Being - Mental Health & Wellbeing Consumer Advisory Group

BEING is the statewide, independent peak body that represents people with a lived experience of mental illness at all levels of NSW Government.

About Being | Mental Health & Wellbeing Consumer Advisory Group.

Being | Mental Health & Wellbeing Consumer Advisory Group (Being) is the independent, state-wide peak organisation for people with a lived experience of mental illness (consumers). We work with consumers to achieve and support systemic change. In this way Being acts as a bridge between mental health consumers and the government.

An essential part of our role is to encourage mental health consumers to provide input into decision making at all levels concerning the way mental health services are provided.

We gather information and lobby the decision makers about issues relevant to mental health consumers. Being also keeps people informed of what is happening in the state through our Network.

Being does not offer individual advice. Our role is to advise the State Government; we influence the decisions which will impact on your experience of using mental health & other related services.

We gather information through our interactive website, committees, consumer groups, forums and research about consumers’ experiences of mental health services, the improvements they would like to see and what they expect from government. This helps produce the evidence we need to lobby for changes to legislation and policy.

Who is a mental health consumer?
A person who has a lived experience of mental health issues.

Who is Being funded by?
Being is funded by the Mental Health Commission of NSW