Membership is the heart of Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria.
Our Members provide a strong base of people
who want to add their voice to make a positive difference in the lives of people affected by mental illness.
Membership is open to anybody with an interest in improving the wellbeing of people with a mental illness
and their families and friends. We welcome your application to become a member today!
If you'd prefer to become a member via mail, click here to download and print a membership form.
If you are an existing member and want to renew your membership online, click here.
Or to renew an existing membership via post, click here to download a renewal form.
Why should you become a member?
1 Your voice will create change
As a Member you will join a membership based not-for-profit organisation that is passionate
about creating positive change for people with a mental illness, their family and friends.
As a member your
voice joins thousands of others and allows us unique access to state and federal politicians, the media and
mental health service decision makers.
As a Member, you can:
- Join our new local Community Development forums, which raise awareness of issues facing people with a
mental illness and their families. Help advocate for improved mental health services in your local area.
- Participate in our advocacy and media campaigns
- Use your voting rights to inform the future direction of the Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria.
2 You will be kept informed
Your membership entitles you to receive information on issues related to mental illness and you will
be kept up-to-date about advocacy initiatives we undertake. These include our advocacy
campaigns, which seek a better deal for people with a mental illness, their family and friends.
As a Member, you will be entitled to:
- receive our comprehensive Membership Welcome Pack, our quarterly publication for Members,
MI Voice and our Annual Report.
- Access the ‘Members Only’ section of our website www.mifellowship.org and our
extensive range of MI Fellowship Fact Sheets.
- Receive discounts on educational and support materials and gain free entry to other Mental
Illness Fellowship activities and events, such as the Bruce Woodcock Memorial Lecture.
- Members are invited to quarterly membership forums featuring expert speakers on issue that are shaping the mental health sector and impacting on people with a mental illness.
The next Membership Forum
Ready for Work? Where do I start?
Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria receives many calls from family members and people with a mental illness asking for help and advice about finding and keeping a job. The most frequently asked question is, “Where do I start?”
This Forum will talk about the types of support available, what to expect from your service provider, and what kind of jobs are currently out there for people with a mental illness.
Gafa Tuiloma (Manager, MI Recruitment Services) together with his team will be talking to members about these issues, together with a speaker from Centrelink (Darebin office), who will be presenting on the impact of work on the Disability Support Pension, and explain the Newstart Allowance system.
Date: Tuesday 27th July 2010
Place: Training Room
Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria
276 Heidelberg Rd
Fairfield
Melways Reference: Map 30 H12
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
RSVP: Thursday 22nd July 2010
by ringing Priyanka Gupta on 8486 4200
3 You will access practical support
Including:
- Access to the MI Resource Centre in Melbourne. This includes fact sheets on a selection of books and audio-visual material that specialises in mental illness.
- Links to the Mental Illness Fellowship’s services for people with a mental illness,
their families and friends.
To join telephone our Membership Co-ordinator on 03 8486 4200 or
e-mail membership@mifellowship.org
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