Territorians are being asked to help develop the first draft of a lived experience mental health framework, which aims to improve existing mental health services, and provide evidence-based guidance for mental health workers, the Fyles Government has said.

Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Minister Lauren Moss said the lived experience mental health framework developers wanted input about NT mental health services from community members who have lived with mental health issues, assisting to reduce stigma and to support recovery.

She said the framework would also align with the National Agreement on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and the National Mental Health Commission’s recommendations to improve the engagement of people with lived experience in the co-design and review of current mental health and wellbeing services.

“Evidence shows that working in partnership with people with a lived and living experience leads to better health outcomes and improved services,” Ms Moss said.

“Lived experience can play an important role in building recovery-oriented approaches to care through advocacy, providing meaningful, non-clinical support to people with similar lived experience and modelling hope for recovery.”

Carers, service providers, and Territorians with a lived experience of mental ill-health and suicide, are encouraged to submit feedback on the draft NT lived experience mental heath famework website by August 31.