Barrier Breakers Inc

situated in the latrobe valley in the heart of gippsland, barrier breakers inc is a mental health advocacy organisation committed to providing both systemic and individual advocacy services to improve the quality of life of people who experience mental illness in the region. established in 2006, the association’s membership is gippsland-wide and consists of parents/carers with family members suffering a mental illness, patients/consumers, medical practitioners and other concerned citizens. the association is an incorporated entity and is a tax exempt charity. it is administered by a nine member board of directors, which includes health administrators and mental health professionals, gps, carers and business professionals. there is no other similar organisation in the gippsland region.