QAMH Online Members Forum: Legal Issues for Queenslanders with Mental Illness

Members Only

People living with mental illness often face complex legal challenges that intersect with housing, income support, decision-making rights, and treatment under mental health laws. In this forum, experts from Queensland’s community legal centres will explore the key legal issues affecting people with mental health conditions – and how community workers can help connect them to the right supports.

The session will cover:

• Legal needs and lived experience: What the evidence tells us about the legal problems faced by people with mental health concerns, and how community legal centres are responding
• Mental health law: Understanding the Mental Health Act 2016 (Qld) and the rights of individuals receiving involuntary treatment
• Guardianship and administration: Legal pathways for supporting people with impaired decision-making capacity
• Tenancy and housing: Legal rights of renters with mental health conditions, and tips for early intervention
• Centrelink and social security: Common problems accessing income support and how to advocate for consumers and carers
• How to refer: When and how to connect with community legal services across Queensland

Join us for this practical, engaging session, designed to strengthen the legal capability of the mental health workforce and improve access to justice for consumers and carers.

We look forward to having you attend the event!

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We look forward to our member’s continued involvement and engagement in our member’s forums.

QAMH represents over 100 Members in the Queensland Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Sector, and people with experiences of psychosocial disability.

Through QAMH, Members have the access to resources that strengthen their organisations, a platform to connect with colleagues, and create a solid evidence base for community mental health interventions.

Our Member’s support has enabled QAMH to deliver some positive outcomes for the mental health sector in terms of advocacy, influence, representation and sector development.

Membership with QAMH includes a range of benefits as part of our commitment:

• Representation and advocacy
• Opportunity to influence Queensland’s community mental health landscape
• Strategic support
• Delivery of latest and most relevant information
• Training, forums, and development opportunities
• Invitations to member-only events.

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QAMH Members receive communications with links and registration details. If interested in participating in QAMH forums, events and activities please speak to your QAMH Member representative.  For general Member enquiries email: members@qamh.org.au

If you are interested in discussing membership, please contact QAMH, via email: admin@qamh.org.au.
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