Vision Statement
On Friday 13 December, Mental Health Australia launched its Vision Statement: A mentally healthy Australia, which is our action plan to create a mentally healthy Australia.
The Vision Statement looks to 2025 and beyond and sets a course for improving Australia’s mental health.
Mental Health Australia stands ready to work with the next Australian Government to reform our mental health system. We need to tackle underlying drivers of mental ill-health and improve access to effective support. This Vision Statement is a plan of action to achieve this vision and together create a mentally healthy Australia.
The Vision Statement is launched alongside new polling conducted by Redbridge Group which shows that 81% of Australian voters are concerned about mental health and 75% believe government needs to do more to address this issue, as Australia’s mental health worsens.
Commissioned by Mental Health Australia this data shows mental health is a major priority for Australian voters ahead of the next federal election, regardless of their political preference.
Nearly two thirds (63%) of voters say they are more likely to back parties committed to increasing mental health funding to improve access to services, with more than half (57%) saying cost of living increases have negatively affected their mental health in the last 12 months.
