The Learning Collaborative (TLC) participants progressing strongly in 2026 program

The 2026 cohort of participants in The Learning Collaborative (TLC) are now several months into the program and have been making great strides.

The current TLC cohort includes: 

• Cohealth 

• Grampians Health 

• Neami National 

• Orygen 

• Bayside Health Peninsula 

• The Royal Children’s Hospital 

• Turning Point 

• Uniting 

• Windana 

• The Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing and the Department of Health 

This program is providing a unique opportunity to learn with Yale University Lived and Living Experience leaders alongside state, national and international technical experts including from SHARC, who are the lead agency for this program.  Participants have engaged in workshops, mentoring, co-learning and reflective practice with a focus on how to integrate lived and living experience practice. They have brought a wealth of insights and perspectives that are providing opportunities for learning across the Victorian mental health and alcohol and other drug service sectors.

As TLC continues, participants will further develop their knowledge and skills, with the shared goal of strengthening knowledge and understanding of lived and living experience across Victoria. We look forward to following their progress and celebrating their achievements throughout the remainder of the year. 

TLC is part of the Lived and Living Experience at Heart (LLEAH) program, an organisational support program for Victoria’s mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) sectors. For those interested in finding out more about TLC and about enquiring on joining future cohorts, head to our LLEAH page.