Media release

15 June 2023

Mental Illness Fellowship Australia proudly hosts Parliamentary Friends of Mental Health Lunch at Australian Parliament House to highlight the importance of psychosocial supports.

Members of the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia (MIFA) network, federal politicians, people with lived experience, MIFA’s sector partners and sponsors gathered today at Australian Parliament House over lunch to hear from guest speakers about the power of psychosocial supports in mental health recovery. More than 20 Members of Parliament, Senators and their advisors attended this awareness raising event to hear directly from speakers with lived experience of mental health challenges and from academics about the latest research on how psychosocial supports are improving people’s lives for good.