Finding North Network
About Finding North Network
Discover – Connection – Possibility
The Finding North Network operates on a separate site to the Finding North site which you are currently on. The Finding North Network is a peer-led online social platform for people with firsthand lived experience of mental health challenges. Created by and for people with lived experience, the Network provides a space to connect with others who understand, explore opportunities, and stay informed about what’s happening across the lived experience space in Australia.
Membership is open to people with their own experiences of mental health challenges, whether or not they hold a formal role or identify as advocates. The Network supports learning, growth, and connection at whatever stage someone is at in their journey.
Finding North Network is a Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia (MIFA) initiative. MIFA received funding from the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing through the Information, Linkages and Capacity-building grants program. Network members have diverse backgrounds and experiences that may include peer workers, people utilising services, and people in management, leadership, governance, and volunteer roles.
The Network provides opportunities to connect with peers, leadership development, access to live events, resources, links to organisations and projects about lived experience leadership. It is a private network that can only be accessed by members.
Features
Lived Experience
The greatest force we harbour inside of us is the power of our lived experience.
Advisory Group
The Network is guided by an advisory group made up of people with a lived experience and, where needed, other people with skill sets required by the Network.
Privacy
The Network allows members to hide their profile in the directory and from other users.
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