Improving mental health services for young Canberrans
Welcome to the Alliance
A structured mechanism for government, community, the private sector and people with lived experience to work together for young Canberrans.
Who we are
About the Alliance
The Alliance brings together members from across the mental health, education, child, youth and family sectors — alongside young people with lived experience — to identify shared priorities and improve how services work together for children and young people in the ACT.
Learn moreWhat we do
How the Alliance works
Community of Practice
Bimonthly sharing and learning across services, research and initiatives.
Learn more →Youth Reference Group
A youth-led group of young people with lived experience guiding our work.
Learn more →Working Groups
Focused groups advancing service development priorities and commitments.
Learn more →Our priorities
What we're working on
Issues Register & Current Priorities
The shared record of issues the Alliance is tracking across the sector.
Read more →Current Projects
Client feedback, and informed consent, privacy & information sharing.
Read more →'Our Say' Lived Experience FAQs
Big-picture questions young people are asked — answered by young people.
Read more → Lived experience at the heart
Young people shaping the things that affect them
Through co-design and co-production, the Youth Reference Group brings the voices of young people directly into the Alliance's work.
Meet the YRG