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The community managed mental health sector is a key provider of mental health services and supports to people in the community.

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Mental Health Rights Manual

An online guide to help explain your legal and human rights in the mental health and human services systems in New South Wales.

Recovery Oriented Language Guide

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Our members are community managed mental health organisations, large and small, local and NSW-wide service providers.

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Mental Health Coordinating Council is the peak body for community managed mental health organisations in New South Wales.

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New alliance of mental health bodies

14th March 2023

An alliance of peak bodies has come together to work towards achieving comprehensive reform and investment for mental health in NSW.

Support for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament

23rd January 2023

Mental Health Coordinating Council supports the establishment of a constitutionally enshrined Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament.

OPINION: New York could learn from NSW on mental health and homelessness

17th January 2023

An opinion piece by MHCC CEO Carmel Tebbutt published in the Sydney Morning Herald contrasts the approach on mental health taken by New York and the success of the community-based sector in New South Wales.

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Our Work

Mental Health Coordinating Council champions community-based mental health services to support better outcomes for people living with mental health conditions. We work to strengthen mental health organisations by advocating to government and key decision makers, delivering sector-leading resources and tools, and providing quality training for the mental health workforce.

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Highly regarded learning pathways for the mental health workforce. Our training is informed by recovery-oriented trauma-informed principles and is delivered throughout New South Wales by experienced and dedicated trainers, including many with lived experience.