The AEPCC one-day forum will shape the future of early psychosis research, ensuring it is more inclusive, comprehensive and effective. This will be an opportunity to share stories, learn from others, and help transform lives through better understanding and treatment of psychosis.
Guest speaker: Dr Nev Jones, University of Pittsburgh’s Lived Experience Research Academy (LERA). Learn more about Nev through reading about her journey to achieving tenure in PublicSource.
Date: Thursday, 21 November 2024
Time: 9am – 5pm
Venue: Melbourne CBD (In person only)
The forum will bring together the early psychosis lived experience community to:
- Build their capacity to influence research and the development of new treatments.
- Inspire them to participate in the early psychosis sector in multiple ways.
- Collaborate with clinicians and researchers to help design better research and, ultimately, better outcomes for people with psychosis.
About our guest speaker
Nev Jones is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and affiliate faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. As a researcher with lived experience of schizophrenia, she has made the involvement and leadership of students, trainees and collaborators with lived experience a cornerstone of her work. Nev has co-founded and co-led multiple national and international involvement initiatives, including the Lived Experience Research Network and Transform Mental Health Research: Advancing User/Survivor Involvement and Leadership. In 2023, she piloted the Lived Experience Research Academy (LERA)to support students who have faced substantial barriers to advancement in higher education and is now adapting LERA for youth/young adults who have experienced early psychosis services. Nev is also a Principal Investigator of multiple major federally funded research grants, including projects focused on assisted outpatient treatment/compulsory treatment orders, career pathways in early psychosis, and the integration of ethical AI in peer-run settings.
Who is the forum for?
This event is open to:
- People at risk of experiencing psychosis or who have experienced psychosis (lived experience)
- People who have cared for / supported someone through psychosis (lived experience)
- Researchers and clinicians working in the early psychosis sector
Cost:
- Clinicians and researchers: $30
- Lived experience: Free
AEPCC is pleased to offer bursaries for this event. A bursary is a grant provided to help cover expenses for attendees. It is intended to cover travel and accommodation expenses for people who do not live in Melbourne. For instance, a bursary may cover one night’s accommodation and an economy return airfare to and from Melbourne or regional travel within Victoria. Please note that there are a limited number of bursaries available. You can apply for a bursary when you apply to attend the forum (see link below).
Questions?
- We are taking applications rather than registrations because we want to ensure a mix of people attend the Forum, with representation from the lived experience community and the research and clinical sectors. Applications for the event close on 20 September 2024.
- Numbers are limited, so we encourage you to submit your interest early.
- Email [email protected] if you have any questions or need assistance completing the form.
About the Artwork
The 2024 AEPCC Forum artwork was created by Kelsey Macdonald, a visual artist who works primarily with painting and textiles. He is also an activist in climate, mental health, LGBTQIA+ issues, and young people’s perspectives and impact in these. He lives in Dja Dja Wurrung Country.
“When I’m trying to describe something immaterial in my art I often go back to the natural forms of landscapes, light, and pattern to describe it. Psychosis can be its own landscape, a kind of cerebral extension of the world that people can have a hard time navigating. It’s also hard to follow some through that landscape but with the right kind of map, one that we make together, it won’t be so confusing.”
