The 2014 Act came into effect in July 2014. It introduced new principles to support people experiencing mental illness to make and participate in treatment decision (shared decision making) and to have their views and preferences considered and respected.
The Mental Health Foundation of Australia hosts Mental Health Week each year.
in 2018, the MHFA hosted their very first and successful Victorian Mental Health Month. Due to the success of the program, the project is now to extend this awareness campaign to all states and territories of Australia. National Mental Health Month Awareness Campaign 2019 will occur between the 1st of October to the 31st of October.
This year, the Foundation has organised over 150 events across Australia. To facilitate this task, the Foundation has implemented a Multicultural Ambassadors program, which proved to be very successful during Victorian Mental Health Month 2018. Learn more