September 2020
National preventative health strategy
The MHCC strongly endorses the need for a national preventative health strategy with attached funding to achieve the changes needed. This will improve outcomes for Australian’s quality of life and government budget bottom lines.
Unfortunately, the importance of mental health is missing from the current strategy. We recommend a goal be added to the strategy to make it a whole-of-government responsibility: “All government policies and decision making will account for the impact on peoples’ health and wellbeing”.
We also recommend an additional enabler: “Systems enable equitable access”, and ask for deeper engagement and broader consultation in the development and implementation of this strategy.
August 2020
National preventative health strategy
MHCC ACT’s submission focuses on why and how people with psychosocial disabilities should be included when discussing housing accessibility. The submission also addresses the benefits of well-designed and -constructed housing on the wellbeing and mental health of the general population.
October 2020
Position paper on the National Disability Strategy
The MHCC ACT welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the consultation paper on new the National Disability Strategy (NDS). As a peak body for mental health service providers, we approach the consultation paper with a lens on the inclusion of people with psychosocial disabilities and mental health issues in the Australian community. For that reason, MHCC ACT wants to encourage DSS to incorporate the relevant findings of the report of the Productivity Commission on mental health (once released) into the new NDS. The report addresses accessibility and inclusion of people with psychosocial disabilities in various domains of their lives.
September 2020
NDIS support coordination discussion paper
The MHCC ACT welcomes the discussion paper on support coordination and hopes it will lead to a better understanding and recognition of support coordination and what it can mean for participants. As a peak body for mental health service providers, we approach the discussion paper with an aim of support coordination meeting the needs of people with psychosocial disability within the NDIS framework.
June 2020
Inquiry into NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
The MHCC ACT would like to thank the Standing Committee for the opportunity to make a submission on the performance of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. This submission is based on feedback from our members regarding their dealings with the Commission. We will be limiting this submission to points from the terms of reference in relation to the input received from our member organisations. We also note that our member organisations primarily provide services to people with psychosocial disability (PSD) and consequently our comments are from that perspective.