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Public Consultation Forums on 1st draft of the National Mental Health Recovery Framework
The promotion and adoption of a recovery oriented culture within Australian mental health services, is one of the key actions identified in the Fourth National Mental Health Plan (Action 4). This Action Area is being progressed by the Safety and Quality Partnership Subcommittee (SQPS) of the National Mental Health Standing Committee, Chaired by Dr Ruth Vine.
Overseeing this project with Ruth is Michael Burge, Judy Bentley, Dr Rowan Davidson, Jenna Bateman and Robyn Millthorpe. Sarah Daffey, the Subcommittee’s Project Officer, is based with the Chair in Melbourne.
The central task of this project is to develop a national framework for recovery oriented mental health service provision that spans all levels of service delivery to meet the needs of consumers, carers and the community.
The framework is to be suitable for guiding national mental health system change.
Craze Lateral Solutions has been engaged to conduct this project. Information about the project, the Discussion Paper and consecutive drafts of the Recovery Framework have been placed on the website
www.crazelateralsolutions.com,
Mental Health Recovery Framework and can be obtained by contacting Dr. Leanne Craze via phone on 02 4625 7777 or 0408 869 051, or by emailing Leanne.craze@bigpond.com.
As part of the consultation process the WA public consultation forum will be held:
| Date: | Monday, 21 May 2012 |
| Time: | 1.30pm to 4.00pm |
| Venue: | City West Finction Centre, The Cambridge Room, 45 Plaistowe Mews, West Perth |
Public Consultation Forums for people who use mental health services provided by the community managed sector
Following on from consultations conducted in 2011, a final forum focused on improving services provided to people with mental illness and their families was held on:
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| Date: | Wednesday, 28 March 2012 |
| Time: | 9.00am - 4.00pm |
| Venue: | City West Finction Centre 45 Plaistowe Mews, West Perth |
Consumers, carers, families and the service providers to were invited to:
The forum built on substantial consultations already held about what a good life for people with mental illness and their carers looks like and what contribution services can make to achieve that life for people they support.
Here are the powerpoint presentations from the forum:
For more information contact Moya Fisher via email moya.fisher@mentalhealth.wa.gov.au. Alternatively, you can call the Mental Health Commission on (08) 6272 1200.
Draft Mental Health Bill
The Government of Western Australia released a draft Mental Health Bill for public comment on 16 December 2011.
To assist people to make informed comment about the proposed changes, the Mental Health Commission ran numerous public consultation forums in Perth and regional WA during February 2012.
All submissions will be published on our website with authors permission. Organisations, not individuals will be identified.
The consultation period will end at 5.00pm on 9 March and it is anticipated that the final Bill will be introduced in Parliament in mid 2012.
To make a submission or for more information contact the Mental Health Commission on 6272 1200, email contactus@mentalhealth.wa.gov.au