The Because Mental Health Matters: Victorian Mental Health Reform Strategy 2009-2019 was recently released at the Melbourne Museum today with a focus on prevention, early intervention, recovery and social inclusion as the drivers of mental health reform in Victoria.
In 2008, the VHA submitted "There’s no Health without Mental Health" in response to the “Because mental health matters: Consultation Paper which ghihglighted the lack of flexibility in service delivery, referral pathways and funding criteria. This can be found under 2008 submissions.
The Because Mental Health Matters: Victorian Mental Health Reform Strategy 2009-2019 can be downloaded from http://www.health.vic.gov.au/mentalhealth/reformstrategy/index.htm
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