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Message SymposiumEditionA Z I N E F O R M E N T A L H E A L T H R E S E A R C H T R A N S L A T I O NAutumnAutumn20252025Lost inLost in TRANSLATIONTRANSLATIONISSN: 2982-2270

Lost in Translation ZINE Autumn 2025Cover Image by Muruwori Gumbaynggirr researcher PhillipOrcher.Title: Casting the Net for What Matters: The ALIVE NationalCentre Consortium for Equitable Wellbeing and MentalHealth Systems TransformationDescription: This piece honours an emerging nationalmovement—one grounded in Aboriginal-led knowledgesystems as the stepping stones for mental healthtransformation, lived-experience wisdom and therestoration of wellbeing through cultural protective factors. At its heart, this piece is not static. It calls to be activated.Stepping in is an invitation to reflect, to listen and to noticewhat is and what warns. It is Bigaagarri, a Gumbaynggirrcultural protocol, an Aboriginal-led process and practice tosignal and guide. The piece represents a collective breathfor equitable wellbeing to be realised within communitiesand by communities.EditorKate Fowler editor-alivezine@unimelb.edu.auSubmissionsContact the editor at editor-alivezine@unimelb.edu.auPublished quarterly by The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health ResearchTranslation153 Barry St, Carlton Vic 3053ISSN: 2982-22702

Original digital artwork by Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay artist Dennis GoldingAUTUMN 2025We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Countrythroughout Australia and recognise their continuingconnection to land, waters and sky. We pay ourrespects to Elders past and present. 3

CONTENTSA greeting and introduction from our CentreCo-Directors.WELCOME0607NEW FLAGSHIP LAUNCHED11A brief summary of the presentations andactivities that took place during this year’sannual symposium in MPARNTWE, AliceSprings.ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM - EVENT RECAPDeep dive into the 2025 ALIVE National CentreSymposium and the new flagship project“Whose Care? Our Care!”4ALIVE YEAR IN REVIEW14Reflections on the symposium from a lived-experience perspective. Find out whatresonated, what surprised and whether it wasworthwhile.SYMPOSIUM REFLECTIONS16Reflections on the symposium from a lived-experience perspective. Find out whatresonated, what surprised and whether it wasworthwhile.

IN EVERY ISSUENetwork Updates 26Roadmap Update25Research OpportunityCalendar2829BUILDING THEFUTURE OF MENTALHEALTH RESEARCH2019The latest Quick Guidelooks at how thepriorities of people withlived-experience ofmental ill health areoften lost in translationand the importance ofincluding a speakersoriginal language.LIVED-EXPERIENCEMUST TAKE CENTRESTAGE IN FUTUREMENTAL HEALTHRESEARCHDiscover how the ALIVENational Centre isempowering futuremental health leadersthrough theStudents@WorkInternship Program.5Writers in Residence23

Dear Readers, Welcome to the Autumn ‘25 edition of Lost in Translation, thedigital magazine dedicated to exploring new directions inmental health research and translation practices. This issue we tour back over the Holistic Transitions AnnualSymposium 2025 which was co-hosted with research partnersChildren’s Ground on Arrernte Country in Mparntwe (AliceSprings). After our Welcome to Country and hearing about theChildren’s Ground approach, we reviewed the Centre progressin meeting the priorities of people most impacted and workedwith partners from community mental health, suicideprevention, mental health carers, people with lived-experienceand researchers as we launched the newest flagship WhoseCare...? Our Care! - a 5 year Medical Research Future Fundproject to address inequalities impacting on mental health andsocial and emotional wellbeing across more than 25communities nationally. We are delighted to be able to announce also that we willreturn to Mparntwe with Children’s Ground as co-hosts forfuture Annual Symposia! The aim is to foster our researchpartnership, share stories for learning together and to growunderstanding for the future development of collectivestrategies that foster equitable outcomes. So stay tuned.This news is coupled with more excitement and celebrations.As the cover illustration shows--we have been successful infunding Casting the Net for What Matters: the ALIVE NationalConsortium for Equitable Wellbeing and Mental HealthSystems Transformation (MRFF $10M; 2025-2030). There’s moreto read in our Year in Review (March 2024-2025) highlightingthe impacts and growth of the ALIVE National Centre and itsmembers.Read with purpose,WELCOME Michelle Banfield ,Sandra Eades &Victoria Palmer. 6

