Resilience in Reach - Peer-led Workshops for Parents/Carers of Young People with Complex Mental Health
Tracks
Ballroom 2 - In-Person Only
| Tuesday, June 23, 2026 |
| 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM |
Overview
Karen McCann & Craig Stanley-Jones, Raising Minds
Details
Key learnings for delegates
1. Through utilising key partnerships, people have the power to use their voices and work together to enable improvements for mental health systems and services;
2. The impact of a 100% peer-led and lived experience perspectives across a co-design process in project development;
3. Learn what parents/carers want to know about how they can better support their child/young person with complex mental health conditions, including the areas of:
• service access,
• self-care,
• advocacy,
• effective communication strategies within clinical and educational settings and with your child/young person
• responding to their child’s/young person’s distress.
Presenter
Ms Karen McCann
Team Leader - Peer Facilitator Team
Raising Minds
Resilience in Reach - Peer-led Workshops for Parents/Carers of Young People with Complex Mental Health
Biography
Bio not provided
Mr Craig Stanley-Jones
CEO
Raising Minds Ltd
Resilience in Reach - Peer-led Workshops for Parents/Carers of Young People with Complex Mental Health
Biography
For over 20 years, Craig has worked in government and community roles within the mental health sector, including roles within public and private clinical settings. Led and assisted in the development and implementation of community-managed mental health programs across Queensland including projects focusing on consumer participation, system reform and community sector leadership.
Since 2010, Craig has worked in senior management and executive roles, within the community managed mental health NGO sector. Craig’s lived experience together with his professional background led him to join with a group of passionate families and carers to establish and co-found Raising Minds Ltd.
