policy

Summer for me is usually associated with too much food, lots of afternoon naps, and more time with my kids as they finish up school. However, if the first six days are anything to go by, summer will be a devastating struggle for much of our nation…

Asking for three things… that’s what we plan to do next Tuesday when Mental Health Australia Members and delegates descend on Parliament House for the 2018 Parliamentary Advocacy Day. Three things to expand and reorient mental health reform, all with the overarching principles of consumer and carer engagement and co-design...

This submission conveys the views of Mental Health Australia’s member organisations on some of the major areas of reform proposed by the National Mental Health Commission’s Review of Mental Health Programmes and Services. It is intended to supplement the recommendations in the Blueprint for Action on Mental Health.

Mental Health Australia works to ensure the non-government mental health sector has a voice in reforming the important services and programs provided for people living with a mental illness and those who care for them. Through this, we can ensure a better future for these many Australians.

The Mental Health Council of Australia has welcomed the introduction of Commonwealth legislation to protect the ability of contracted non-government organisations to advocate for better policy and legislation. “Non-government organisations, who are delivering services at the frontline, are often best placed to share their insights to advance better policy and better legislation”, said Frank Quinlan, CEO of the Mental Health Council of Australia, and member of the Gillard Government’s Not-for-Profit Reform Council.

The annual Mental Health Australia Grace Groom Memorial Oration pays tribute to the former Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, then known as the Mental Health Council of Australia. Grace Groom served as CEO of the MHCA from 2002 through to 2005, leaving an outstanding legacy through her knowledge, energy, enthusiasm and contribution to mental health reform in Australia…

Australian of the Year, Pat McGorry, is right in saying that mental health reform is a defining policy area for the Gillard Government. Professor McGorry stated what most of the mental health sector believe: “The time for talk is definitely over - the time for talk was over some time ago, and what we need to see is not more of the same.”

Australian of the Year, Pat McGorry, is right in saying that mental health reform is a defining policy area for the Gillard Government. Professor McGorry stated what most of the mental health sector believe: “The time for talk is definitely over - the time for talk was over some time ago, and what we need to see is not more of the same.”