Ninety three people gathered over the course of thesymposium to review the ALIVE Roadmap progress, learnabout the priorities for the next five years and officiallylaunch the “Whose Care? Our Care!” project. Whose Care? aims to develop a picture of structuralinequalities currently impacting mental health and socialand emotional wellbeing across more than 25communities nationally. Through community action it willdevelop collective strategies to respond to these by thecreation of a participatory mental health ecosystem.2025 ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM26-28 MARCH 2025ARALUEN ARTS CENTRE, MPARNTWE (ALICE SPRINGS)A TOUR OF THE HOLISTIC TRANSITIONS SYMPOSIUMMain Host: The ALIVE National CentreCo Host: Ampe-kenhe Ahelhe (Children’s Ground CentralAustralia) Viewonlineimagegallery7

Victoria Palmer and Michelle BanfieldVictoria Palmer and Michelle Banfieldkicked off the symposium by reviewingthe progress of the ALIVE Roadmap from2020 - 2025, recognising the progress thathas been made and outlining the centrespriority areas for the next five years andsharing some of the initial stories ofloneliness from the A Part of the Crowdproject. REFLECTION AND FORWARD PLANNINGDAY ONE: A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO IDEAS“Werte!” means “Hi!” in Arrernte CONNECTING AND LEARNINGChildren’s Ground gave us a Welcome toCountry from Arrernte Traditional Owner,Felicity Hayes and shared an overview ofthe Children’s Ground model andapproach – complete with an engaginglanguage lesson from the team. Videos ofthe Children’s Ground presentation will beavailable soon.Watch the graphic recordingNew mental health and suicide preventionmodels are emerging on the landscape andthese are part of the Whose Care project. DrAmanda Cole from Edith Cowan Universityspoke about the Living Room, NaomiHerborn and Renae Puckeridge fromSTRIDE discussed the Safe Spaces and SafeHavens program, and Bronwyn Edwardsfrom Roses in the Ocean talked aboutCommunity-Led Safe Spaces. We heardfrom Neami National and the MonashHealth Child Local for Health andWellbeing too.PLACES AND SPACES8

DAY TWO: INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP Identifying prioritiesSarah Cook and Samantha CampbellGetting startedINTRODUCING WHOSE CARE? OUR CARE!This was a whole day co-design workshopthat allowed investigators, co-researcherswith lived-experience and servicerepresentatives from the WhoseCare?...Our Care! project to come together,understand the services involved andshape key elements of the projectthrough interactive activities,conversations and networking. MEASURING WHAT’S MEANINGFULAs part of the workshop we explored howto think about measurement differently.We suggested that many people indistress do not want lengthy questionsasked and sometimes what is measureddoes not reflect what matters to people.The workshop explored how the Centrehas been using emotion mapping andhow the Safe Spaces team used theCogWheel to explore what matters.CONFERENCE GRAPHIC RECORDINGLocally-based graphic designer Sarah Cookand children’s book illustrator SamanthaCampbell captured the creative essence ofthe conference though their thoughtfuland engaging work. The 2025 graphicrecording can be viewed here. If you areinterested in viewing the recordings fromprevious symposiums, click here.This picture shows Sam’s beautifulengagement wall created for theWorkshop.9

