The VMIAC is the peak Victorian non-government organisation for people who have experience with a mental illness or emotional distress. VMIAC engages in a number of activities, which include information provision, advice, mutual support and self-help, individual, group and systemic advocacy, research and evaluation, and education and training.
Our Vision
A world where all mental health consumers stand proud, live a life with choices honoured, rights upheld and these principles embedded in all aspects of society.
VMIAC Aims to achieve by:
- Honouring mental health consumer diversity
- Providing advocacy for mental health consumers
- Advancing mental health consumer workforce and leadership
- Delivering information and training to the community
- Enabling mental health consumer driven education and research
- Developing strategic partnerships.
Our Guiding Principles
VMIACS’s work is premised on the following beliefs:
- People’s experiences are respected and valued
- People are experts in their own lives
- People have a right to self determination
- People have capacity to make genuine choices, free from coercion
- People should be safe, respected, valued and informed
- People’s diversity is embraced
