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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MHCA submission to the ALRC issues paper into equal recognition of people with disability before the law - Mental health and insurance January 2014
Submission
28 January 2014
This submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission ( ALRC ) describes how people with experience of mental illness often do not have access to insurance on reasonable terms. The MHCA argues that the exemptions that providers of insurance currently enjoy under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 be reviewed and amended, and that an independent actuarial study be conducted on the data insurers use to assess the risks associated with mental illness. The submission also calls for a number of improvements to industry practice, including to insurance products, guidelines, forms and processes, and staff training.
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NDIS Capacity Building Project Update 4 - December 2013
Newsletters / Bulletins
20 December 2013
In this final update for the year, read about the statement from delegates at the Integrating Mental Health into the NDIS Conference, the new NDIS and mental health information portal, outcomes of the PAG and Working Group meetings, the COAG Disability Reform Council Communique and and update on NDIS Support Clusters and Associated Pricing.
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MHCA Submission to the National Commission of Audit 2013
Submission
29 November 2013
This submission by the MHCA recommends that the Commission of Audit defer any specific action in relation to mental health (beyond possibly lending its support to the need for substantial review) to the more detailed process that will be conducted by the National Mental Health Commission.
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Mental health and insurance - speak up and take action against unfair discrimination
Publication
21 August 2013
Released in August 2013, this information sheet outlines why the MHCA and beyondblue are concerned about the ways in which insurers may be discriminating against people with experience of mental illness. It details some of the changes that the MHCA and beyondblue are calling for to improve insurance outcomes and experiences for people with mental illness, and encourages consumers to come forward with their stories about insurance and mental illness.
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Perspectives: Mental Health and Wellbeing in Australia, 2013
Publication
12 August 2013
This strategic publication, Perspectives: Mental Health & Wellbeing in Australia, represents a snapshot of an important moment for the mental health sector in Australia, a time of real and meaningful reform. The publication is about building a stronger mental health sector, through collaborative reform, based on a coordinated approach to services and policy, creating an inclusive system where individuals are able to live a contributing life.
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MHCA Workshop Report 2011: Ten Year Roadmap
Report
20 June 2013
The Ten Year Roadmap Workshop brought together Government, service providers, consumers and carers from around Australia, to discuss the establishment and priority focus for development of a Roadmap, to build on the 4th Mental Health Plan and to direct policy, planning and implementation in the 2011-12 Federal Budget mental health package. Change process, holistic focus, workforce development, employment, and stigma reduction were the five key themes highlighted at the ten-year roadmap workshop to be considered in the mental health reform process over there next decade.
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MHCA Workshop Report 2011: Coordinated Care
Report
20 June 2013
The Coordinated Care and Service Integration Workshop brought together service providers from around Australia, to discuss implementation challenges and opportunities related to the coordinated care and flexible funding initiative announced in the 2011-12 Budget.
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MHCA Submission to Senate Inquiry into Care and Management of Behavioural and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia 2013
Submission
1 May 2013
This submission highlights the MHCA concern about the availability and quality of mental health support for older people particularly in aged care and acute settings. The MHCA believes that all governments should better protect the rights of older people and those with dementia by providing better access to appropriate mental health service support in the primary health, acute and aged care settings.
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National Mental Health State Consultation Workshops
News
8 April 2013
In the lead up to the Federal Budget and a Federal Election in 2013, and following COAG ’s recent decision to establish indicators to monitor the progress of...
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MHCA Submission on the 2nd Consultation Draft National Recovery Framework 2012
Submission
1 August 2012
The MHCA applauds the Safety and Quality Partnership Subcommittee’s recognition of the role of recovery as critical to better mental health services and encourages an organisational learning approach and the establishment of a national strategy.
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