The dead tree comes aliveWeaving new lifeBigaagaARri - warnings for threatsand dangers aheadDAY THREE: PEACE Program PUNU MIRRITJANU WARNGKARINGUMuruwori/Gumbaynggirr ResearcherPhillip Orcher shared a Gumbaynggirrprotocol that is being developed throughthe Preventive Experiential Arts andCultural Evidence Program to understandwarning signs for wellbeing from self andCountry. BigaagaARri is an interactive,enhanced reality tool that has beendeveloped to facilitate holistic healthconversations.Senior women from the NPY Women’sCouncil Uti Kulintjaku and Tjanpi DesertWeavers presented Punu MirritjanuWarngkaringu - ‘The Dead Tree ComesAlive’. Influenced by seeing Blue Trees(marking awareness of suicide) on theregional landscape, NPYWC has created apowerful story about hope, returning tohappiness and how children in theircommunities respond adversity for talkingwith communities.Thank you to everyone who attended thisyear’s symposium. Your insights and inputhelp to guide the direction of our researchand give it clarity. It is thanks to yourcontinued support and dedication toimproving mental health services that wecan make a real difference.View all Photos10

NEW FLAGSHIP LAUNCHEDThe theme for this year’s ALIVE National Symposium wasHolistic Transitions. The symposium was co-hosted withChildren’s Ground, a First Nations not-for profit organisation,established to implement a new, First Nations-governed anddesigned service system, known as the Children’s GroundApproach. The aim of the 2025 symposium was to launch the “WhoseCare? Our Care!” project, bringing together investigators andservice partners to co-design elements of the project. This is afive-year mental health research initiative led by Prof VictoriaPalmer addressing structural inequalities affecting, rural,regional and remote communities, Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander communities, people from culturally diversebackgrounds and people living with mental ill-health. MATTHEW LEWISDIVE DEEPER INTO THE ALIVE 2025 SYMPOSIUM AND LEARNMORE ABOUT THE NEW PROJECT “WHOSE CARE? OUR CARE!”11

25Each day of the symposiumencompassed differentactivities. 12The “Whose Care? OurCare!” project was officiallylaunched. Attendees were asked twokey questions: What other words couldbe used to refer tomeasurement? What outcomes wouldbe of value to collect atthe services that are notcurrently beingcollected? People were invited torespond to the questions byappending Post-it notes toan Engagement Wallcreated by onsite graphicrecorders Sarah and Sam. There were a range ofalternatives proposed forthe term “measurement”.Suggestions shifted towardssomething that was moreperson-centred anddirectional, reflecting a needfor reciprocal understandingand value.On Q2, there was anemphasis on a more person-led data capture processDay Onethat reflected strengths-based understanding ofpeople seeking support. People felt there was a needto capture information thatreflected the relationalaspects of the services andensure that we arecollecting information fromgroups that are oftenmissed. The safety of thedata collection and its usewas raised as an importantconsideration. Day TwoForty people attended theparticipatory workshop in-person including researchteam members, servicepartners and a mix ofacademic, lived experienceandservice/organisation/FirstNations staff and invitedguests.A core element of the“Whose Care? Our Care!”project is the establishmentof community action nodes.These nodes will have amembership that reflectsthe wider community eco-system (e.g.intersectoral)and developcollective strategies toaddress structuralinequalities and employparticipatory eco-systems ineach setting.

2513exist within participatingservices.It was also determined thatemotion mapping could beused to develop more of arelational understanding ofa person’s experience withinservices in a person-ledapproach alongside theCOG-Wheel.We heard from MuruworiGumbaynggirr researcherPhillip Orcher about howthe Bigaagarri methoddeveloped from aGumbaynggirr culturalprotocol will enable furtherdata collection within“Whose Care?...Our Care!”Bigaagarri is based onGumbaynggirr IndigenousKnowledge System andprovides a culturallyappropriate approach tosupport yarning abouthealth and wellbeingpriorities. Importantly, theBigaagarri protocol gathersquestions about whatmatters, what is needed tokeep what matters safe andwhat are the threats orwarnings to the wellbeing ofthese matters. Feedback was sought onBigaagarri’s development,usage and integrationwithin the “WhoseCare?...Our Care!” projectparticularly for the materialto be used withincommunity action nodes. Participants also workedtogether to develop anunderstanding of themental health, wellbeingand social support andinequalities that currentlyDay ThreeIn this interactive session,Muruwori Gumbaynggirrresearcher Phillip Orcherexpanded on howBigaagarri can be usedfurther to facilitate holistichealth conversations. Peoplewere invited to experiencethe tool in action, providingthoughts, reflections andfeedback on the approachand how it could be used.Next StepsThe “Whose Care? OurCare!” project teamcontinue to meet quarterlyand to update at the ALIVENational Centre’s QuarterlyResearch Forum. Ourcurrent focus is ethics andengagement with servicesand communities aroundthe sites.

