Victoria's 10 Year Mental Health Plan
Overview
Victoria's 2015 -2025 mental health plan aims for all Victorians to experience their best possible mental health. The plan focuses on 15 key outcomes spanning prevention, early intervention, service improvement, and reducing stigma. It emphasizes co-production with consumers, integrated services, workforce development, and accountability through annual parliamentary reporting.
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Victorian Department of Health
Key insights
- Mental health is everyone's business requiring whole-of-community effort
- Nearly half of Victorians will experience mental illness sometime
- Co-production with consumers and families must guide service design
- Services should fit together seamlessly avoiding fragmented siloed approaches
- Workforce needs peer support workers with lived mental illness experience
- Prevention and early intervention are more effective than crisis responses
- Vulnerable groups face greater mental health risks requiring targeted support
- Annual parliamentary reporting ensures accountability for achieving stated outcomes
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