Media Releases: 2013
NDIS coverage for mental health under the microscope
2 December 2013
Frank Quinlan, CEO of the MHCA, talks with Fran Kelly, ABC Radio National about the questions remaining about how mental health services will be integrated into the NDIS. "As the National Disability I…
Read moreStars get behind World Mental Health Day, October 2013
9 October 2013
A number of high profile Australians are getting behind World Mental Health Day this year, with celebrities, business people, politicians, sporting stars and organisations making a personal mental hea…
Read moreMedia Alert - World Mental Health Day Activity, October 2013
7 October 2013
Grace Groom Memorial Oration 9 October 2013 Hosted by the ABC’s Lyndal Curtis, the event will see a keynote address by Mental Health Council of Australia Board Chair and CE of the BCA, Jennifer Westac…
Read moreAustralians happy with mental health services, October 2013
2 October 2013
According to new research by the Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA), four out of ten Australians who use mental health services are very satisfied with them.
Read moreMental health still taboo in the workplace, September 2013
24 September 2013
More than one in five Australians have experienced discrimination in the workplace due to mental illness, according to new research by the Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA). The research has b…
Read moreMental health policies highlight the reform challenge ahead, September 2013
6 September 2013
The Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) welcomed the major parties’ mental health policy announcements, which both highlight the reform challenge that lies ahead. “The announcement of significan…
Read moreGreens' mental health policy highlights the silence of the other major parties, August 2013
27 August 2013
The Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) has today welcomed the mental health policy launch from the Australian Greens, using the occasion to ask why the other major parties have been silent on mental health during this election campaign.
Read moreMHCA welcomes Productivity Commission Inquiry Announcement, August 2013
21 August 2013
The Mental Health Council of Australia has today welcomed the Government’s support for a Productivity Commission Inquiry into the mental health system. The Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, the H…
Read morePush to end discrimination in the insurance industry, August 2013
21 August 2013
beyondblue and the Mental Health Council of Australia are stepping up their campaign to end practices in the Australian insurance industry that may discriminate against people with a mental illness. T…
Read more2,942,599 Registered voters demand a commitment to mental health, August 2013
20 August 2013
The Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) has today renewed calls for an immediate commitment to mental health reform by all sides of politics, following a complete lack of acknowledgement for the issue by party leaders during the current election campaign. “One in five Australians will experience mental illness this year. That means almost three million voters have an acute interest in this issue and demand an ongoing commitment for change from their potential leaders,” MHCA CEO Frank Quinlan said.
Read moreMental health off the political radar, August 2013
2 August 2013
MHCA’s new publication calls on a whole of community response to mental health reformThe Mental Health Council of Australia today called on the entire community to get behind mental health reform, now…
Read moreFunding will support sector transition, June 2013
19 June 2013
The Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) has today welcomed the injection of $440,000 from the Gillard Government to help build the capacity of the mental health sector to transition to DisabilityCare Australia.
Read moreCouncil applauds Indigenous Suicide Prevention Strategy, May 2013
22 May 2013
The Mental Health Council of Australia today welcomed the announcement of the first national whole-of-government suicide prevention strategy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Read moreAnswer is care, not fear, May 2013
15 May 2013
COMING at the start of Schizophrenia Awareness Week, there were two disturbing articles in The Weekend Australian on May 11: Richard Guilliatt's magazine feature "My meeting with madness" and the accompanying front-page article "Mentally ill more prone to violence".
Read more“A stronger economy, a smarter nation and a fairer society” needs a longer term investment in mental health reform, May 2013
13 May 2013
The Mental Health Council of Australia has described tonight’s federal budget as a missed opportunity to continue to build on much needed investment in mental health reform. “If Australia hopes to ach…
Read moreMHCA welcomes Jennifer Westacott as new Chair, February 2013
19 February 2013
The Mental Health Council of Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Westacott as Chair of its Board. Ms Westacott has been Chief Executive Officer at the Business Council of Aust…
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