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SYMPOSIUM REFLECTIONSExcerpts from Lived-Experience Perspectives JULIA There is a moment when a plane takes off, beyond theroaring of engines; a thrill and terror that drops thestomach- and it is the miracle and impossibility ofsuspension. How can something this heavy lift itself intothe sky? We are on the ascent home from Mparntwe where wehave been exploring similar ideas. Holistic transitions-moving from one state to another: how do we transcendweighty, intractable systems? How we can we continue toraise and embed lived- experience, mob wisdom and co-design to heal communities.From my cloudy window seat, I look down at a patchworkCountry, First Nations words in my ears: “We don’t own theland, the land owns us” and Uncle William: “It’s absurd tomake our executioner our healer”, and the Uti Kulintjakuwomen offering songs of sorrow and hope. ‘Yes!’, I think.Exhausted and renewed, I think we might be on our way. GREGORI was honoured to attend the ALIVE Centre’s Symposium2025 held in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) earlier this year. Asusual, the Symposium was jam-packed with conversationrevolving around mental health research. Although there isalways a First Nations’ component of the ALIVESymposium, this year was of particular interest, as it washosted by Ampre-kenhe Ahelhe (Children’s Ground).First Nations philosophies have long been an untappedsource of wellbeing potential. The focus being communityand individual mental health wellbeing. It was interesting 16

20to observe some examples in which new ways of providingsupport could be achieved. I believe that these new wayshave the potential to benefit not only First Nations peoplebut also non-First Nations people. The unveiling ofBigaagarri, presented by Phillip Orcher, has the potential toindividualised service delivery.Another feature of the Symposium was conversationbetween attendees on the side lines. Much of theconversational content of the lived-experience andresearcher contingent related to power and hierarchies. Themain premise being how individuals present themselvesand the power they utilise in doing so. It was concluded thatthis may be an idea to be further debated particularlywithin co-design research. A highlight of this year’s symposium was learning about theSafe Havens work in NSW. Safe Havens are places that youcan go to if you’re struggling emotionally, where instead ofasking “Do you feel safe?” - they first ask - “Would you like acuppa?”. They are run by peers and sound like a wonderfulspace to sit and chat or enjoy some peaceful quiet time. We also learnt about the Children’s Ground work, which is a25-year commitment to the young children in Alice Springsand surroundings. It is a culturally safe and empoweredprogram that brings children from dis-empowerment to empowerment - to believe inthemselves. William, Felicity, Veronica and Mel spoke aboutthe work, shared some words with us from their Arrerntelanguage - “Werte?” meaning “What’s up?” and challengedus with the statement: “Change cannot be led by thesystem that was made to marginalise us”. The final highlight was listening and learning from the NPYWomen as they shared information about their Blue Treeproject. I understood this as fire might come and burn anddestroy the tree but the roots stay alive. In time, the rootsregrow – there is always hope. ELISE 17

