Lived Experience Workforce - LEW

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.

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  • Consumer Workforce

    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

    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.

  • Getting Involved

    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.

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Lived Experience Workforce

    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.