Mental Health
Inquiry report
The inquiry final report was handed to the Australian Government on 30 June 2020 and released publicly on 16 November 2020.
The report discusses some key influences on people's mental health, examines the effect of mental health on people’s ability to participate and prosper in the community and workplace, and implications more generally for our economy and productivity.
It makes recommendations to the Australian and State and Territory Governments, to improve the mental health of people of all ages and cultural backgrounds, working with people who have experience of mental illness, and with their families and carers.
Recommended reforms extend across workplaces, schools and universities, the justice system, community groups and services for healthcare, psychosocial support, and housing.
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Volume 1 - Overview and recommendations (PDF - 1848 Kb)
Volume 1 - Overview and recommendations (Word - 1198 Kb)
Actions and Findings (PDF - 1067 Kb)
Actions and Findings (Word - 239 Kb)
Volume 2 - Chapters 1 to 16 (PDF - 7303 Kb)
Volume 2 - Chapters 1 to 16 (Word - 5775 Kb)
Volume 3 - Chapters 17 to 25 - including Appendix A (PDF - 4117 Kb)
Volume 3 - Chapters 17 to 25 - including Appendix A (Word - 1745 Kb)
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Appendices B to K (PDF - 3079 Kb)
Appendices B to K (Word - 998 Kb)
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Government responses
National Federation Reform Council Statement (Dec 2020)
Prime Minister's media release (May 2021)
National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan (May 2021)
- At a glance
- Supporting data
Key points
Other languages
- 心理健康状况简报：不同文化和语言背景的人 Simplified Chinese (Mandarin)
- صحيفة وقائع عن الصحة العقلية: أناس متنوعون ثقافياً ولغوياً (Arabic)
- Tờ thông tin sức khỏe tâm thần: Mọi người khác biệt về văn hóa và ngôn ngữ (Vietnamese)
- मानसिक स्वास्थ्य तथ्यपत्रकः साँस्कृतिक और भाषाई रूप से विवि धतापूर्ण लोग (Hindi)
- ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਖਰੀਦ ਤਥਾਸ਼ੀਟ: ਸਾਰੇ ਅਯਾਰਕ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਈ ਵਿਭਿੰਨਤਾ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕ (Punjabi)