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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Governments commit $160 million to address gaps in the system
Media Releases
23 June 2018
Mental Health Australia has welcomed the news that state and territory governments will match the Commonwealth’s $80 million dollar commitment to fund services...
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2018-19 Federal Budget Summary
Media Releases
8 May 2018
2018-19 Federal Budget - Summary Mental Health Australia welcomed measures announced in the 2018-19 Budget, handed down on 8 May 2018. This Budget will see new...
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Investing to Save - KPMG and Mental Health Australia report - May 2018
Publication
1 May 2018
Investing to Save: The economic benefits for Australia of investment in mental health reform At Mental Health Australia our vision is for mentally healthy...
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2016 Incoming Government Brief
Publication
13 October 2016
Overview At the time of writing, Australia’s mental health sector is facing unprecedented change and uncertainty. After several years where mental health...
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2019 Election
General
17 April 2019
Mental Health Australia is asking parties and candidates in the 2019 Election to signal their commitment to a range of aims and actions critical to the success of mental health reform in Australia. Read more about our campaign below.
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CEO Update - Australia's 'Top 5' young scientists of 2018
Newsletters / Bulletins
12 June 2018
This week the ABC announced their “Top 5” scientists for 2018. Each year the ABC and the University of New South Wales seek to identify “Australia’s next generation of research talent." A few things struck me about this year’s award...
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Mental health advocates receive Queen’s Birthday honours
Media Releases
12 June 2018
Mental Health Australia CEO Mr Frank Quinlan has today congratulated the mental health advocates who received Queen’s Birthday honours yesterday. From...
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CEO Update - Homelessness in Australia, an unnatural disaster
Newsletters / Bulletins
1 June 2018
I’m glad we think about homelessness at winter time. But it also reinforces some unhelpful stereotypes. Insecure housing is with us all year round, and summer is no comfort. In Australia, the homelessness toll now exceeds even our worst natural disasters, but unlike so many natural disasters, homelessness is frequently invisible.
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CEO Update - Bravery in all its forms
Newsletters / Bulletins
29 May 2018
At the beginning of the week, under the fig trees in Mullumbimby, I had the privilege of watching a diverse and talented group of individuals share their stories – their unique experiences of mental illness – on stage in front of a live audience at the Renew Fest This is My Brave show.
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CEO Update - From mental health professionals to Prince Harry
Newsletters / Bulletins
18 May 2018
This week I was pleased to accept an invitation to speak at the Hobson’s Bay Mental Health Professionals Network in Melbourne. After a week of sometimes turgid budget meetings and analysis, it is always re-invigorating to touch base with the people doing the real work, on the ground.
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