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A study by the Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) has revealed that the levels of stigma experienced by mental health consumers seeking treatment from mental health and other health professionals are similar to the levels of stigma reported in the general population.

Consumer and Carer Experiences of Stigma from Mental Health and Other Health Professionals identified the scope and nature of stigma experienced by mental health consumers seeking treatment from mental health and other health professionals. This revealing and groundbreaking research shows that the views held by health professionals providing mental health services may not differ to those of the wider community.

The Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) has launched a survey targeting young mental health carers on Facebook over the weekend.

The Young Carers Project (YCP) survey app aims to collect information from young mental health carers about their caring role; what sort of caring activities they undertake; how caring impacts on their day-to-day lives; what supports are available to young mental health carers in their area; and the appropriateness of these supports.

The Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) welcomes the appointment of Australia’s first national Mental Health Commissioners. These eight new Commissioners join the newly formed Mental Health Commission under the Chairmanship of Professor Allan Fels AO.

A report in today’s Fairfax newspapers that the company paid to provide mental health services in detention centres has admitted “that prolonged detention of asylum seekers has created high demand for psychiatric services which its staff can't meet” is further evidence that the Government must urgently review the standards of mental health care in all immigration detention centres.

Over 30 key health and mental health organisations and mental health advocates are demanding the Government urgently review the standards of mental health care in all immigration detention centres.

Following last night’s alarming look at life inside immigration detention centres on ABC TV’s Four Corners, key health and mental health organisations and mental health advocates are demanding the Government urgently review the standards of mental health care in all immigration detention centres.

The Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) warmly welcomes the appointment of Professor Allan Fels, AO as Chairman of the Mental Health Commission.

10 October 2011 is World Mental Health Day.

World Mental Health Day is a time to recognise and acknowledge the advancements and progress we have made in ensuring all Australians have access to a quality mental health system.

The Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) acknowledges the very difficult decision taken by Monsignor David Cappo to step down from his position as Chair of the new National Mental Health Commission.

The Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) welcomes the appointment of Monsignor David Cappo as the first National Mental Health Commissioner of Australia.

The Prime Minister and state and territory Premiers and Chief Ministers were today given a briefing by senior mental health experts Frank Quinlan, Patrick McGorry and David Cappo on the leadership challenges in mental health facing all Australian governments.

The Mental Health Council of Australia will today host a forum for mental health consumers, carers, community workers, counsellors, doctors, nurses to provide input to the Coordinated Care measure announced in this year’s budget.

The Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) has welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission’s final report into Disability Care and Support and applauds the inclusion of those experiencing disability caused by mental illness within the final scope of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

The Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) has welcomed the Government’s immediate commitment to reforming mental health with the appointment of Robyn Kruk as CEO of the Mental Health Commission.

The Gillard Government’s first budget has delivered on its commitment to mental health with a substantial funding investment and a roadmap for mental health reform in Australia.

The Minister for Mental Health, Mark Butler, announced a series of measures in the 2011-12 Federal Budget.

The Coalition’s mental health policy, announced today, is a comprehensive and well-targeted policy which will provide greater accountability, enhanced research capabilities and greater investment in measures to help people with mental health problems transition back into the workforce.

In a series of Position Papers released today, the Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) has called on CoAG to direct 15% of all mental health funding to the community-managed mental health sector by 2013-14, and a further 10% to mental health prevention and early intervention services by 2015.

A long awaited evaluation into the mental health Better Access initiative shows that while the Commonwealth’s billion dollar outlay through the Medical Benefits Schedule has increased the rates of treatment for some, too many Australians in need of services are still missing out.

The Federal Government needs to inject billions of dollars into mental health and introduce a suite of reforms to governance and administration if its promise of making mental health reform a major second term agenda is to be fulfilled.

A new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia reveals that anxiety and depressive disorders are the leading cause of disability in young Australians.

Frank Quinlan has been appointed as the new CEO of the Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA), the peak NGO representing the mental health sector in Australia.

The CoAG health agreement paves the way for the Gillard Government to deliver on its promise to invest in and reform mental health care in Australia.

The lack of adequate mental health services for detainees at Christmas Island detention facilities has been highlighted by a report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman.

The 2010 Australian of the Year, Professor Pat McGorry, leaves an indelible and important legacy – he has pushed mental health to the forefront of the political agenda and been a passionate and tireless advocate for reform and investment in mental health services.