Mental health sector guidance on National Mental Health Workforce Strategy 2022-2032 implementation priorities

Members of the National Mental Health Workforce Sector Advisory Group and Advisory Network offer the following guidance to the National Mental Health Workforce Working Group (Working Group) on priorities for the implementation of the National Mental Health Workforce Strategy 2022-23 (the Strategy).

Members of the National Mental Health Workforce Sector Advisory Group and Advisory Network were invited to provide guidance on immediate priorities for implementation of the National Mental Health Workforce Strategy 2022-23 (the Strategy) via a short survey in May 2025. This paper outlines the results of this survey (n=53), and further feedback discussed at the inaugural Advisory Group meeting on 3 June, presenting mental health sector views on Strategy implementation priorities. The Advisory Group and Network include diverse sector representation, across all jurisdictions.

Key messages from Advisory Group and Network members to the Working Group emphasised the need to strengthen and recognise the value of the peer workforce, the opportunities in engaging the non-clinical and community mental health workforce, and the importance of prioritising staff wellbeing. There is recognition of the need for clinical and non-clinical mental health workforces to work together to provide the best possible care for people accessing services.

Find out more about the National Mental Health Workforce Sector Advisory Group and Network, here.

You can read the guidance below.