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Northern Territory
Lived Experience Network

A collective and independent voice for people with lived experience of issues related to mental distress, trauma, suicide and addiction in the Northern Territory.  People with lived experience hold vital knowledge about what is needed from the system, both for individual care and at broader levels.
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Upcoming Programs, Workshops & Training

All our workshops and programs are free of charge, but registration is essential.
For more information see Programs & Workshops or contact us.

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Recovery Together

Program
  • 29 July - 30 September 2024
  • Mondays | 1pm - 4pm
  • Winnellie (Darwin)
For people who experience challenges related to mental health and/or alcohol and drug use.
 
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Understanding and supporting neurodivergent Young People

Community Workshop
  • 1 August 2024
  • Thursday | 5:30 - 8:30pm
  • Katherine
For people who work with youth, parents and caregivers, and any interested members of the community.
 
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Circles of Support

Program
  • 6 August - 8 October 2024
  • Tuesdays | 5:30pm – 8:30pm
  • Winnellie (Darwin)
For family and kin of people who experience alcohol, drug, gambling and/or mental health related challenges.
 
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Hope for Recovery

Community Workshop
  • 8 August 2024
  • Thursday | 5:30 - 7:30pm
  • Katherine
Understanding the impact of Mental Health & Addiction on Individuals and their Families.
 
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Circles of Support

Community Workshop
  • 15 August 2024
  • Thursday | 5:30 - 7:30pm
  • Katherine
For family and kin of people who experience alcohol, drug, gambling and/or mental health related challenges.
 
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Growing Stronger

Short Program
  • 22 August - 19 September 2024
  • Thursdays | 5:30 - 8:30pm
  • Katherine
Explore non-clinical strategies to strengthen your mental health and wellbeing through discussions and creative activities.
 
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Cert IV in Peer Work

Accredited Training
  • Commencing in Term 4, 2024
  • Times and date TBA
  • Katherine
A nationally accredited vocational training program in peer support, with a focus on supporting others using non-clinical recovery methods. For people with individual lived experience, or family and kin who provide support to a loved one.
 
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Recovery Together

Program
  • Dates to be advised
  • Katherine
For people who experience challenges related to mental health and/or alcohol and drug use.
 
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Circles of Support

Program
  • Dates to be advised
  • Katherine
For family and kin of people who experience alcohol, drug, gambling and/or mental health related challenges.
 
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Our Programs

Recovery Together

Darwin | Katherine | Alice Springs

A free peer education and recovery program for people who experience mental health, alcohol, drug or related issues. Click below to find out more and to register for upcoming programs.

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Circles of Support

Darwin | Katherine | Alice Springs

A free support program for family & friends of people who have an alcohol or drug problem. A safe and confidential space for family members or friends to access both support and information.

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Empowering Youth

Greater Darwin & Katherine

For neurodivergent young people aged 12-17, including those who may be on the autism spectrum, have ADHD, sensory processing needs, or who have experienced challenges that affect their wellbeing.

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Our Workshops

Hope for Recovery: Understanding the impact of Mental Health & Addiction on Individuals and their Families

Darwin | Katherine | Online

Free 1-hour workshop series presenting evidence-based information from the lived experience perspective about mental ill-health, addiction and recovery, including what it’s like and what helps.

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Understanding and Supporting Young People who are Neurodivergent

Katherine & Online

A free 3-hour workshop will build the knowledge and skills of adults to support young people who have ‘diverse’ abilities and different experiences of the world (e.g. autism, ADHD, trauma, mental ill-health, sensory processing needs, FASD)

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Our Network

'Living' and 'Lived'

We recognise that for many people, their experience is ongoing. We recognise that for others, their experience is in the past. We include people with both 'living' and 'lived' experience.

Caring for Family

We include family and friends who provide care and support. We recognise that people who provide care and support may also experience issues related to mental distress, trauma, suicide and addiction.

Whole Person

We know co-occurring issues related to mental distress, trauma, suicide and addiction are common. We value the lived experience of the whole person.

Why it's important

What the evidence says

Meaningful engagement of people with lived experience of issues related to mental distress, trauma, suicide and addiction is essential to achieving better mental health, social and wellbeing outcomes for all Australians.  This is represented in the 32 detailed actions of the Fifth National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan and by the National Mental Health Commission.  

Meeting a need in the NT

All other Australian states and territories have lived experience representative bodies to provide a collective voice for people with lived experience.   Our aim is to gather the knowledge, experience and perspectives of Territorians to inform the way the mental health, suicide prevention and alcohol and drug systems and services are planned, developed, delivered and evaluated in the Northern Territory.

Our committment

The NT Lived Experience Network began as a volunteer driven initiative instigated by local people seeking to make meaning and create purpose from their personal experience or experience caring for someone affected by issues related to mental distress, trauma, suicide and addiction.  We have received funding to develop and trial our peer programs, however all of our advocacy remains unfunded.  We rely on lived experience volunteers and the broader lived experience community to create independant submissions in order to ‘make the system better’.  

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Our Activity

Supporting Neurodivergent Youth

admin May 17, 2024
A free 3-hour workshop which aims to build the knowledge and skills of adults to support young people who have ‘diverse’ abilities and different experiences of the world (e.g. autism,…

Hope for Recovery

admin May 17, 2024
A series of free 1-hour workshops presenting evidence-based information from the lived experience perspective about mental ill-health, addiction and recovery, including what it’s like and what helps.

Upcoming 2024 Programs

admin April 15, 2024
The following is taken from our email notification sent out to subscribers on 15 April 2024. If you are not already subscribed to receive our updates you can subscribe here.…

Health Matters Nov 2023

admin November 5, 2023
Health Matters is a group-based peer support program that helps you to identify what matters to you and learn strategies to live a meaningful life. it involves 7 short weekly sessions…

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