National Mental Health Commission - Reporting, Advising, Collaborating

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Have your say on the development of a national survey of people with mental health difficulties, their families and support people.
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Meet Maddison from NSW

"I do think there needs to be a lot of changes to mental health support in Australia"
Watch her experience

John

Meet John from Victoria

"I'm guessing if I didn't have my family, I'd be dead"
Watch his experience

We know that people with severe mental illness live between 10-32 years less than the general population.View the Report

We know that in Australia, there are more than 2000 reported deaths from suicide each year. There were an alarming 65,300 reported suicide attempts in 2007.View the Report

We know that there were at least 946 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicides between 2001 and 2010: twice the rate of other Australians.View the Report

My aspiration for the National Mental Health Commission is that mental illness receives the same priority, focus and resources as any other part of our health system.

Ms Sam Mostyn
National Mental Health Commissioner

Our People

Professor Allan Fels

Chair of the National Mental Health Commission

Ms Robyn Kruk AM

Chief Executive Officer of the National Mental Health Commission

Mr Peter Bicknell

Mental Health Commissioner

Ms Jackie Crowe

Mental Health Commissioner

Professor Pat Dudgeon

Mental Health Commissioner

Professor Ian Hickie AM

Mental Health Commissioner

Mr Robert Knowles AO

Mental Health Commissioner

Ms Sam Mostyn

Mental Health Commissioner

Ms Janet Meagher

Mental Health Commissioner

Professor Ian Webster AO

Mental Health Commissioner

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We meet six times a year in communities across Australia.

Latest News

24 May 2013

Commission calls for urgent action to improve the physical helath of those with mental health difficulties

23 May 2013

Commission welcomes funding for first National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy

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24 July 2013 - 26 July 2013

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