Following the July 2023 Forum, an Alliance Working Group was established to progress work related to the following two priorities:
- Improving children, young people and families’ experiences of mental health services
- Improving service and system responses for children and young people with mental health concerns and complex, co-occurring concerns
The Working Group includes both community sector and government representatives. The role of the Working Group is to:
- Identify, promote and progress tasks, projects and other initiatives that pertain to the key priorities.
- Act as a conduit to the broader Alliance for initiatives pertaining to the key priorities, including existing projects and reforms.
- Identify opportunities for consultation with the broader Alliance membership, including through but not limited to Alliance forums.
- Make recommendations to the broader Alliance regarding the two key priorities.
Researchers at the ANU were commissioned to conduct three literature reviews, with the second still in progress. The Alliance Working Group is using these reviews to inform their approaches to the Alliance’s two Priorities. The literature reviews are publicly available for services to access.
The first review into best practice and principles for collecting feedback from young people can be viewed here.
This review relates to Priority 1.
The second review into patient-reported experience measures for children and young people can be viewed here.
This review relates to Priority 1.
The third review into young people’s preferences for confidentiality and information sharing can be viewed here.
This review relates to Priority 2.
View the Working Group Operational Statement.
For more information about the Working Group contact projects@youthcoalition.net.
Meeting Minutes (following endorsement from members):
6 November 2023
5 December 2023
13 February 2024
28 March 2024
4 June 2024
23 August 2024
7 November 2024
13 March 2025
18 August 2025 – to be made available after endorsement