Improving mental health services for young Canberrans
The ACT Child & Youth Mental Health Sector Alliance is a structured, formal mechanism which brings together government, community stakeholders, the private sector and people with lived experience. By pooling scarce resources, it aims to provide a space for connection and collaboration, working towards improving system responses for children and young people in ways no single organisation can alone.
Learn MorePurpose and Background
Why the Alliance exists, the principles that guide it, and the work across the sector that led to its formation.
Learn moreStructure of the Alliance
The Alliance has an adaptive structure to meet the emerging needs of its membership and incorporate learnings. It seeks to provide opportunities for a range of activities to occur across different stakeholder groups, within and across sectors.
Learn moreIssues Register and Current Priorities
The shared record of system issues the Alliance is tracking, and the two current priorities its members are working on now.
Learn moreYouth Reference Group (YRG)
Young people with lived experience shaping the Alliance's work — and the resources they've created, like 'Our Say'.
Learn moreThe Alliance promotes trust and respect, and is underpinned by principles of equity, learning, human rights, diversity, inclusion, participation, transparency, and accountability. The interests of children and young people are at the heart of the Alliance.
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Get the latest updates, research, and information on upcoming events by subscribing to the CYMH Alliance eBulletin.
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different local organisations and groups, who all share the aim of delivering more coordinated and integrated support for children and young people with mental health issues in the ACT.
Lived Experience Resource
'Our Say' Youth Lived Experience FAQs Resource
'Our Say' brings together the big-picture questions young people are regularly asked during consultations and advocacy work, alongside answers from YRG members themselves. Developed by young people for those who engage with them, it's a practical tool for more meaningful, informed conversations, and a citable public resource available to anyone who needs it.
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