Investing to Save - KPMG and Mental Health Australia report - May 2018

At Mental Health Australia our vision is for mentally healthy people, and mentally healthy communities. Investing to Save presents a major contribution towards that vision. It shows how we can, with the right targeted investments, improve the mental health of our community, and in turn the mental wealth of the nation.

There have been many reviews, inquires and other various investigations into Australia’s mental health system. But this is a report unlike any other.

Investing to Save: The economic benefits for Australia of investment in mental health reform, tackles a set of complex issues from a new perspective, and a new pragmatic approach to the scale of the task of reforming our mental health system.

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Supported Decision Making - video
Video
6 June 2016
In 2015, Mental Health Australia funded the ACT Disability, Aged and Carer Advocacy Service ( ADACAS ) to develop a discussion paper on supported decision making, psychosocial disability and the NDIS . Kate Rae (project coordinator at ADACAS ) presented on the topic of psychosocial disability and supported decision making at the TheMHS Conference in 2015. A video of this presentation is now available on the Mental Health Australia website.
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Speech to NSW Parliament and Schizophrenia Fellowship - Jennifer Westacott
Speeches / Transcripts
2 June 2016
On 2 June 2016, Mental Health Australia Chair and Business Council of Australia CEO Jennifer Westacott spoke to the NSW State Parliament and members of the Schizophrenia Fellowship about mental health reform, community and innovation
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Suicide prevention targets must be a priority this election
Media Releases
24 May 2016
Mental Health Australia has renewed its call for the development of long term suicide reduction targets following today’s release of devastating suicide data...
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Election 2016 - Letter to party leaders
General
22 May 2016
The following is the letter sent to party leaders by Mental Health Australia in support of our Election 2016 Campaign . I write on behalf of the Board to...
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Election 2016
General
12 May 2016
During this Federal election campaign, Mental Health Australia is asking party leaders to make mental health a priority. Read more about our campaign below.
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Mental health needs a national plan to guide reforms
Media Releases
3 May 2016
Tonight’s Budget includes a number of welcome new initiatives for mental health, but leaves ongoing uncertainty about how current reforms will be coordinated...
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2016 Federal Budget - Mental Health Australia Summary
General
3 May 2016
Read our summary of the mental health-related measures in the 2016-17 Federal Budget
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NDIS Capacity Building Project Update – 6 April 2016
Newsletters / Bulletins
6 April 2016
In this update, Mental Health Australia announces that Richmond Wellbeing has been engaged to develop and deliver NDIS peer education and train the trainer workshops nationally as a part of Mental Health Australia’s NDIS Sector Development Fund Capacity Building Project. You can also read about: • a review of NDIS pricing for personal care and community participation • an open consultation on NDIS Specialist Disability Accommodation • NDIS and mental health as discussed at Mental Health Australia’s Member’s Policy Forum • NDIS Local Area Coordination partners in Victoria • the roll out of the NDIS in Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania • the latest transcript from the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS • a NDIS NSW Market Position Statement • a NSW Mental Health Commission video on NDIS and mental health • a recent NDIS Remote Disability Services Provider Forum • the latest NDIS e-Newsletter.
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A practical guide for working with carers of people with a mental illness
Media Releases
30 March 2016
In any given year, almost two and a half million people care for a person with mental illness in Australia. Too often, when dealing with organisations...
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A practical guide for working with carers of people with a mental illness
Publication
29 March 2016
“Recovery-oriented practice and service delivery recognises the unique role of personal and family relationships in promoting wellbeing, providing care, and...
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