Mental Health Professionals Network

Name

Mental Health Professionals Network

Legal name

Mental Health Professionals' Network Ltd

Website

https://mhpn.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Professional Development

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Mental Health Parity (MHPAEA) Compliance & Reporting (HLAEAHAG)

Keywords

• Mental health professional development
• Interdisciplinary mental health networks
• CPD-claimable webinars
• Collaborative care training
• Clinical podcasts healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Professional Development Services: MHPN provides professional development programs to the mental health workforce that support multidisciplinary practice and collaborative care. The organization appears to operate as a non-profit entity (ABN 67 131 543 229) facilitating interdisciplinary networks and professional development for mental health practitioners across Australia.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MHPN is a national interdisciplinary professional community platform for mental health practitioners in Australia. It connects 65,000+ professionals across 30+ disciplines via 375+ local, state and national networks and delivers CPD-claimable professional development through interactive webinars, podcasts ("Mental Health in Practice") and curated topical compilations supporting multidisciplinary practice and collaborative care.

Product overview

MHPN is a network-based professional development platform for mental health practitioners in Australia. The core offering is the National Networks Program (established 2008) which supports over 375 local, state, and national interdisciplinary networks. This is complemented by interactive Webinars featuring case-based discussions led by experts, and the Podcasts series (Mental Health in Practice) covering clinical topics. MHPN also offers curated Compilations that bundle relevant webinars, podcasts, and networks on specific topics. Supporting resources include the Coordinator Hub for network management, a Guest Speaker Register, a Member Portal with CPD tracking, and a Newsletter. Content resources include Reports and Journal Articles. The platform serves 65,000+ mental health professionals across 30+ disciplines and is claimable for self-reporting CPD.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• National Networks Program MHPN's flagship program connecting mental health professionals across Australia through over 375 local, state, and national interdisciplinary networks, facilitating multidisciplinary collaboration and collaborative care since 2008. It targets mental health practitioners across 30+ disciplines and includes a Coordinator Hub and Guest Speaker Register to support network operation.
• Webinars Interactive webinars featuring case-based discussions and Q&A sessions led by top experts, modeling multidisciplinary practice and collaborative care. Webinars are claimable for self-reporting CPD. They serve mental health practitioners seeking structured, expert-led professional development across clinical and systems topics.
• Mental Health in Practice (Podcast) A podcast series for health professionals working across the mental health system, featuring conversations grounded in real-world experience from clinical practice, research, and sector expertise. Distributed via Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube; episodes explore topics such as trauma, grief, eating disorders, PTSD and interdisciplinary practice.
• Compilations Curated collections of webinars, podcasts, and networks on selected clinical topics such as Perinatal Mental Health, PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder, Eating Disorders, and Suicide and Risk Management. Designed to allow practitioners to extend knowledge on a specific topic by bundling relevant MHPN content into a single curated collection.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 375 networks supported across Australia since 2008
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Reconciliation AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2024MHPN developed and implemented a Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) with support from Reconciliation Australia. The RAP Working Group reflected on MHPN's work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and identified steps towards reconciliation, including better understanding cultures, traditions and needs.
• headspace NationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMHPN collaborates with headspace National on professional development content, including the webinar 'Seeing the Whole Young Person: Introducing the headspace Good Care Framework.' This partnership supports multidisciplinary collaboration for youth mental health, leveraging headspace's Good Care Framework to explore person-centred, family-inclusive and identity-affirming care practices.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Broad incumbents

• headspace National: Australia's national youth mental health foundation, an existing MHPN partner. Overlaps with MHPN on youth mental health workforce education (e.g. the Good Care Framework webinar) but operates a much broader service mandate.
• SANE Australia: Australian mental health charity working across stigma reduction, information, and professional resources. Shares MHPN's educational and awareness-building role within the Australian mental health sector.
• Beyond Blue: Major Australian mental health organisation providing information, support and professional resources. Comparable as an Australian mental health ecosystem player, though with broader consumer-facing scope rather than interdisciplinary CPD.

Regional players

• Butterfly Foundation: Australian national organisation for eating disorders and body image, providing education, training and resources to clinicians — overlapping with one of MHPN's specific topic compilations and serving a similar professional education niche.
• ReachOut Australia: Australia's leading online mental health service for young people, also producing professional resources for educators and clinicians. Comparable as a digital-first Australian mental health platform with practitioner engagement elements.

Direct peers

• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP): Specialist medical college for psychiatrists in Australia and New Zealand, responsible for CPD, training and member services — a direct comparator in mental health professional development.
• Australian Psychological Society (APS): Peak professional body for psychologists in Australia, providing CPD programs, member resources, and networking — directly comparable to MHPN's professional membership and CPD focus, though discipline-specific.
• Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN): Peak professional body for mental health nurses in Australia, delivering CPD, conferences and member networks; highly comparable to MHPN as a discipline-specific mental health community.
• Mental Health First Aid Australia: Australian not-for-profit that delivers accredited mental health training and education courses to workplaces and communities, operating a similar CPD-style education mission to MHPN across the Australian mental health workforce.

Emerging players

• Black Dog Institute: Australian medical research institute translating mental health research into clinical education and digital tools for clinicians. Comparable on the professional education and clinical training dimension MHPN serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCYkyrIJtgpYeAvBaIGMNZ8g
• Facebookfacebook.com/mhpnonline
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mental-health-professionals-network
• Instagraminstagram.com/mhpn_online
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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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