Inspire partners with ConNetica on mental health reform report.

10 May 2013

This year marks 30 years since Professor David Richmond completed his report on the need for de-institutionalisation of care for those with psychiatric illnesses and intellectual disability. It is also marks twenty years since the Human Rights Commission report, headed by Brain Burdekin, drew national attention to the state of community mental health care and the beginnings on national mental health policy.

To mark these important anniversaries, the Inspire Foundation is partnering with ConNetica Consulting and over twenty service providers, peak bodies and research institutions to prepare a major report focussing on the journey of mental health reform, what are the results or where we are now, and what are the future priorities for reform. The report will be released prior to the September Federal Election and will aim to make mental health reform a priority in the political debate.

The 'Landmark Project' includes a number of mechanisms to gather the views of the sector. One of these mechanisms is the conduct of community surveys of providers, consumers, carers and interested stakeholders. The surveys have been developed by the Brain and Mind Research Institute at the University of Sydney.