Mental Health Victoria Associates & Supporters

Mental Health Victoria champions reform across the mental health and wellbeing sector so that everyone can access the care they need.

Mental Health Victoria Associates (organisations) and Supporters (individuals) include specialist mental health and wellbeing service providers, consumer peaks, carer peaks, community health services, hospitals, professional associations, and allied community service and health providers.

As an Associate or Supporter of Mental Health Victoria, you join a community of sector influencers, becoming part of a collective mission to improve the lives of Victorians experiencing mental-ill health.

From advocacy to networking opportunities and practical training to help your organisation succeed, there are numerous benefits to being an Associate or Supporter of Mental Health Victoria.

Mental Health Victoria Associate

At present, any organisation that operates within, or intersects with, the mental health system can become an Associate.

Benefits of becoming an Associate

Coordinated advocacy and the opportunity to contribute to the collective sector voice.
Access to Associate exclusive events.
Participation in Mental Health Victoria networks and policy forums.
25% off all MHV training offerings (and access to free training for community state funded mental health services).
Access to policy expertise and knowledge sharing.
Associate rates for bespoke in-house training delivered in your workplace.
Ability to co-host educational webinars with MHV.
Marketing and communication opportunities in the MHV eNews, distributed to over 4,000 subscribers (subject to MHV discretion).

Associate fee scale

Associateship funding allows MHV to provide a range of benefits, including engagements and events. The MHV team is looking forward to providing further benefits this year, including access to more forums and in-person engagements, as well as free webinars and access to free workforce development training.

Please find below the fees for becoming an Associate, during 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025 financial year based on your mental health budget. If your organisation becomes an Associate after July 1, you will pay a proportional fee.

Mental Health Victoria’s fees operate on a tiered model, implemented under an honesty system, within which we ask each organisation to accurately choose the appropriate tier for them.
This is based on the amount of funding for mental health your organisation allocates per annum. Please advise us of any changes in relation to your mental health budget by contacting mhvic@mhvic.org.au.

Associate fee tiers for the 2024-2025 financial year are as follows*:

Fee Tier	Annual Budget	Fee excl GST	Fee incl GST
Level 1	Up to $100k	$115.00	$126.50
Level 2	$100k to $250k	$385.00	$423.50
Level 3	$250k to $500k	$640.00	$704.00
Level 4	$500k to $1m	$1,275.00	$1,402.50
Level 5	$1m to $5m	$2,550.00	$2,805.00
Level 6	$5m to 10m	$3,820.00	$4,202.00
Level 7	Over 10m	$5,560.00	$6,116.00

* Fees are GST exclusive which will be added at checkout

Mental Health Victoria Supporter

Anyone over the age of 18 with an interest in mental health can become a Supporter.

As a Supporter of Mental Health Victoria, your financial contribution will assist us to champion reform across the mental health and wellbeing sector so that everyone can access the care they need.

Supporter fees are as follows*:

Full - $110.00

Concession - $55.00

* Fees are GST exclusive which will be added at checkout

All supporter subscriptions are based on the financial year and run from month of joining to end of June of that year. If you become an Associate after July 1, you will pay a proportional fee.

Current Associates

MHV Registration

MHV Ltd is registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) as a Public Benevolent Institution (PBI). The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has endorsed MHV as an Income Tax Exempt Charity. As a result, Mental Health Victoria receives income and certain other tax concessions, along with exemptions consistent with its status as a PBI which relate to Goods and Services and Fringe Benefits taxes. MHV is also endorsed by the ATO as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR).

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Mental Health Victoria acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as traditional custodians of the land on which it operates. We pay respect to Elders past and present and value the rich history, unbroken culture and ongoing connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to country.

Mental Health Victoria acknowledges those people touched directly and indirectly by mental health vulnerabilities, trauma, suicide and neurodiversity, and their families, kin, friends and carers. We acknowledge the ongoing contribution of those people in the mental health sector.

Mental Health Victoria values diversity. We advocate for a safe and inclusive society for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity, and uphold these values in all we do.