Come along to a free webinar designed to help veterans, families of veterans, and carers feel more confident making informed choices about mental-health treatment.
‘Care with confidence: Making evidence-informed treatment choices’ will provide practical information to help you:
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Know what to ask about treatment options, benefits, risks and evidence.
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Know what to look for in treatment information, particularly for emerging or new treatments.
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Know how to weigh up options by considering evidence, uncertainty, what matters to you and individual circumstances.
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Know how to have a say during treatment decisions.
The webinar is part of a Veteran and Family – Learning and Innovation Network of Knowledge
(VF-LINK) Research Learning Community series and will be delivered in partnership with the Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health.
VF-LINK is DVA’s research and evaluation model. It aims to improve the health and wellbeing of veterans and the families of veterans through increasing the production, use, and sharing of research and evaluation evidence.
Webinar details
Date: Thursday 29 October 2026
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm (AEDT)
Format: Online (Microsoft Teams webinar)
Cost: Free
Registration
To attend the webinar, please register here.
Registered participants will receive joining details before the event. An edited recording and supporting materials will also be made available after the webinar.
If you would like to stay up to date with VF-LINK Consortium activities and events, you can sign up to the mailing list here.
Presenters
The webinar will be hosted by Ms. Tilly Crozier, Clinical Psychologist from Phoenix Australia, and will feature contributions from:
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A veteran with lived and living experience of mental health treatment.
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Associate Professor Martine Cosgrove, Psychologist, The Bouverie Centre VF-LINK Consortium Academic Partner.
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Dr Andrew Khoo, Consultant Psychiatrist, VF-LINK Consortium Subject Matter Expert.
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Dr Anna Colwell, GP, Deputy Chief Health Officer, DVA.
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Professor Andrea Phelps, Clinical Psychologist, Phoenix Australia, VF-LINK Executive Lead.
Presentations will be followed by a moderated panel discussion and audience Q&A, where attendees can submit written questions.
For more information on DVA research and evaluation activities visit Research and evaluation or DVA research and privacy. You can also email research@dva.gov.au.