Educational Forums - 2025

February 2025

Forensicare

CCV is delighted to welcome Larissa Dern and Lisa Faulkner from Forensicare to provide some insights into the family/carer experience for those supporting someone within the criminal justice space. They will be providing information specific to the MHWB Connect centre support space.

April 2025

Victorian Refugee Health Network

Samina Hassan, Sector Development and Policy Advisor at the Victorian Refugee Health Network (VRHN) explores the challenges refugee and asylum seeker communities face when navigating Victoria’s mental health system. It aims to equip Connect Centre workers with advocacy strategies and referral pathways to specialised agencies.

June 2025

Carer Perspective Supervision Training

Lisa Casaceli presents an overview of the Carer Perspective Supervision Training, which builds supervision skills for the Family and Carer Lived Experience Workforce in the MH sector.

August 2025

Carer-inclusive service delivery in mental health

Annette Mercuri delivered a presentation about how there are a lot of legislations and documents that speak to how family carers experience mental health practices, however their experiences show they’re not included or supported.

October 2025

Tandem working with family, carers and supporters in mental health

Wendy Ayzit, General Manager Support Services at Tandem, presents an overview of Tandems history, and how Tandem works alongside family carers and supporters for better outcomes in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Sector for the person they support and themselves.