SAM[...]I think our community in Australia has been lacking thirdspaces and programs like these to connect us all, wherepeople can gather, support each other and focus on mentalwellbeing. Yet as the speakers noted, it’s important torecognise how hard it is to operate these services inside thestatus quo. How do we make these services prioritised by thegovernment while remaining true to the core values? Howdo we build on this momentum so that accessible,relational care becomes the norm rather than theexception? I feel privileged to be in a space where we areasking these questions and having these discussions. TRICIA[...] The Children's Ground seemed to have researcherslooking at a slightly different question: the role of aparticular "therapy", i.e. music, in helping service users. TheLocal Project seemed to be broader in scope than thepartnerships described later, and I wondered if that led tomore engagement on the part of service providers whowere continually being consulted through the life of thepartnership. An aspect of the Local Project that leapt out at me was thediversity of people and the vast complexity of needs ofthose using the service. More than a third were from CALDor Indigenous backgrounds, the children ranged greatly inage and the families were complex. The consequent overallcomplexity would be a challenge to both researchers andservice providers. It would be useful to know the strategiesboth partners used to manage this complexity/diversity. [...]ALI Lived/living-experience researchers and workers and thosewho contribute to research by sharing their lived/livingexperiences have so much to offer. They should be allowedthe space to facilitate change and seen as an asset. [...]Read fullreflectionshere18

The priorities of people with lived-experience of mental illhealth are frequently “lost in translation” when the rawresearch data is polished for publication. The originalmeaning of a person’s words can shift as they are cleaned,summarised and edited. Nuances are lost, subtle distinctions blurred and theintended message becomes distorted. Policy makers thenfurther interpret and refine the message until an initiativeis created that neither fits the people it was designed fornor satisfies the need that was originally identified.Inviting people to share their lived-experience and thennot using their direct speech not only misinterprets themessage, it further marginalises and disempowers them.SAM, JULIA, ALI, AMIT, ELISE, GREGOR, NARGIS,BRENTON & TRICIA. LIVED-EXPERIENCE MUST TAKECENTRE STAGE IN FUTUREMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCHThe latest Quick Guide from the ALIVE National CentreRead the QuickQuideRead the FullArticle19

The University of Melbourne’s Students@Work InternProgram has been running since 2017 and has beenrecognised in the Australian Association of GraduateEmployers' (AAGE) Top 20 Intern Programs List for both2023 and 2024. The intern program offers students across all modalitiesthe opportunity to gain vital sector experience, skilldevelopment as well as the chance to work alongsidesome of the top minds in Australian research prior tograduation. It is designed to fit around students’ academiccommitments and includes training and skillsdevelopment, networking opportunities and mentoring.This is the first year that the ALIVE National Centre hasparticipated in the Students@work intern program andthey are excited to host two third-year students, for 12months. Oskar Martin and Amali Andrews will gain hands-on experience in research, co-design, research translation,data analysis, first nations health and communityengagement. STUDENTS@WORK PROGRAM AT ALIVE NATIONALBUILDING THE FUTURE OFMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCHSTUDENTS@ WORK20

Amali is a Palawa Trawlwoolwaywoman, living on Wurundjeri Countryin the Kulin Nation. She is a third-yearstudent at The University ofMelbourne, studying a Bachelor ofArts (Extended), with a double majorin Indigenous Studies andCriminology.Throughout her degree, Amali hasdeveloped a strong interest in theintersecting issues faced byIndigenous women and youngpeople, particularly in relation toincarceration and mental health. Herpassion in this space has been furthershaped by her prior experience as aResearch Assistant within theIndigenous Health and Equity Unit(Onemda) at The University ofMelbourne, where she has supportedresearch projects on culturally safeand trauma-informed care.MEET AMALIAmali chose to undertake herinternship with the ALIVE NationalCentre for Mental Health ResearchTranslation to deepen herunderstanding of mental healthresearch, and to contribute toprojects that center Indigenousvoices and lived-experience. In March, she attended the 2025ALIVE annual symposium held inMparntwe (Alice Springs). Theevent provided her with a valuableopportunity to familiarise herselfwith the work of the ALIVE Centre,gain insight into current researchprojects underway and engage innetworking with fellow colleaguesand researchers in the field. Right now, Amali is assisting theresearch team with text extractionfor the Narrative Review andSynthesis of Lived-ExperienceResearch Processes, Practices andPrinciples in Mental Health andSuicide Prevention Literature aswell as conducting servicemapping around the sitesengaged in the Whose Care is LeftBehind project."By utilising the opportunitiesoffered in this internship, Amalihopes to strengthen her skills inethical research practices andbuild meaningful connections inthe mental health and researchsectors.21

