Rainbow Lighthouse Mental Health Learning

Our program provides a suite of capability supports for mental health professionals and services, helping them provide safer, affirmative mental health care for LGBTIQA+ people and their families/support people. Offerings include:

• LGBTIQA+ Inclusion in Mental Health ECHO community of practice: Free interactive lunchtime learning to increase your knowledge, skills, networks and resources.

• Work with Pride in Mental Health: Interactive online workshop on foundation interpersonal skills and knowledge for providing safer, affirmative care.

• How2 for Mental Health: A sector-specific version of RHA's core whole-organisation inclusion program, tailored for mental health services through partnership with practitioners, leadership and people with lived and living experience expertise.

How2 for Mental Health program is a tailored version of RHA's core whole-organisation inclusion program. The program integrates the expertise of mental health practitioners, leaders and advocates with lived experience, peer-reviewed research and decades of RHA inclusion experience.

• Gain knowledge, skills & tools to develop an LGBTIQA+ strategy.
• Many agencies go on to achieve Rainbow Tick accreditation. 
• Two to six staff complete 21 hours over 6 to 10 weeks
• Enrolment now open for fully subsidised places in our March and April programs.

TO FIND OUT MORE
Visit our training programs page to find out more about the How2 for Mental Health Program.
Express interest here and we will contact you about eligibility.

Join us! Build your knowledge and networks in LGBTIQA+ mental health with our free lunchtime learning sessions, 1 to 2pm every second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 12 February 2025.

ECHO sessions are a great way to build your networks and LGBTIQA+ mental health knowledge, and hear from great speakers on introductory and specialist topics.

ECHO is a renowned international professional learning model with a strong evidence base in improving confidence and skills in complex and specialist care.
Sessions combine: 

• TED-talk style presentations on hot and emerging topics.
• Guided case-based discussion: a learning safe space to unpack complex issues with your peers and our expert panelists
• Building networks and resources to support your practice.

TO FIND OUT MORE
Sign up to our sector mailing list for updates when our ECHO Community of Practice goes live, and to hear about upcoming speakers and topics.

A partnership with the Centre for Mental Health Learning and Project ECHO.