CARER VOICES is an interactive, digital storytelling installation that showcases often unheard stories from informal carers supporting older adults living with mental health conditions in home care settings. This digital gallery consists of 11 short videos (<3 min each), which shares carers stories about what it’s really like to support an older adult living with a mental health condition who receives care at home. Stories will feature both challenging and rewarding experiences, and ‘call for action’ messages from carers, embedding an advocacy dimension that promotes a broader cultural shift toward recognising and valuing caregiving. In doing so, CARER VOICES aligns with the conference theme by calling for new ways of seeing, hearing, and supporting those who care.

The project is a partnership between Silverchain, Carers Victoria and Melbourne Ageing Research Collaboration (MARC). Funded through the 2026 MARC Seed Funding Scheme for Early Career Researchers.