Members Bill of Rights and Responsibility
Our Expectations:
To take ownership of and responsibility for our environment – that the Sound Times Community may foster such elements as:
- Friendship and compassion
- Understanding and sensitivity
- Encouragement
- Respect and dignity
- Equality
- Honesty
To take ownership of and responsibility for ourselves – that Sound Times may be free of:
- Violence
- Threats
- Discrimination*
- Harassment *
- Substance abuse or intoxication
- Abusive and/or aggressive behaviour
To help invest in the care and maintenance of Sound Times:
- To clean up after ourselves
- To respect and share our communal property
- To expect fair resolutions to conflict – including:
- Self mediation – resolving problems among yourselves
- Staff support
- Members meetings for large issues
- Appropriate consequences
- Availability of appeals*
* Policies available on request
Sound Times is staffed and run by consumer/survivors with lived experience of mental health issues.