The National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum (NMHCCF) is the combined national voice for mental health consumers and carers participating in the development of mental health service and sector development in Australia.

The Mental Health Council of Australia auspices the NMHCCF. You can find a copy of the NMHCCF brochure here.

The National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum has its own website at www.nmhccf.org.au.

To contact the NMHCCF please contact the NMHCCF Executive Officer by email or by phone at 02 6285 3100.

The National Register of Mental Health Consumers and Carers is made up of over 60 mental health consumer and carer representatives with experience working as representatives and training in leadership, advocacy, policy development, communication and other topics. These representatives are available to be members on national committees, boards, planning groups and evaluation groups as consumer or carer representatives.

For more information on the National Register click here or contact Kim Harris by email at

National Register and National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum Workshop

All members of the National Register and NMHCCF have experience working as a representative and have undergone training in leadership, advocacy, policy development, communication and a range of other relevant topics.

The members of the National Register took part in a two-day representative skills training workshop in 2008, and in 2009 and 2010 with the NMHCCF. This was a key step in developing stronger links between the NMHCCF and National Register members.

The National Register of Mental Health Consumers and Carers is now an ongoing project at the Mental Health Council of Australia and members receive ongoing training through an annual two-day workshop.

Communiqué  written by National Register and National Mental Health Consumer and Carer workshop participants on the topic of mental health issues and the Human Rights Framework. Download PDF

Please click here for the final report from the 2009 workshop.

Please click here for the final report from the 2010 workshop.

The Carer Engagement Project

The Carer Engagement Project had two parts: workshops throughout 2008-09 for mental health carers held across Australia; and ongoing annual monitoring of mental health carer issues.

For information about the Carer Engagement Project click here

Mental health carers have their own internet forum where they speak freely to other mental health carers nationwide about issues that concern them, or just to chat to other who understand completely.

If you would like to join the MH Carers Forum please complete the short form at: http://www.mhca.org.au/carerform/index.php