Transforming Trauma Victoria’s Post

From the beginning, Transforming Trauma Victoria (TTV) has been built on the belief that responding to trauma takes more than expertise—it takes power-sharing. We gave formed a unique collaboration of partners across community-based service, hospital, Aboriginal, youth, LGBTQIA+, and refugee and asylum seeker services—each contributing to the design and delivery of a truly statewide trauma service. At the centre of this work is the establishment of TTV Executive Committee co-chaired by lived experience and clinical leaders, ensuring decisions are guided by those who know trauma firsthand and those who support them. These decisions flow directly into operations, where TTV is also co-directed by a lived experience and a clinical lead (Charles Chu & Dr Rahul Khanna). We acknowledge the leadership of our current Co-Chair, Nicole Sadler AM CSC, as well as our former Co-Chairs, David Forbes and Claire Conlon, whose contributions have helped shape the direction of TTV. With more than 750 years of combined service history, our consortium isn’t just building a service—we’re reshaping how the system shares power, works together, and creates lasting change. Let’s hear from Leah McKenner, TTV Executive Committee member, as she shares her reflections on the committee.