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A National Approach to Mental Health: From Crisis to Community
Senate Select Committee on Mental Health - Chaired by Senator Lyn Allison
First Report - 30th March 2006
The Senate Mental Health Report, instigated and Chaired by Senator Lyn Allison, is one of the most comprehensive studies ever made in to the state of mental health in Australia. The report called ' From Crisis to Community' recommends a major overhaul of the way we deliver mental health services. The Democrats will continue to advance the rights of the less fortunate.
View the report: www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/mentalhealth_ctte/report/
Read Senator Allison's speech tabling the Select Committee Mental Health Report
Mental Health Forums
Senator Lyn Allison is currently hosting a series of Mental Health Forums across the country to present the findings of the report. To see whether a forum is being held in your area, please visit the Events on the Democrats homepage. To view the slides supporting Senator Allison's presentation at these forums, please follow the link below:
http://www.democrats.org.au/docs/2006/MentalHealthRepPowerpoint.pdf |