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The Mental Health Commission (Commission) is leading significant, system-wide reform to better serve the Western Australian community.

Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Strategy 2026-2031

This Strategy will be the guiding document for the state, setting the vision for the mental health and alcohol and other drugs.

Outcomes Measurement Framework

The Commission is leading the development of the Outcomes Measurement Framework.

Infant, Child and Adolescent System Transformation Program

This program proposes eight key actions to transform, and continually improve, the public infant, child and adolescent mental health system.

Suicide Prevention

This framework was developed to enhance suicide prevention, intervention and postvention.

Commissioning Maturity Action Plan

The Mental Health Commission has begun working on a Quality Improvement Reform, called the Commissioning Maturity Action Plan.

Commitment to Aboriginal Youth Wellbeing

The State Government is committed to working towards reducing the rates of suicide and enhancing the wellbeing of young Aboriginal people.

Lived Experience Inclusion Plan

A key initiative to support and develop Lived Experience (Peer) workforces and lived experience engagement

Step Up/Step Down Services

This service provides support for people experiencing mental health issues, in a home-like setting close to their community, friends and family.

Workforce Strategic Framework

The Commission developed the Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug Workforce Strategic Framework 2020-2025.

WA Model for Violence Prevention Pilot

The Mental Health Commission has partnered with the East Metropolitan Health Service to pilot the WA Model for Violence Prevention.

Western Australian Mental Wellbeing Guide

To better define and strengthen the Prevention Plan, the Commission has developed the Western Australian Mental Wellbeing Guide.

Young People's Priorities for Action

This project provides guidance to support and respond to the mental health, and alcohol and other drugs needs of young people aged 12 to 24 years.

Immediate Drug Assistance Coordination Centre

A centre offering immediate and coordinated access to care to people facing crises related to alcohol and drug use, along with their families.

Early Warning System

The Early Warning System was developed to respond to new and emerging drugs of concern in Western Australia.

Enhancing alcohol and other drug services in the Kimberley

Funding has been allocated to eight key areas that were identified as existing gaps in alcohol and other drugs services in the Kimberley region.

National Reform - Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

This project set out the requirement for the Joint Service Planning and Governance Committee to be established.

Graylands Reconfiguration and Forensic Taskforce

This taskforce was established to inform the planning and investment decisions regarding the Graylands Hospital site.

Individual Advocacy Review

We contract Individual Advocacy services that represent the rights and interests of people with a mental illness.

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