The Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) is the peak, national non-government organisation representing and promoting the interests of the Australian mental health sector, committed to achieving better mental health for all Australians.

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What's New

        MHCA 2007-2008 Annual Report

                             

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COAG Mental Health Reform: Mental Health and the new Medicare Services: 2nd Report November 2006 - August 2008.

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National Mental Health Consumer Carer Forum (NMHCCF) has a new brochure - Click here to find out more information

 

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Working towards positive life insurance outcomes for mental health consumers. A report on the partnership between Mental Health Sector Stakeholders and the Life Insurance Industry.

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MHCA Newsletter -September 2008

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MHCA Submission on Australian Government Green Paper on Homelessness

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Reforming Welfare to Work

Document presented to the federal Government by the Welfare to Work Collaboration.

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Submission to ACCC on private health insurance practices

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Carers Engagement Project

Report on mental health carers focus group

Project Information

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MENTAL HEALTH - FACT SHEETS

 

Recent Reports

Let's Get To Work. A National Mental health Employment Strategy for Australia

Where there's smoke: Cannabis and Mental Health

Weaving the Net

 

Other

Submission to Inquiry into the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Vocational Rehabilitation Services) Bill 2006

Strategic Plan 2006-09

Media Releases

22 December 2008

MHCA on the Homelessness White Paper

4 December 2008

Disability Employment Model will open opportunities for mental health consumers

21 November 2008

MHCA welcomes campaign against binge drinking

19 November 2008

Communique from Members' Policy Forum

23 October 2008

Over 2 million Australians have unmet mental health needs

22 October 2008

Keep the money - give me proper care!

Click here to view submission to Inquiry into Better Support for Carers

16 October 2008

Parliamentary Forum discusses Justice and Drugs

13 October 2008

Mental health community and life insurance industry sign MoU

10 October 2008

Over 900,000 Australians have mental health plans

10 October 2008

Launch of World Mental Health Day

25 September 2008

New Senate report a road map to mental health reform

8 September 2008

Mental Health services failing young people

30 June 2008

Australian Story highlights mental health system failures

24 June 2008

Fix mental Health and you fix Health

12 June 2008

Nicola Roxon, Minister for Health - Address at Grace Groom Memorial Lecture, 12 June 2008

12 June 2008

Government's Advisory Council will enhance mental health reform

21 May 2008

MHCA appears before Senate Committee

21 May 2008

Social Inclusion Board must recognise links to mental health

14 May 2008

Carers urged to make submissions to new inquiry

14 May 2008

Budget 2008: Mental Health Slashed?

10 March 2008

Binge drinking initiatives will help address mental illness

8 March 2008

Defence review into health services welcomed by MHCA

7 March 2008

Mental Health Carers need support

1 February 2008

Welfate to Work - End the Unfairness

21 December 2007

CoAG commitment on Indigenous mental health applauded

7 December 2007

New reports show need for national leadership in Mental Health

28 November 2007

Homeless shelter visits will inform Labor about mental health problems

27 November 2007

Rudd Government promises to deliver on mental health

 

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