"This is the first time I’ve felt like a human in weeks. I can’t wait to have a shower tonight with these beautiful products, I can’t tell you how good it is going to feel to be able to scrub the hospital off me. I’ve felt like I haven’t had a proper shower in weeks. Just the fact of being able to look forward to a shower now – I can’t tell you how significant that feels. This hasn’t ‘fixed’ everything, but it has certainly made a crack. I can’t tell you how grateful I am."

"Totally respectful of all perspectives. I felt all people and voices were safe and welcome in this space. You cannot get more authentic. Amazing and inspiring. So refreshing to hear from young people"

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"Your sessions provided our clinicians with a thoughtful and professionally facilitated space to explore lived experience expertise, dignity of risk, autonomy, and collaborative care within the realities of a regional health system. Feedback from staff indicates the workshops were engaging, insightful, and valuable in prompting reflective practice and renewed focus on the dignity and agency of the people we serve. The provision of 150 care packages to the Adult Psychiatric Unit and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service has also had immediate and meaningful impact. Feedback from consumers demonstrates the depth of appreciation and the significance of this practical expression of compassion. "

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