Peer Participation in Mental Health Services (PPIMS) Network Member Survey (2020)

People with a Lived Experience Leading Change.

The purpose of PPIMS is for people with a lived experience (PLE) with mental health issues to

Have an active collective voice
Support other people to actively participate in system reforms
Have regular updates, guest speakers from decision makers and service providers
Provide recommendations on how the system can improve
Provide advice regarding emerging issues for people accessing services and
Be involved from the beginning in any co-design activities and in particular the commissioning of services.

In April this year, PPIMS celebrated its 4^th anniversary (virtually), has a mailing list of over 300 diverse people who are community members, sit on committees, peer workers, have a lived experience and working in the mental health sector, carers, students, academics, educators and trainers.

Over the years we have not only had a credible voice in our region but many of our members are also now involved in a range of state and national initiatives that will support Lived Experience Engagement and the workforce.

One of the key roles and projects of PPIMS was to develop Chapter 1 – People with a Lived Experience Leading Change in the “Planning for Wellbeing” Regional Plan in 2017. The key shared objectives agreed to include:

Strengthening and diversifying the collective voice of PLE in order to drive service improvements
Make available training and capacity building for PLE
Establish more authentic opportunities for PLE to participate
Establish and sustain a consistent region wide approach to participation.
Advocate for an expanded and more diverse regional lived experience workforce across all levels of employment.

During 2020, PPIMS has been tasked with undertaking a refresh of these objectives and actions along with updating the associated implementation plan. To do this piece of work an EOI was put out for delegates to participate on a working group. PPIMS Members are also represented on the range of partnership groups that are focusing on particular priority areas.

We have definitely seen some progress in a number of areas that our PPIMS Network members have been actively involved in that didn’t exist in 2017 which will support PLE to lead change. Examples of activities include PPIMS active involvement in:

The original actions contained in Chapter 1 in 2017 included areas like ‘develop and create’. Since this time there has been the development of a range of guidelines and frameworks. This work sets the foundation for a ‘refresh’ of the regional plan. In particular further work to be done particularly with the decision makers and service providers. PPIMS network has a collective goal to be a part of building the culture and commitment at an Executive level to empower PLE from implementation through to evaluation and review.

For further information please contact the Lived Experience Engagement Team (LEET) at BNPHN on (07) 3490 3437 or email ppims@brisbanenorthphn.org.au

YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THIS SURVEY IS SO IMPORTANT. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING TO PARTICIPATE