Mental Health Lived Experience Peak Queensland

Mental Health Lived Experience Peak Queensland We are the collective voice for Queenslanders with lived experience of mental ill-health and distress

Meet Kat Baxter (she/they), one of MHLEPQ’s newly appointed Board Directors. 🌟 Kat is a lived experience educator and sy...
23/12/2025

Meet Kat Baxter (she/they), one of MHLEPQ’s newly appointed Board Directors. 🌟

Kat is a lived experience educator and systems reform advocate who brings eight years of frontline peer work across inpatient and community settings. She currently works at the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Learning, designing and delivering training and resources for the statewide mental health workforce.

With strong experience in governance and sector leadership, Kat has previously served on the Board of QuIVAA, currently serves on the management committee for Queensland Lived Experience Workforce Network (QLEWN), and contributes to community collaboration and education committees within the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP).

Kat is deeply committed to embedding rights-based, trauma-informed, person-centred and lived experience leadership in mental health governance — and MHLEPQ is thrilled to have her on the Board. 💙

MHLEPQ will be taking a short break over the holiday season with our office closed from 24 December and reopening on 5 J...
23/12/2025

MHLEPQ will be taking a short break over the holiday season with our office closed from 24 December and reopening on 5 January 2026.

We know this time of year can feel different for everyone, and staying connected with friends, family, or other supportive people can make a real difference — even a short message, call, or catch‑up can help. Staying connected in ways that feel right for you is the most important thing. Swipe to see our tips for staying safe over the holidays.💙

We’re sending our warmest wishes to our community. Please take gentle care of yourself and each other. If you need support during this period, you’re not alone. Some of the resources we've listed may feel more helpful than others, and that’s okay — please use what feels right for you.💙 Swipe to see our list of support services.

We look forward to reconnecting in the new year and continuing our shared work for human rights and lived experience–led mental health reform.👏

(in an emergency, please call 000)

MHLEPQ would like to hear from you 💬 As we reflect on the past year and plan our next Work Plan and Strategic Plan, your...
23/12/2025

MHLEPQ would like to hear from you 💬

As we reflect on the past year and plan our next Work Plan and Strategic Plan, your perspective is essential. This short satisfaction survey (around 15 minutes) is your chance to tell us what’s working, what could be improved, and where you’d like us to focus our energy and advocacy.

We’ll be asking about your priorities for mental health advocacy and activism, what you hope to gain from being involved with MHLEPQ, how you’d like to contribute, and your overall feedback on our work and impact over the past year. There are no right or wrong answers – we genuinely want your honest thoughts and experiences.

Your input will directly shape our priorities and help us build a stronger, more responsive lived experience peak for our community. 🧡

👉 Please complete the survey here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=ocRvRId2hEie5bE1aujAYj81rFiaqJJKjPTLki57S5dUMkNMWlRKODlLUExENkVKQUxKNTNEWU5BMSQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl
(deadline is 18th Jan 2026)

Wrapping up our Myth vs Fact series for 2025 with a big one 👏 FACT - People experience mental distress in ...
20/12/2025

Wrapping up our Myth vs Fact series for 2025 with a big one 👏

FACT - People experience mental distress in many ways such as neurodivergence or hearing voices. This is shaped by our culture, identity, and worldview. About 1 in 5 Australians experience mental illness each year.

Thanks for busting myths with us this year. Here’s to more truth-telling, compassion and lived experience leadership in 2026. 💙

🌐source: https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/healthy+living/mental+health+and+wellbeing/myths+and+facts+about+mental+illness

The Wolston Park Hospital Review report has now been released. MHLEPQ is reviewing the findings and will share a more de...
19/12/2025

The Wolston Park Hospital Review report has now been released. MHLEPQ is reviewing the findings and will share a more detailed response in the new year.

We know this news may be difficult for many in our community, especially those who shared their stories. We are grateful for your courage and are thinking of everyone who may be impacted.

