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2024 Vision Statement: A mentally health Australia

13 December 2024

On Friday 13 December, Mental Health Australia launched its Vision Statement: A mentally healthy Australia, which is our action plan to create a mentally healthy Australia.The Vision Statement lo…

National Register Member Profiles

27 November 2024

National Register - Representative Profiles

27 November 2024

The National Register is a pool of 33 trained mental health consumer and carer representatives from across Australia, who work at the national level to provide a strong consumer and carer voice in the…

Associate Members

24 June 2024

MHA Code of Conduct

13 June 2024

This Code of Conduct provides a framework of ethical principles, obligations and standards that guide work performance, professional standards, and the conduct of relationships with others.  Given the diverse range of activities in which Officers are involved on a day-to-day basis, the Code does not attempt to provide a detailed and exhaustive list of what should be done in every work situation. Instead, the Code represents a broad framework for ethical conduct. This Code of Conduct applies to the Board, Managers, Employees, Contractors, Consultants, and any other persons who undertake duties for, or who otherwise represent Mental Health Australia. High standards of integrity and ethical behaviour are required of any person who is carrying out duties for or on behalf of Mental Health Australia.

Members and stakeholders supporting a Voice to Parliament

11 October 2023

The Australian Society for Psychological Medicinewww.aspm.org.auRural Health Research InstituteCharles Sturt University supports Indigenous Voice to Parliament - About (csu.edu.au)UC supports Uluru st…

2023 Report to the Nation

13 September 2023

Mental Health Australia’s 2023 Report to the Nation provides a “pulse-check” of the mental health and wellbeing of people in Australia.Over half of Australians say rising cost of living is having a bi…

National Register - TAS Representative Profiles

8 June 2023

If your organisation is seeking consumer and carer representation, please click here to find out more about the selection process. Please note that all requests for representation will be referre…

Is your organisation seeking a mental health consumer and / or carer representative?

8 June 2023

Organisations seeking a national level mental health consumer or carer representative should contact the National Register secretariat by phone: (02) 6285 3100 or email: natreg@mhaustralia.org to disc…

National Register - VIC Representative Profiles

12 April 2022

If your organisation is seeking consumer and carer representation, please click here to find out more about the selection process. Please note that all requests for representation will be referre…

National Register - NSW Representative Profiles

12 April 2022

If your organisation is seeking consumer and carer representation, please click here to find out more about the selection process. Please note that all requests for representation will be referre…

Issue Paper - The cost of living and mental health

10 April 2022

There is no doubt the cost of living is rising. And there is no doubt that the cost of mental health treatment is a barrier to those who need it most. The continual rise in the cost of living will onl…

National Register - WA Representative Profiles

5 May 2021

If your organisation is seeking consumer and carer representation, please click here to find out more about the selection process. Please note that all requests for representation will be referre…

National Register - QLD Representative Profiles

5 May 2021

If your organisation is seeking consumer and carer representation, please click here to find out more about the selection process. Please note that all requests for representation will be referre…

Trauma informed practice

4 February 2021

Perspectives Newsletter - June 2014. Becoming trauma informed necessitates a cultural and philosophical shift across every part of a service and is applicable to all human and health service systems. Trauma informed systems understand the dynamics of traumatic stress, survivors in the context of their lives and the role of coping strategies.

Members Policy Hub – NDIS Independent Assessments

1 December 2020

In November 2020, Mental Health Australia hosted a Members Policy Hub on National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Independent Assessments. Members Policy Hubs are short term ‘sprint teams’ drawn to…

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: News and Events

News and Events Mental Health Australia signs the Darlington Statement: Mental Health Australia is proud to announce that we have signed the Darlington Statement, a joint consensus statement by Austra…

National Register - SA Representative Profiles

If your organisation is seeking consumer and carer representation, please click here to find out more about the selection process. Please note that all requests for representation will be referre…

National Register - NT Representative Profiles

If your organisation is seeking consumer and carer representation, please click here to find out more about the selection process. Please note that all requests for representation will be referre…

National Register - ACT Representative Profiles

If your organisation is seeking consumer and carer representation, please click here to find out more about the selection process. Please note that all requests for representation will be referre…