Media Release - Your say on Australia’s first ever Mental Health Report Card
Date published :
3
May
2012
THE HON MARK BUTLER MP
Minister for Mental Health and Ageing
Minister for Social Inclusion
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Mental Health
Reform
MEDIA RELEASE
3 May 2012
YOUR SAY ON AUSTRALIA'S FIRST EVER MENTAL HEALTH REPORT
CARD
Australians are now able to have their say on the nation's first
Report Card on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, through a new
online survey available at http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov.au/report_card
Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, said the Report
Card marks a new chapter for mental health in Australia. "The
Report Card is an initiative of this Government to improve
transparency and performance, over the long term, in mental health
services in Australia. It will be published annually and will be
focused squarely on the perspective of people living with mental
illness, their families and their carers," Mr Butler said. "This
consultation process will help us create the best possible product
that can effectively deliver the information Australians need and
want about their mental health system." The release of the online
survey follows a series of four Roundtable discussions, with over
140 prominent Australians from across the mental health and related
sectors, which were held in Sydney last week.
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