Our new approach

The Mental Health Commission is working towards a Western Australia community where people who experience a mental health problem are supported to live successfully in the community. If specialist service intervention becomes necessary, it is responsive, respectful and of a high quality. This can’t be done alone. We believe it takes everyone to work together for the good mental health and wellbeing of all people.

We are overseeing reform that will result in better lives for people with mental health problems by focusing on:

• prevention and early intervention and improving services for infants and children
• young people
• making available safe and comfortable housing
• improving the treatment of people who come into contact with courts, prisons and police
• individualised support
• Aboriginal communities
• people in rural and remote communities
• State infrastructure planning of public mental health services.