About this Event
Join us for the One Door Mental Health Symposium 2026:
For over 20 years, the One Door Mental Health Symposium has brought together leading advocates, researchers and practitioners to share research and workshop insights that drive meaningful change in the mental health sector.
With the theme of Shaping Community Together: Lived Experience and Innovation in Mental Health, this year's in-person thought leadership event represents One Door Mental Health's and Mind Australia's shared commitment to positively contribute to sector reform in New South Wales.
Please join One Door Mental Health and Mind Australia for this one day, in-person event on Wednesday 20 May 2026 to be part of the discussion.
More speakers to be added soon!
Agenda
🕑: 09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
Acknowledgement of Country
🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Welcome and Acknowledgement of Lived Experience
Info: Gill Callister (CEO Mind Australia) and Denise Cumming (Executive Director, Operations - NSW, QLD, WA)
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Opening Address: Minister Rose Jackson MLC, NSW Minister for Mental Health
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Keynote Address: Giancarlo de Vera, Chief Executive Officer of BEING
Host: Giancarlo de Vera, Chief Executive Officer of BEING
🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Panel discussion: Establishing a unique lived experience-led model
Host: Katie Larsen, Executive Director, Lived Experience, Mind
Info: Learn how Mind is establishing a unique residential service that will truly centre lived experience values, principles and practices. The service is designed - and will be run by - a highly experienced and skilled peer workforce.
Mind’s Executive Director of Lived Experience, Katie Larsen, will explain how the free short-term service is truly groundbreaking for the sector.
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Community managed responses to subacute care
Info: Following a presentation on the research which identifies the effectiveness and strengths of recovery-based models of Step Up/Step Down services, we will dive into an interactive discussion to consider the models that already exist both in NSW and in other states and what enhancements could be made.
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM
Panel: Safe and secure housing: a fundamental human right
Info: Access to housing is the foundation for mental health, yet there is a need for more long- term housing for people experiencing mental health challenges and housing insecurity.
A panel will discuss and hear from the audience on what is needed to support more housing models in New South Wales.
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM
Looking towards the 2027 NSW election
Info: As we plan for the next NSW election in March 2027, you will help shape the advocacy asks that we will take to politicians across the state.
Drawing on the themes and sessions of the day, this will be an interactive session focused on community input and and collaboration.
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
2026 One Door Mental Health Symposium Q&A and Wrap up
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Mercure Hotel, 818 - 820 George Street, Sydney, Australia
AUD 0.00 to AUD 90.00