Please take gentle care of yourself and reach out to trusted people or support services if you need to.💙

After a big morning talking solutions, issues and shortcomings with the NDIS and disability support system alongside the...
18/12/2025

After a big morning talking solutions, issues and shortcomings with the NDIS and disability support system alongside the Director-General and Deputy Director-General, our Psychosocial Peak Body (PPB) Coordinator Simon C and two MHLEPQ members decided to get into the Christmas spirit on the way home.

Huge thanks to our lived experience leaders for bringing their expertise, energy and ideas into these high-level disability consultations – and reminding everyone that human rights and joy can coexist, even in the middle of systems change work. 💙

🌟 Staff Spotlight: Simon C 🌟 Meet Simon Clough, our Psychosocial Peak Body (PPB) Coordinator. Simon works alongside pe...
16/12/2025

🌟 Staff Spotlight: Simon C 🌟

Meet Simon Clough, our Psychosocial Peak Body (PPB) Coordinator. Simon works alongside people with lived and living experience of psychosocial disability to build a strong statewide network, share information, and push for better, more inclusive services across Queensland. Keep up the great work Simon C! 💙

Safe, affordable housing is a human right—and it’s everyone’s business! 🌟 It was inspiring to join this powerful gatheri...
12/12/2025

Safe, affordable housing is a human right—and it’s everyone’s business! 🌟

It was inspiring to join this powerful gathering of lived experience leaders tackling the complex challenges at the crossroads of homelessness and access to housing.

Proud to see MHLEPQ members and the PPB coordinator standing strong as part of this change-making crew, brought together by QShelter. Together, we’re driving real, positive impact!

10/12/2025

📣 Human Rights Week is a powerful reminder that rights don’t stop at the hospital door or clinic waiting room—they’re for all of us, every day. At MHLEPQ, we’re working for a mental health system where dignity, consent, safety, and lived experience leadership are non‑negotiable. Hear what human rights mean to our CEO, Simon.

📜✨ Human Rights Day! At MHLEPQ, we’re committed to embedding human rights at the heart of mental health reform—championi...
09/12/2025

📜✨ Human Rights Day!

At MHLEPQ, we’re committed to embedding human rights at the heart of mental health reform—championing consent, dignity, and lived experience leadership to create safer, fairer systems. Rights aren’t just words on paper; they’re the blueprint for real change in Queensland’s mental health services.

Together, let’s keep pushing for a future where everyone’s rights are respected and protected. 💪

Today, on Human Rights Day, mental health consumer peaks from across the country released Australia’s first National Men...
09/12/2025

Today, on Human Rights Day, mental health consumer peaks from across the country released Australia’s first National Mental Health Human Rights Report led entirely by and for mental health consumers — and the findings are deeply alarming.
The report shows that human rights breaches are happening every day across Australia.
Here’s what people told us:
• 9 in 10 heard discriminatory or harmful comments
• 1 in 2 avoided mental health care because they feared coercion
• More than 1 in 4 agreed to treatment only to avoid being forced
• Half of people in inpatient units weren’t told their rights
• Only 1 in 10 could see a bulk-billed psychiatrist
• 1 in 13 experienced unstable housing or homelessness
• 2 in 5 couldn’t find work because of discrimination
These are human rights violations — not misunderstandings, not one-offs. They are built into the system.

This is why we — together with and mental health consumer peaks from across the country— are calling for a national Human Rights Act to finally give people enforceable rights to safety, dignity, and justice.

04/12/2025

You spoke, we listened! 🎉

We’ve created a 90‑second “bite-sized financials” video that breaks down MHLEPQ’s financial statements in clear, everyday language—no accounting degree required. In this video, you’ll see where our funding comes from, how it’s spent, and how it supports lived experience leadership and advocacy across Queensland.

Watch to get a quick, accessible snapshot of our finances and stay connected to the work you’re helping to make possible. A big thank you to our board members Peter and Muralee for helping out! 👏

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