The Collective

Who we are

The Collective is a partnership of Lived and Living Experience (LLE) agencies: 

  • Harm Reduction Victoria 
  • VMIAC (Victorian peak body for consumers of mental health services)
  • Tandem (Victorian peak body for family, carers and supporters in mental health) 
  • CLEW (Carer Lived Experience Workforce) 
  • SHARC – Self Help Addiction Resource Centre (the lead agency)

Our Purpose

Our team is led by people with Lived and Living Experience. We use our Lived Expertise to build understanding, connection, and strength across the lived and living experience workforces to drive meaningful change. 

Together, we support the Lived and Living Experience Workforces (LLEW) through discipline-specific: 

  • Training and education 
  • Workforce development opportunities (Communities of Practice) 
  • Access to supervision  
  • LLEW University Scholarship Program 
  • CLEW Membership 
  • Events and Forums 

Upcoming Trainings

Understanding, Valuing, and Supporting Lived and Living Experience Workforces. 

This training is for non-LLEWs who want to better understand and work with their LLEW colleagues in a mental health clinical setting.

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Important update: Centre Mental Health Learning (CMHL) website closure

The CMHL website was closed on 31 December 2025. While a new website is being established, please contact The Collective team for information or other supports. For inquiries regarding:

Contact us

To find out more about our Access to Supervision Program, contact: asp@sharc.org.au

To find out more about the LLEW University Scholarship Program click here

To find out more about CLEW Membership, contact: clew@sharc.org.au  

For general enquiries, please contact: collective@sharc.org.au