Policy Submissions: Psychosocial
Submission to the Department of Social Services Consultation on General Foundational Supports
5 December 2024
In December 2024, Mental Health Australia made a submission to the Department of Social Services consultation on General Foundational Supports. The submission recommended that information, advice and …
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Advice to governments on evidence-informed and good practice psychosocial services
5 February 2024
Mental Health Australia and the National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum have developed advice to governments on evidence-informed and good practice psychosocial services.
Read moreRoyal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability – Employment Issues Paper
6 July 2021
In September 2020, Mental Health Australia provided a submission in response to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with a Disability's Employment Issues Pape…
Read moreMental Health Australia's submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
6 August 2019
In March 2019, Mental Health Australia made a submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. The submission highlights the current structural arrangements, which impede the prov…
Read moreSubmission to the Productivity Commission's National Disability Agreement review
31 August 2018
In August 2018, Mental Health Australia provided a submission to the Productivity Commission’s review of the National Disability Agreement (NDA) arguing that an NDA is required to ensure all governments commit to, and are held accountable to the Australian people for, addressing the support needs of people with psychosocial disability.
Read moreSubmission to Senate Community Affairs inquiry into accessibility and quality of mental health services in rural and remote Australia
10 May 2018
In May 2018, Mental Health Australia made a short submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into rural and remote mental health services.
Read moreSubmission to Senate Inquiry on removing DSP from people in psychiatric detention
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.
Read moreMHCA Submission to the NMHC’s Review of Existing Mental Health Programmes and Services
24 June 2014
This is the third submission from the Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) to the National Mental Health Commission (NMHC) to inform the NMHC’s current review of mental health programmes. The MHC…
Read moreJoint NMHCCF and MHCA submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission Issues Paper - Equality, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws 2014
18 February 2014
In this joint submission, the National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum and the MHCA discuss human rights and equal recognition before the law for people with mental illness and psychosocial disability. The submission makes a series of recommendations about nationally consistent approaches to legal capacity, supported decision-making, advance care planning, mental health legislation and restrictive practices.
Read moreMHCA Submission to Senate Inquiry into Care and Management of Behavioural and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia 2013
1 May 2013
This submission highlights the MHCA concern about the availability and quality of mental health support for older people particularly in aged care and acute settings. The MHCA believes that all govern…
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