Healing Chapters Guidelines
Healing Chapters provides safe, facilitated spaces for individuals to share their lived experiences of challenge, change, and recovery. The program is delivered through qualified program facilitators and/or mental health professionals, in partnership with mental health services, community support agencies, peer support organisations, and lived-experience networks.
Purpose of the Program
- Support mental wellbeing and resilience by helping participants make sense of life experiences that have caused distress or disruption.
- Strengthen confidence, self-expression, and personal agency by ensuring participants are heard, validated, and respected.
- Empower participants to positively impact others by sharing stories that offer hope, insight, and reassurance that recovery and growth are possible.
- Reduce social isolation and provide connection through peer support and shared experiences.
Guidelines for Participation
- Participation is voluntary. Consider discussing your story with family, friends, or a support person before submitting.
- Chapter 29 does not provide financial compensation or other benefits for sharing your story.
- Contributions that put anyone at risk, incite violence, or promote hate or discrimination will not be published.
- Confidentiality and consent are respected; contributions are shared only with participant permission.
- Support is available for participants who may experience distress when reflecting on or sharing experiences.
- By participating, you contribute to a safe, supportive environment where participants gain insight, connection, and emotional healing.
Consent and Privacy
- Contributions are published under pseudonyms, and names of other people are changed unless otherwise agreed.
- Personal data collected is confidential and will not be shared with third parties.
- Participants may review, request edits, or withdraw consent at any time, and contributions will be removed from future communications.
- If submitting photos, consent from others appearing may be required.
- By participating, you contribute to a safe, supportive community where voices are heard, connections are strengthened, and hope and resilience are fostered.
If you have any questions relating to our guidelines, your privacy and consent, please contact us at connect@chapter29.com.au