mental health

2017 Budget summary

Submission
9 May 2017

This document details some of the key measures in the 2017-18 Federal Budget that are likely to be of interest to mental health stakeholders. See Mental Health Australia’s press release welcoming the Budget initiatives on mental health.

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Opening statement for Joint Committee hearing on 28 April 2017

Submission
28 April 2017

Mental Health Australia CEO Frank Quinlan delivered an opening statement to the Joint Standing Committee’s public hearing on the National Disability Insurance Scheme on 28 April 2017 in Melbourne…

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Centrelink automated debt recovery

Submission
21 April 2017

Opening statement for Senate Standing Committee hearing on 21 April 2017

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Submission on the NDIS 2017 Price Controls Review

Submission
20 April 2017

In its submission, Mental Health Australia highlights that the mental health sector has had no involvement in setting prices for psychosocial supports provided through the NDIS . As a result, current pricing constraints are creating a challenging business environment for providers and pressure to reduce the quality and scope of services, and to hire less skilled and qualified staff. To rectify this, it calls for the NDIA to include services providers, consumers and carers in setting and reviewing the price of psychosocial supports for NDIS participants.

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Submission to the Senate inquiry into the design, scope, cost-benefit analysis, contracts awarded and implementation associated with the Better Management of the Social Welfare System initiative

Submission
3 April 2017

In its submission, Mental Health Australia has highlighted that Centrelink’s automated debt recovery process is likely to be distressing for customers experiencing mental health issues as they may not have the capacity to acknowledge their debt, fully understand their rights for review, or negotiate repayment. It calls for the Department of Human Services to reinstate a mental health consumer and carer advisory group to inform service protocols and strengthen safeguards to protect against causing undue distress for vulnerable customers.

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Submission on the Productivity Commission study into the NDIS Costs

Submission
30 March 2017

In its submission, Mental Health Australia has emphasised that rollout of the NDIS must accommodate the distinctive needs of people with psychosocial disability. It asks the Productivity Commission to bring clarity to the many unresolved issues experienced by the mental health service sector and NDIS participants.

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Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme into the provision of services under the NDIS for people with psychosocial disabilities related to a mental health condition

Submission
15 March 2017

The submission highlights that implementation of the NDIS has presented a range of policy and operational issues for people with psychosocial disability. It makes recommendations for addressing the issues described in the submission.

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Submission on the Draft Fifth National Mental Health Plan

Submission
15 December 2016

The Mental Health Australia Submission on the Draft Fifth National Mental Health Plan

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My Health Record

Mental Health Australia urges member organisations and mental health consumers and carers to support My Health Record, and to make an informed choice about online privacy.

My Health Record is an online summary of a person’s important health information that will assist GPs and other healthcare providers to make fully-informed treatment decisions. Australians can choose to have or cancel their My Health Record at any point in their life.

Submission to Senate Inquiry on removing DSP from people in psychiatric detention

Submission
8 September 2016

Mental Health Australia releases its submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill, focusing on government proposals to remove DSP from certain people in psychiatric detention.

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