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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National Mental Health Consumer Organisation announced, June 2012
Media Releases
22 June 2012
The Mental Health Council of Australia today welcomed the Government’s announcement that it will give people with lived experience of mental health a greater voice in mental health reform.
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MHCA Submission on the National Recovery Framework 2012
Submission
1 June 2012
In this submission the MHCA congratulates the Mental Health Standing Committee for its recognition of the role of recovery as critical to the implementation of better mental health services, and makes a series of suggestions context of our desire to drive lasting change in the delivery of recovery based services to mental health consumers and carers. These suggestions centre around ensuring a focus on people with lived experience and maximising the impact of the Framework through a range of educational and sector development mechanisms.
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PHaMs Employment and Mental Health Workshop Report
Report
30 May 2012
The MHCA and the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) brought together employment services and Personal Helpers and Mentors ( PH aMS) service providers from across Australia to discuss the development of a new PH aMs employment stream announced as part of the 2011-12 Mental Health Budget Reform.
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PHaMs Employment and Mental Health Workshop - NESA presentation
Report
30 May 2012
Powerpoint presentation delivered by Ms Sally Sinclair, CEO , National Employment Services Association as part of the May 2012 PH aMs Employment and Mental Health Consultation Workshop.
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PHaMs Employment and Mental Health Workshop - FaHCSIA presentation
Report
30 May 2012
Powerpoint presentation delivered by Ms Cate McKenzie (Group Manager) and Ms Jill Farrelly (Branch Manager), Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs as part of the May 2012 PH aMs Employment and Mental Health Consultation Workshop.
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Mental health, housing and homelessness in Australia. Fact Sheet
Fact Sheets
1 April 2012
Mental illness, housing instability and homelessness often share much common ground. The MHCA believes an understanding of the relationships between these experiences is essential if accommodation problems are to be tackled.
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Cannabis and Mental Health. Fact Sheet
Fact Sheets
1 April 2012
A landmark report released by the MHCA found strong associations between mental illness and cannabis, although this is not the same as a causal link. This fact sheet highlights some of the evidence.
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MHCA Submission to the Draft Ten Year National Roadmap for Mental Health Reform 2012
Submission
1 February 2012
In this submission the MHCA reiterates the outcomes of its consultations with consumer and carer representatives, which the Council does not believe were reflected in the subsequent Draft Roadmap. In particular, the MHCA found that the Draft Roadmap does not make reference to any specific goals, targets, funding commitments or specific measurements that would indicate what the Australian mental health system will look in 10 years time, and how it will make progress from where it is now.
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MHCA Submission into the Review of Medicines Australia Code of Conduct 2011
Submission
1 November 2011
Medicines play an important part in the maintenance and treatment of mental illness and the MHCA has a keen interest in the governance structures which oversee the conduct of the Australian innovative pharmaceutical sector. In this submission the MHCA promotes consumer and carer engagement as effective strategies to include in the Medicines Australia Code of Conduct.
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CoAG brief on mental health reform agenda, August 2011
Media Releases
19 August 2011
The Prime Minister and state and territory premiers and chief ministers have given a briefing by senior mental health experts Frank Quinlan, Patrick McGorry and David Cappo on the leadership challenges in mental health facing all Australian governments. “Poor access to coordinated, quality care is a solvable problem that leads to increased social exclusion of Australians with severe and persistent mental illness”, the experts said.
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