Selected staff at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will participate in a mental health education program in Bathurst on Wednesday 29 April that's designed to build awareness of the challenges faced by people who hear distressing voices. CSU's School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health is hosting the 'Hearing Voices That Are Distressing' simulation program to train some staff to deliver the program within mental health subjects in the paramedic and nursing courses. Lecturer in mental health, Ms Denise McGarry, said, "The School aims to take a lead in training staff and providing this important mental health education across the University and in the local community. We have engaged international expert Mr Arana Pearson from the Hearing Voices Network to train relevant staff to deliver the 'Hearing Voices That Are Distressing' simulation program at the University. This program was developed from the work of Patricia Deegan, an adjunct professor at Boston University, who has been a major influence in the mental health recovery movement," she said. Staff from different Schools and disciplines have also been invited to experience the simulation, but not to receive the training, so they can familiarise themselves with the potential application within their own courses; for example, in policing, justice studies, psychology, teacher education, and other allied health disciplines."