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Who is the aves Mental Health?
aves Mental Health exists to empower people with lived experience and develop leadership in mental health as catalysts of change.

aves Mental Health provides a platform for people with lived experience to share journeys, experiences, perspectives, views and opinions, where we collectively can contribute towards influencing policy and practice.
Application Information

Applicant criteria:
  • KEY REQUIREMENT: you must identify as a mental health care user or person with lived experience with a mental health condition or psychosocial disability
"Lived experience” refers to people who have gone through mental health conditions in a deep, sustained, and often painful way - not just the common stresses or challenges that everyone faces at times. It includes those who have used mental health services, as well as those who haven’t been able to access them - whether by choice, due to barriers, or because services simply weren’t available. All of these perspectives are essential.
  • Able to communicate in English.
  • At the beginning of an advocacy journey and wish to further develop in the mental health field.
  • Have a fair knowledge of mental health services at country level.
  • Are passionate and dedicated to the cause of mental health and improving the quality of life of all mental health care users.
  • Are between the ages of 18 and 26.
How to apply:
  • Complete this aves Mental Health application form
  • Upload Curriculum Vitae/ Resume
  • Upload High resolution photo (waist up)

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* 1. Before continuing with the application, please confirm that you are a person with lived experience with a mental health condition.

Please note that we ONLY consider applications from applicants with lived experience with a mental health condition.

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