Productivity Commission Draft Report Into Mental Health

Public comment closed this week to the Australian Productivity Commission Draft Report Into Mental Health. MHACA was broadly supportive of the draft report, however highlighted some key concerns in our submission:

  • The draft report does not consider in depth the very key role of the community managed mental health support sector in assisting people with mental health difficulties over the long-term in their process of recovery.
  • We share the concern raised in the report about the lack of mental health support services available in the community for those not eligible for the NDIS.
  • Aboriginal people in remote and very remote communities in the NT have been disadvantaged in their mental health care and have not received adequate supports.
  • We support the emphasis on delivery of suicide prevention by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and encourage a strategy to build the capacity of those organisations to develop place-based strategies.
  • We believe that an emphasis on peer work is important and support the recommendations in the draft Report however we encourage a broader reflection of the many and varied ways in which people with mental health difficulties can bring their lived experience to mental health services.

Read MHACA’s full submission at https://mhaca.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/Productivity-Commission-Draft-Report-on-Mental-Health.pdf

Read the draft report overview here:
https://www.pc.gov.au/…/dr…/mental-health-draft-overview.pdf

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If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 000 and ask for the police.

You can talk to a specialist domestic and family violence counsellor 24 hours, 7 days a week by calling the 1800RESPECT National Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Counselling Service on 1800 737 732.
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DFSV survivors are at higher risk of depression, anxiety, substance misuse disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide. 
If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 000 and ask for the police. 
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Event Details:
• Date: Friday 26 July
• Start Time: 10:30 am
• Location: Plaza end of Todd Mall
• Dress Code: Wear purple
• March: Silent march through the Todd Mall
• Gathering: Smoking Ceremony and speeches on the Chamber Lawns at 10:45 am

Come on down to show your support.

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The Mparntwe/Alice Springs No More march is on TOMORROW Friday 26 July to raise awareness and protest against the alarming rates of domestic, family, and sexual violence (DFSV) in the Northern Territory and across Australia. 
Event Details:
• Date: Friday 26 July
• Start Time: 10:30 am
• Location: Plaza end of Todd Mall
• Dress Code: Wear purple 
• March: Silent march through the Todd Mall 
• Gathering: Smoking Ceremony and speeches on the Chamber Lawns at 10:45 am
Come on down to show your support.
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