Blue Voices
Blue Voices members take part in a range of activities to help shape the safety and effectiveness of our mental health services, policies and programs.
Together, our combined efforts will help improve the mental health of everyone living in Australia. Making it easier for people to feel better earlier, get well and stay well - now, and into the future.
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Who are Blue Voices?
Blue Voices is a diverse community of 6,000 people passionate about mental health and wellbeing - a collective that continues to grow every day!
Members have been or are currently affected by a mental health condition. This could be through their own personal experience, by supporting someone else, or through losing someone to suicide.
For close to 2 decades, they have shared their unique lived/living experiences so that our products, services and policies are designed with the needs of the community in mind.
- Blue Voices member
Who can join Blue Voices?
- Lives in Australia
Is 16 years and older
- Is currently, or has been affected by a mental health condition; either through their own personal experience by supporting someone else, or through losing someone to suicide.
- Wants to contribute to the design and improvement of mental health programs, services, policies and programs.
- Sharing thoughts and experiences through surveys or short “pulse checks”
- Participating in committees or advisory groups
- Providing feedback about existing products, policies, programs or services
- Participating in focus groups, workshops or research interviews
- Helping to test a new product such as an app or webpage.
Sharing your mental health experiences can inspire and drive positive change, but we recognise that it can also be a difficult topic to talk about. To prepare you for your first Blue Voices activity, we encourage you to check out these tips on sharing your lived experience safely.
- You’ll receive an email welcoming you to the Blue Voices community! We’ll then send you emails with opportunities to take part in Blue Voices activities.
- Express your interest in activities that match your availability, experience, background and interests. Some activities such as surveys can be completed straight away, others you will need to apply for.
- Choose when you take part in activities! The Blue Voices program is flexible and there’s never any pressure to get involved.
- Your safety is important to us, and we’re committed to creating a healthy and safe environment for our Blue Voices members. Our volunteer information and policies are available on our website. Learn how your data and personal information will be stored securely in Beyond Blue’s Privacy Policy.