Oskar Martin is a proudBundjalung and Kamilaroi man.He is a third-year Bachelor of Artsstudent with a major in historyand minor in indigenous studies.Oskar chose to do his internship atthe ALIVE National Centre togarner new work and lifeexperience assisting in, andlearning about, mental healthresearch. He hopes to learn moreabout the range of researchmethods used in mental healthresearch, while also gaining agreater understanding thechanging nature of the mentalhealth field for Aboriginal people. During his internship with theALIVE National Centre, Oskar willhave the opportunity to workdirectly with Centre Co-Director,Prof Victoria Palmer, Dr WendyHermeston, Dr Matthew Lewis,Phillip Orcher and Dr DanaJazayeri. One of the projects he will beassisting is the newly launched,“Whose Care? Our Care” initiativethat seeks to address thestructural inequalities affectingpriority populations in Australia.Oskar will be assisting this teamwith mapping existing mentalhealth services, organisations,initiatives and policies for Aboriginalpeople across the country. Thisresearch is an important part of theproject because it will documentwhat services and initiatives arecurrently available for Aboriginalpeople and how accessible they arefor mob across differentcommunities. A fun fact about Oskar is that heenjoys boxing in his spare time. MEET OSKARLearn more aboutStudents@Work22

Introducing Michael Elwan.Michael is an award-nominated social worker,lived-experience advocateand the founder of Lived-Experience Solutions (LEXs) -a values-led practice offeringcounselling, coaching, peersupervision andorganisational consultancy.He is also a PhD candidateresearching lived-experienceMichael Elwan and Ailsa Rayner join the ALIVE teamMEET OUR NEW WRITERSWRITERS IN RESIDENCEhealth system. Born and raised in Egypt, Michael became a young carerat age 14 and later experienced the profound grief ofsuicide bereavement following his mother’s death. Aftermigrating to Australia alone, he rebuilt his life from theground up, rising from frontline peer roles to seniormanagement and national leadership in mental healthsystem transformation.leadership in the mental 23

Introducing Ailsa Rayner. Ailsa is apassionate advocate, systemicchange-maker, and lived-experience leader dedicated toreimagining mental healthsystems. Michael brings a powerfulintersectional lens to thisresidency as a CaLD man, suicide-bereaved son, carer, clinician andenterprise founder. His writing willexplore the emotional andstructural layers of care,masculinity, culture and justice.Through this 16-week series, hewill offer a deeply personal yetsystemic journey through whatthe mental health system didn’tsee - and what it could becomewhen built with and for lived-experience.With experience working inregional, rural and remotecommunities across Australia, Ailsabrings a deep understanding ofthe diversity of mental healthneeds and the barriers individualsface when navigating systems.Her work focuses on: Systemic advocacy - collaboratingwith governments, organisationsand communities to challengeharmful practices and championhuman rights in mental healthcare.Lived-experience leadership -Leveraging personal insights to co-design trauma-informed, healing-driven responses that prioritisedignity, self-determination andcommunity connection.Grassroots Reform - Empoweringcommunities to lead mentalhealth solutions that are inclusive,equitable and sustainable.Ailsa is committed to fosteringsystems that honour autonomy,amplify voices and create lastingchange. Her mission is to ensureno one else experiences thechallenges that she has faced andto transform systems intopathways for healing andempowerment.24

