I work towards a world where distress is better prevented, understood and responded to.

I do this by providing consultancy services to mental health and legal services, as well as governments, based on 4 core commitments: human rights; governance; co-design and lived experience leadership. I collaborate with others to learn, share resources, and realise large-scale change.

Advocating for improved mental health services since 2015

Based in Victoria, I have been advocating for improved mental health and community services by promoting human rights, co-design and consumer leadership across all aspects of service planning, delivery and evaluation.

Working together with your service, I can provide supervision to individual consumer workers, training to groups and networks, as well as consulting across your service delivery and program of work.

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simon@simonkatterlconsulting.com

Areas of expertise

Consumer Leadership

Honouring the expertise of those with lived experience can greatly enhance service planning, delivery, and evaluation. However, successfully integrating this knowledge into existing or new structures requires careful reflection, specialized expertise, and critical thinking. Let's work together to harness this valuable perspective and improve our services..

Human Rights

All people should enjoy human rights equally, irrespective of background, beliefs or disability. Incorporating this principle into every aspect of your service can be challenging, particularly when addressing potential blind spots. That’s why a combination of human rights expertise, mental health knowledge, and familiarity with community service systems is vital for success.

Co-Design

Using design processes alongside people with lived experience enables you to reframe old questions, challenge assumptions and create new opportunities. It requires an understanding of design principles and the skills to democratise the decision-making processes.

Governance

Current governance, stewardship and regulation of mental health and other systems are not fit-for-purpose. I develop and draw on cutting edge approaches to governance, stewardship and regulation of mental health services to ensure that governments support the best outcomes for their electorates.