Our Report Card
A Contributing Life: the 2012 National Report Card on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
This first Report Card casts an independent eye over how we as a nation support the estimated 3.2 million Australians each year who live with a mental health difficulty, their families and support people, and how we provide and co-ordinate the services they need.
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View the report by section:
Message from the Chair (PDF, 669Kb)
Recommendations (PDF, 581Kb)
Introduction (PDF, 669Kb)
Feature: ATSI peoples (PDF, 7.8Mb)
Overcoming cycles of disadvantage for a contributing life
Thriving not just surviving
Physical Health (PDF, 7.3Mb)
Connections with family, friends, culture and community (PDF, 7.6Mb)
Including families and support people
Ensuring effective support, care and treatment
Access to Timely and Quality Interventions (PDF, 7.5Mb)
Something meaningful to do, something to look forward to
Participation in Work and Employment (PDF, 7Mb)
Feeling safe, stable and secure
Having a Home (PDF, 7Mb)
Preventing Suicide (PDF, 7.5Mb)
Effective interventions
Forward Work (PDF, 6.8Mb)
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