News: Policy & Reform
2nd Annual Report Card on mental health details a litany of disappointments
27 November 2013
The Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) is calling on governments across Australia to commit to real and meaningful reform of mental health programs and services, following today’s release of the 2nd annual independent report by the National Mental Health Commission.
Read moreAustralian of the Year and leading Health groups say Rudd’s reform does not yet fit the bill, April 2010
15 April 2010
A group of leading national prevention and community health organisations led by the Australian of the Year, Professor Patrick McGorry, is calling on the Prime Minister, premiers and chief ministers to include fundamental principles on prevention, mental and Indigenous health at next week’s Council of Australian Governments meeting. \
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