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Lived experience is the knowledge and understanding you get when you have lived through something.
When we talk about people with lived experience, we mean people who have a lived or living experience of mental ill health (sometimes called consumers) and family or friends supporting someone who have a lived or living experience of mental ill health (sometimes called carers). Some people may have a lived or living experience of both mental ill health and substance use issues or have supported someone who has a lived or living experience of both mental ill health and substance use issues. At Eastern Health we employ people who use their lived experience to support the recovery of Eastern Health consumers and the families/carers who support them.
Eastern Health is committed to ensuring the communities we service receive care that is responsive to their cultural and language needs.
Eastern Health acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which its services operate, and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. Eastern Health is committed to achieving equality in health status between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-indigenous Australians.
Eastern Health strives to be an inclusive healthcare service.
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Consumer Workforce use their personal lived experience of ‘mental ill health’ to build mutual relationships where understanding and emotional, social, spiritual and physical wellbeing and recovery are possible.
Carer Workforce use their lived experience of supporting a family member or friend who has experienced ‘mental ill health’ to build mutual relationships where understanding and emotional, social, spiritual and physical wellbeing and recovery are possible.
There is a growing commitment to lived experience representation across a wide variety of mental health and alcohol and other drug services with participation opportunities and co-design projects.
The lived experience role recognises the effects of ongoing negative historical impacts and or specific events on the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The role encompasses cultural, spiritual, physical, emotional and mental wellbeing of the individual, family or community.