of delivering care, and contributing insights to inform policy and system direction.Lived and Living Experience leadership
Lived and Living Experience shapes our priorities, decisions and ways of working. This leadership ensures that reform is grounded in what matters to people and communities.Workforce capability and development
We support a skilled, confident and connected workforce by strengthening capability, enabling shared learning, and supporting the implementation of evidence-informed practice across the system.