The Phase 3 Consensus Statement reflects thecontributions of more than 88 young people, aged 16-25,who have shared their priorities in mental health research. Itshows what they need to improve in existing care, and whatsocial determinants and social issues need to be embeddedin new models of care. The ALIVE National Centre uses the consensus statementsto guide the development of our research goals andtranslational strategies. In this latest edition, we look at whatcan be done to amplify the implementation goals and whatmight be holding them back. We encourage all researchers to use the implementationactions in your research to help meet the priorities of thosemost impacted.ROADMAPALIVE National Centre Action UpdateUPDATE2025 PHASE 3 CONSENSUS STATEMENT: THE MIDDLEHORIZON - IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS FOR PEOPLEAGED 16-25.View the Phase 3Consensus Statement25

Our Co-Design network co-leadshave just released their third QuickGuide This recent Quick Guide offersa more reader-friendly version of ProfMichelle Banfield and her team’spaper on mental health researchpriority setting.Quick Guides are short, digestibleresearch stories that communicatekey information from a publishedacademic journal article topractitioners and communitymembers. In 2024, the network co-leads begandeveloping ‘Quick Guides’ as a way oftranslating complex researchfindings into bite-sized insights usingtheir own lived-experienceperspectives.View all QuickGuidesThe Network Co-Leads met in May todiscuss the future of the network inthe context of the new steams ofwork in the Centre. They also had a“Meet and Greet” on July 3 with theITN network members.rdThe next series of implementationbriefs will be on Models of Care. Thelatest briefs are:Implementing Housing First inAustralia: Implementing Recovery Collegesin Australia: They have also created a moredetailed document about scalability: Read HousingFirst BriefRead RecoveryColleges BriefRead ScalabilityBriefView QuickGuide #3NETWORK 26

UPDATEThe Lived Experience ResearchCollective had a Gathering in Maywhere they brainstormed potentialcapacity building activities for thenetwork. Already planned are:The third instalment of the iLearnVirtual Learning Studio will beabout Tackling Power inNegotiating Co-Research andplanned for 14-16 October 2025.A short course on mental healthimplementation and translationupskilling will be planned for thecoming months.The Co-Leads are working on A Co-Created Lived-Experience ResearchGuide draft that will go live in thenext quarter. The National Strategy for Lived-Experience in Mental HealthResearch is also in progress withplans to be released at the end of2025.This year’s Annual E-NetworkingEvent” was held on 19 March andincluded a Meet and Greet segmentfollowed by a World Café on "DrivingMeaningful Change in MentalHealth Systems". The 2025 funding schemes waslaunched on 1 July with up to fourSeed Funding Awards for EarlyCareer Researcher (ECR), Mid-CareerResearchers (MCR) and Community-based Researchers (up to $20,000per application) available.The Annual Next GenerationResearcher Network Funding Q&Aevent is coming up on 21 August.This time we are navigating throughthe Totality of Partnerships - how tobuild meaningful, lastingrelationships in your researchprojects from design todissemination. Registrations willopen soon so stay tuned!27

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY28The SUNRISE project is led by the McPin Foundation inpartnership with The Institute for Medical Humanities atDurham University and Alison Faulkner, IndependentSurvivor Researcher. This project has been commissionedby Wellcome’s Mental Health programme to explore howresearch into the subjective experience of depression,anxiety and psychosis is conducted, valued and taken up –or not – within mental health research. By identifying theways research exploring subjective experiences isconducted, documented, valued, and used, the study aimsto highlight where integration of this kind of research inmental health has occurred well, and what the challengesto integration might be. You can read more about theproject here. This survey hopes to hear from a wide range of mentalhealth researchers about how they do, or do not engagewith and deliver ‘subjective experience research’ and why,to better help us map the landscape across a diverse rangeof disciplines and methods. We expect it will take 15-20minutes to complete. PLEASE CONSIDER CONTRIBUTING TO THESUNRISE SURVEY UNTIL 27 JULYthComplete thesurvey here

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