Capacity Building

Health Consumers Alliance SA received a grant through the Mental Health Coalition Australia NGO Capacity Development Project in order to provide training to mental health consumers. Initially focussed on media training, a needs assessment indicated a major step was to equip mental health consumers with the confidence and public speaking skills to tell their story in public and/or express needs and issues experienced as a mental health consumer. HCA worked collaboratively with Liza Carless (Mentor…

Angelina and Penny are reviewing the content of HCA’s recent successful Consumer Advocate Induction Training Day. Once the review has been completed, we will be planning the next training day for early 2012. For further information contact, Angelina Edwards, Senior Project Officer, on 08 8231 4169, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .