Host a Kitchen Table Discussion about the Mental Health Review Tribunal
Closing date: 4:00pm, Thursday 29 July 2021
Do you have have strong community networks? Do you have lived/living experience of engagement with the Mental Health Review Tribunal (MHRT) as a consumer or carer/family member within the past 5 years?
Health Consumers Queensland invites 8 consumers and/or carers to host a discussion with their local community to learn about their understanding of and/or experience with the Tribunal.
The primary purpose of the Tribunal is to review the involuntary status of persons with a mental illness and/or intellectual disability. The Tribunal also provides approval for the performance of electroconvulsive therapy and non-ablative neurosurgical procedures. It is an independent decision-making body under the Mental Health Act 2016 and is not part of any health service or treating team.
The Tribunal, through two rounds of Kitchen Table Discussions, is seeking to explore Queenslanders’ understanding of the MHRT and its processes, and their experiences of engaging with the Tribunal – before, during and after hearings.
This second round of Kitchen Table Discussions will inform the development of the Tribunal’s Lived Experience Engagement Framework, Tribunal Member Engagement Guide, and practice improvement projects within the Tribunal.
We are particularly interested in hearing from you if you identify as or with the following experiences:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Culturally or linguistically diverse
- Young people (or carers of young people)
- Live in a rural or remote area
- Receive or received treatment under a Forensic Order (or your loved one receive or received treatment under a Forensic Order)
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