Policies and reports

Strategic policy and Action Plan

• Mental Health 2020: Making it personal and everybody's business (PDF1.32MB)

The ten year strategic policy for mental health in Western Australia sets out the State's mental health priority areas for action and provides a framework for addressing these issues over the next decade.  The strategic policy will drive development of a balanced system of care which is equitable, integrated and effective. 

• Mental Health 2020: Making it personal and everybody's business-Action Plan (PDF3.30B)

The Action Plan maps what the Commission will do in 2011/12 to improve mental health services and supports and implements the strategy policy, Mental Health 2020: Making it personal and everybody's business.

 

Annual reports

The report has been produced in line with the Public Sector Commission's Western Australian Public Sector Annual Report Framework (PDF 1.18MB) and the Department of Treasury and Finance's Model Annual Report Statutory Authorities (PDF 435.05KB).  The report meets these guidelines to keep the costs as low as possible for production, graphics, photographs, artwork and printing. 

• Mental Health Commission Annual Report 2010-2011 (PDF 900KB)
• Mental Health Commission Annual Report 2009-10 (PDF 800KB)

 

Legislation 

• WA Mental Health Act 1996 (PDF 456.93KB) - This Act is to provide for the care, treatment, and protection of persons who have mental illness, and for related purposes.
• Current Trends in Mental Health Legislation (PDF 113.20KB) - A summary of international trends in legislation

Research papers and presentations on Mental Health Laws - a collection of papers on Mental Health Laws by Professor McSherry (Monash University).

• Rethinking Mental Health Laws: Opening minds not locking doors (PDF 257.52KB) - A paper on rethinking mental health laws through raising awareness of discrimination and curbing indifference and neglect.

• Rethinking Mental Health Laws: Developing Model Frameworks (PDF 329.65KB) - A paper on exploring the role the law has and should have in improving access to optimal mental health care and promoting and maintaining good mental health.

• Rethinking Mental Health Laws: International Trends  (PDF 90KB) - A paper that focuses on some of the issues arising from civil commitment laws which enable the involuntary detention and treatment of individuals with serious mental illnesses including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

 

Reports and Strategies

• Mental Health Outcomes Working Group Report (PDF 850.94KB) - Final Report, January 2012
• Western Australian Suicide Prevention Strategy 2009 – 2013 (PDF 910KB) - A comprehensive State-wide approach to suicide prevention in Western Australia.

 

Other useful resources

• Partnership Forum - bringing together leaders from State Government agencies and the not-for-profit community sector to improve outcomes for all Western Australians through a genuine partnership in the policy, planning and delivery of community services in Western Australia.
• Council of Official Vistors Annual Report 2009-2010 (PDF 1.22MB)
• Renewed Respect (PDF 57KB) - The Government response to the 2009/10 Annual Report of the Council of Official Visitors.
• Children of parents with a mental illness (COPMI) - Various resources such as fact sheets, newsletters, DVDs etc for teachers, young people, children, parents, social workers.
• Clinical Supervision (PDF 67.47KB) - Policy and framework for WA mental health services and clinicians
• Duty to Care report - A study examining the health experience of 240,000 Western Australians who have used mental health services during 1980-98.