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Feedback on BEING's Theory of Change

PRIVACY STATEMENT The information you provide in this survey helps us understand the diversity of people who engage with BEING and improve how we support and include people with lived experience. Your responses are confidential and will only be reported in de‑identified, aggregated form.
BEING – Mental Health Consumers is the peak body in NSW representing the voice of all mental health consumers in the state. We are recognised by the Government and the mental health sector to be the voice of all mental health consumers, and we advocate for systemic change.

We believe that people with lived experience should have a real say in mental health decisions, and should be supported to lead their own care and participate fully in their communities and workplaces.

Over the past year, BEING has been doing some work to be clearer about:
- What our role is
- What change we are trying to bring about
- What we can realistically achieve
- How we know whether we are making a difference.

Before we finish this work, we want to check whether this matches what you think, feel and expect from BEING.

The Ask: Complete this survey
This short survey asks you to reflect on:
- Whether BEING’s role feels right to you
- What changes matter most to you
- Whether our focus seems realistic and in the right areas.

The survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
Part 1: About You
1.Do you have lived or living experience of mental health challenges?(Required.)
2.What is your age?(Required.)
3.How would you describe your gender identity(Required.)
4.Do you identify with, or have you experienced, any of the following? Tick that all apply.(Required.)
5.Do you live in:(Required.)
6.What is your postcode:(Required.)
Part 2: How you see BEING
7.Based on what you know or have experienced, how well do these statements describe BEING? (1 star = not at all, 5 stars = very well)(Required.)
1 star (not at all)
2 stars
3 stars
4 stars
5 stars (very well)
BEING supports people with lived experience to become leaders and advocates
BEING stands up for human rights and dignity
BEING represents the voices of people with lived experience of mental health challenges
BEING works with people with lived experience, not just on their behalf
BEING challenges stigma, discrimination and harmful practices
BEING speaks up for mental health consumers when decisions are being made
8.Is there anything here that doesn’t feel right, realistic or accurate about BEING’s role?
Part 3: What type of change matters?
9.Here are some changes BEING believes it can help bring about over time.
For each one, how much do you think BEING can make a positive difference? (Scale: 1 = Not at all, 5 = Extremely)(Required.)
1 star (Not at all)
2 stars
3 stars
4 stars
5 stars (Extremely)
Mental health systems are less harmful and more respectful
People feel more confident to speak up for themselves and others
People with lived experience are recognised as leaders
Decisions that affect people’s lives include lived experience voices from the start
People with lived experience feel more connected to others
People with lived experience are heard more often in public conversations about mental health
Peer-led and lived-experience-led support is more common and better supported
10.Thinking again of the types of change in the previous question, please indicate which of them matter most to you. (Maximum of 3.)(Required.)
11.Are there other changes that matter to you that we haven’t included here?
Part 4: What real impact looks like
12.At the end of the day, BEING wants to make a real difference. What do you most want BEING to help achieve? (Select up to two)(Required.)
13.In your own words, how do you know when BEING is doing a good job? (For example: what would you see happen?)
Part 5: Further engagement
14.If you are a mental health consumer, would you like to join BEING as a member to stay updated? (It’s free.)(Required.)
15.If Yes, please provide us with your best email so we can send you more information.
16.Occasionally, we use anonymised quotes from surveys to illustrate key points in our advocacy and reporting (this means quotes are used without identifying you).

Do you consent to BEING used anonymised quotes from your written responses?(Required.)